The weekly extended benefit amount payable to an individual for a week of total unemployment in his or her eligibility period shall be an amount equal to the weekly benefit amount payable to him or her during his or her applicable benefit year. (Added 1971, No. 1, § 2, eff. Oct. 11, 1970; amended 1981, No. 194 (Adj. Sess.), § 8, eff. Sept. 26, 1982; 1985, No. 50, § 10.)