SPIRO T. AGNEW, Governor                      1519

ment), title "Workmen's Compensation," subtitle "Claims and
Compensation; Benefits," and to enact a new Section 36(2) in lieu
thereof, to stand in the place of the section so repealed, to change
the maximum compensation which may be paid to a claimant in
cases of temporary total disability.

Section 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Maryland,
That Section 36(2) of Article 101 of the Annotated Code of Mary-
land (1964 Replacement Volume and 1967 Supplement), title "Work-
men's Compensation," subtitle "Claims and Compensation; Benefits,"
be and it is hereby repealed, and that new Section 36(2) be and it
is hereby enacted in lieu thereof, to stand in the place of the section
so repealed, to read as follows:

36.

(2) Temporary Total Disability. In case of temporary total dis-
ability, sixty-six and two-thirds per centum of the average weekly
wages shall be paid to the employee during the continuance thereof,
but not to exceed a maximum of fifty-five dollars per week for the
first forty-two days of actual temporary total disability. For any
period of actual temporary total disability in excess of forty-two
days duration IN THE AGGREGATE, he shall receive two-thirds
of his average weekly wage, not to exceed a maximum of sixty-six
and two-thirds per centum of the average weekly wage of the State
of Maryland as determined by the Department of Employment Secu-
rity. The Department of Employment Security shall report the aver-
age weekly wage of the State of Maryland as of July 1, to the Work-
men's Compensation Commission no later than December 15 of each
year. The average weekly wage used for 1968 shall be that average
weekly wage established by the Department of Employment Security
as of July 1, 1967. In no case shall the employee receive less than a
minimum of twenty-five dollars per week at the time of the injury, in
which event he shall receive compensation equal to his weekly wages
BUT IN NO CASE TO CONTINUE MORE THAN FOUR YEARS
IN THE AGGREGATE. Nothing in this subsection shall be con-
strued or applied to affect or change the law as to any such injury or
strain which occurred prior to the effective date of this subsection.
This section shall only apply to injuries occurring on or after July 1,
1968.

Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That this Act shall take effect
July 1, 1968.

Approved May 7, 1968.

CHAPTER 744
(House Bill 979)

AN ACT to add new Section 36(9) to Article 101 of the Annotated
Code of Maryland (1964 Replacement Volume and 1967 Supple-
ment), title "Workmen's Compensation," subtitle "Claims and
Compensation; Benefits," to follow immediately after Section