18.1.7	Work Share Program Administration. The administration of the work share program shall be as follows:
.1	A work share plan shall be effective on the date it is approved by the director or the first week specified by the employer, whichever is later.
.2	A work share plan shall expire twelve months or less after the effective date of the plan, 
.3	An employer’s chargeability under a work share plan is subject to the provisions of 8-73- 108 (3)(e)(I) C.R.S; except that, during the period of the COVID 19 pandemic, those benefits normally charged to the employer’s account shall be charged to the fund. 
.4	An individual who does not work during a week for the work share employer and who is otherwise eligible for benefits shall be paid regular unemployment benefits and the week shall not be counted as a week for which work share benefits were received.
.5	A work share plan shall reduce the normal work for an employee in an affected unit by at least ten percent and not more than forty percent; except during the period of an order by the governor regarding a COVID 19 pandemic, not more than sixty percent.