HARRY HUGHES, Governor                                     1707

FOR the purpose of altering all references to appeals referees in
the Unemployment Insurance Law to administrative law judges
hearing examiners.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 95A - Unemployment Insurance Law

Section 7(e), (f), and (g), 11(a), 12(g)(1), and 16(b)

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1979 Replacement Volume and 1984 Supplement)

SECTION 1. BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That the Laws of Maryland read as follows:

Article 95A - Unemployment Insurance Law

7.

(e)  The claimant or any other party entitled to notice of a
determination as herein provided, may file an appeal from such
determination with the Board of Appeals within 15 days after the
date of mailing of the notice to his last known address or if
such notice is not mailed, within 15 days after the date of
delivery of such notice.

Unless the appeal is withdrawn or is removed to the Board of
Appeals, [a referee] AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE A HEARING
EXAMINER designated by the Board of Appeals, after affording the
parties reasonable opportunity for a fair hearing, shall make
findings and conclusions and on the basis thereof affirm, modify,
or reverse such determination; provided, however, that whenever
an appeal involves a question as to whether services were
performed by claimant in employment or for an employer, the
[referee] ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE HEARING EXAMINER shall give
special notice of such issue and of the pendency of the appeal to
the employing unit and to the Executive Director, both of whom
shall thenceforth be parties to the proceeding and be afforded a
reasonable opportunity to adduce evidence bearing on such
question.

The parties shall be promptly notified of the [referee's]
ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE'S HEARING EXAMINER'S decision and shall
be furnished with a copy of the decision and the findings and
conclusions in support thereof and such decision shall be final
unless, within 15 days after the date of mailing of notice
thereof to the party's last known address, or in the absence of
such mailing, within 15 days after the delivery of such notice,
further review is initiated pursuant to subsection (f) of this
section.

(f)  The Board of Appeals may, on its own motion, within the
time specified in subsection (e) of this section, initiate a
review of the decision of [a referee] AN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW JUDGE
A HEARING EXAMINER or determination of a special examiner or may