658                             LAWS OF MARYLAND                    [CH. 204

(c) For the week in which he has been discharged, or suspended
as a disciplinary measure, for misconduct connected with his work
(other than for acts specified hereinabove in this section), if so found
by the Executive Director and for not less than the one nor more
than the nine weeks which immediately follow such week as deter-
mined by the Executive Director in each case according to the
seriousness of the misconduct [or until he has become re-employed
and has earnings therein equal to at least ten (10) times his weekly
benefit amount].

8.
(C)

(2) NO EMPLOYER'S RATE SHALL BE VARIED FROM
2.7 PERCENT FOR ANY FISCAL YEAR, AND UNLESS AND
UNTIL HIS EXPERIENCE-RATING RECORD HAS BEEN
CHARGEABLE WITH BENEFITS THROUGHOUT THE 36-
CONSECUTIVE-CALENDAR-MONTH PERIOD ENDING ON
THE COMPUTATION DATE (AS DEFINED IN SUBSECTION
(C) (7) OF THIS SECTION), AND UNLESS AND UNTIL EACH
OF HIS ANNUAL PAYROLLS, AS DEFINED HEREIN, DUR-
ING THE FOUR CALENDAR YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRE-
CEDING THE COMPUTATION DATE FOR THAT FISCAL
YEAR EQUALS OR EXCEEDS $200.00; EXCEPT THAT
ANY EMPLOYER WHO HAS NOT BEEN SUBJECT TO
THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE FOR A PERIOD OF
TIME SUFFICIENT TO MEET THE 36-CONSECUTIVE-
CALENDAR-MONTH REQUIREMENT SHALL, FOR THE FIS-
CAL YEAR BEGINNING JULY 1, 1960 AND FOR EACH
FISCAL YEAR THEREAFTER. HAVE HIS RATE COMPUTED
ON THE BASIS OF HIS EXPERIENCE PROVIDED HIS
ACCOUNT HAS BEEN CHARGEABLE WITH BENEFITS
THROUGHOUT AT LEAST THE 12-CONSECUTIVE-CALENDAR-
MONTH PERIOD ENDING ON THE COMPUTATION DATE,
AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT EACH OF HIS ANNUAL
PAYROLLS, AS DEFINED HEREIN, DURING THE TWO
CALENDAR YEARS IMMEDIATELY PRECEDING THE COM-
PUTATION DATE FOR THAT FISCAL YEAR EQUALLED
OR EXCEEDED $200.00. PROVIDED, THAT IF AN EM-
PLOYER HAS MET ALL OF THE OTHER REQUIREMENTS
OF THE LAW TO QUALIFY FOR AN EXPERIENCE RATE,
BUT DOES NOT HAVE THE REQUIRED ANNUAL PAY-
ROLLS BECAUSE HE FAILED TO PAY CONTRIBUTIONS
DUE AND PAYABLE. ON OR BEFORE THE COMPUTA-
TION DATE, HIS CONTRIBUTION RATE FOR THE FOL-
LOWING FISCAL YEAR SHALL BE HIS EARNED RATE
OR THE STANDARD RATE. WHICHEVER IS THE GREATER,
PROVIDED FURTHER THAT IF AN EMPLOYER HAS
FAILED TO FILE REPORTS DUE AND/OR HAS FAILED
TO PAY ALL CONTRIBUTIONS DUE AND PAYABLE, AS
REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE AND
THE REGULATIONS ADOPTED THEREUNDER. AS OF THE
BEGINNING OF ANY FISCAL YEAR, HIS CONTRIBUTION
RATE SHALL BE 4.2 PERCENT BEGINNING WITH THE
FIRST DAY OF THAT FISCAL YEAR AND THEREAFTER
UNTIL THE FIRST DAY OF THE CALENDAR QUARTER
FOLLOWING THE DATE ON WHICH HE HAS FILED ALL