ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                             Ch. 355

(2) FOR PURPOSES OF THIS TITLE, THE EMPLOYER FOR WHOM THE
STUDENT WORKS IN THE UNPAID WORK-BASED LEARNING EXPERIENCE IS THE
EMPLOYER OF THE STUDENT.

9-402.

(a) Subject to subsections (b) through (f) of this section, each employer shall
secure compensation for covered employees of the employer by:

(1)     maintaining insurance with the Injured Workers' Insurance Fund;

(2)     maintaining insurance with an authorized insurer;

(3)     participating in a governmental self-insurance group that meets the
requirements of § 9-404 of this subtitle;

(4)     participating in a self-insurance group of private employers that
meets the requirements of Title 25, Subtitle 3 of the Insurance Article;

(5)     maintaining self-insurance for an individual employer in accordance
with § 9-405 of this subtitle; or

(6)     having a county board of education secure compensation under §
8-402(c) OR § 7-114(D) of the Education Article.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall be
applicable to students in unpaid work-based learning experiences, as defined by §
7-114 of the Education Article, beginning with the 2003-2004 school year.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 2003.

Approved May 13, 2003.

CHAPTER 355
(House Bill 1153)

AN ACT concerning

Insurance - Maryland Property Insurance Availability Act

FOR the purpose of altering the maximum limit of liability on certain real or personal
property under a certain program of operation adopted by the Governing
Committee of the Joint Insurance Association; altering the number of buildings
subject to the maximum limit of liability; and generally relating to property
insurance available under the Maryland Property Insurance Availability Act.

BY repealing and reenacting, without amendments,
Article - Insurance
Section 25-405(a)

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