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(C) THE AUTHORITY MAY APPROVE FOR INSURANCE A PROJECT
DESCRIBED IN ITEMS VIII, IX, OR X OF §266-0(3) ONLY IF, IN
ADDITION TO ALL OTHER ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND UNDERWRITING
CONSIDERATIONS, THE LIEN OF THE MORTGAGE EXTENDS TO FIXED

ASSETS WHICH THE AUTHORITY DETERMINES AFFORD ADEQUATE

SECURITY FOR ITS INSURING RISK. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER

PROVISION OF THIS SUBTITLE, THE MORTGAGE LIEN MAY BE A

SECOND LIEN.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1978.

Approved May 29, 1978.

CHAPTER 960

(House Bill 1959)

AN ACT concerning

Employee Participation in Group Medical Coverage

FOR the purpose of prohibiting an employer from
discriminating against any employee because of certain
information gained through employee participation in
group medical coverage.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 89 — Division of Labor and Industry

Section 43

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1969 Replacement Volume and 1977 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That section(s) of the Annotated Code of Maryland
be repealed, amended, or enacted to read as follows:

Article 89 - Division of Labor and Industry

43.

(a) No person or employer shall discharge or in any
manner discriminate against any employee because [said] THE
employee has filed any complaint or instituted or caused to
be instituted any proceeding under or related to this
subtitle or has testified or is about to testify in any
[such] proceeding or because OF ANY INFORMATION GAINED
THROUGH EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION IN GROUP MEDICAL COVERAGE OR
BECAUSE of the exercise by [said] THE employee on behalf of
himself or others of any right afforded by this subtitle.
NOTHING IN THIS SUBTITLE SHALL PRECLUDE AN EMPLOYER FROM