SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                      1049

Sec. 9. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1968.

Approved May 7, 1968.

CHAPTER 554
(Senate Bill 415)

AN ACT to repeal and re-enact, with amendments, Section 14 (b)
of Article 101 of the Annotated Code of Maryland (1964 Re-
placement Volume), title "Workmen's Compensation," subtitle
"Workmen's Compensation Commission," and to repeal Section
17 of said Article and said title, subtitle "Suit—Methods of In-
surance," of said Code, and to enact new Section 17 in lieu there-
of, to stand in the place of the section repealed, requiring the
chairman of the Commission to file his report to the Governor
as soon as practicable after the end of the fiscal year; RELATING
TO THE REPORT FILED EACH YEAR BY THE WORKMEN'S
COMPENSATION COMMISSION AND THE APPROPRIATION
OF FUNDS TO THE COMMISSION; providing for the expenses
of the Commission to be calculated and levied against the insurers
on a fiscal year basis; and establishing the procedure therefor.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 14 (b) of Article 101 of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1964 Replacement Volume), title "Workmen's Compen-
sation," subtitle "Workmen's Compensation Commission," be and
it is hereby repealed and re-enacted, with amendments, and that
Section 17 of said Article and said title, subtitle "Suit—Methods of
Insurance," of said Code, be and it is hereby repealed, and new
Section 17 be and it is hereby enacted in lieu thereof, to stand in the
place of the section repealed, all to read as follows:

14.

(b) The chairman of the Commission shall each year make a
report to the Governor [on or before June 1] as soon as practicable
after the end of the fiscal year, including suggestions and recom-
mendations as to improvements in the administration of the law,
a detailed statement of receipts and disbursements and statistical
analyses of industrial injuries, experiences, and compensation costs.

17.

(a)  The entire expenses of the Workmen's Compensation Com-
mission, shall be paid in the first instance by the State out of the
monies appropriated for the maintenance thereof.

(b)  For purposes of this section, the following terms shall
have the following meanings:

(1) Insurance Carrier.—The State Accident Fund; any stock
corporation or mutual association authorized to transact the busi-
ness of workmen's compensation insurance in this State; or any
employer who is self-insured as allowed by subsection (3) of section
16 of this Article.