Ch. 585

LAWS OF MARYLAND

results to certain persons; establishing certain budget and
reporting requirements for the Fund; providing that the Fund
is independent of State agencies and not subject to certain
laws, with certain exceptions; requiring the Fund
commissioners to maintain a certain surplus and reserves;
authorizing the State Insurance Commissioner to examine the
Fund and make certain recommendations to the Fund; requiring
the Fund to follow the recommendations within a certain
time; requiring the Commissioner to report to certain
persons if the recommendations are not followed; taking out
a certain reference to the Comptroller of the State;
altering the method by which the Fund may lay off and
reinstate certain unclassified employees; providing that
certain unclassified employees shall be compensated in
accordance with the State pay plan when possible; creating a
task force to study certain operations of the State Accident
Fund; requiring the task force to submit a certain report
containing certain information and recommendations by a
certain date; providing for the membership of the task
force; specifying that the members of the task force shall
serve without compensation; providing that staff for the
task force shall be appointed by the Governor in
consultation with the President of the Senate and Speaker of
the House; providing for a delayed effective date for
certain sections of this Act; making stylistic changes; and
generally relating to the State Accident Fund.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 101 - Workmen's Compensation

Section 70, 71, 74, 75, 76(a), 77(b) and (c), 79, 80, and 83

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1985 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

BY repealing

Article 101 - Workmen's Compensation

Section 78

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1985 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

BY adding to

Article 101 - Workmen's Compensation

Section 78

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1985 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

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