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whether or not the claimant was ineligible during the weeks in

question.] (1) WHEN THE SECRETARY FINDS THAT ANY INDIVIDUAL HAS
RECEIVED ANY SUM FOR BENEFITS TO WHICH THE INDIVIDUAL WAS NOT
ENTITLED, EITHER BECAUSE THE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVED OR HAS BEEN
RETROACTIVELY AWARDED WAGES, WAS NOT UNEMPLOYED, OR WAS FOUND BY
THE SECRETARY IN A DETERMINATION OR REDETERMINATION OF AN
ORIGINAL CLAIM TO BE DISQUALIFIED OR OTHERWISE INELIGIBLE FOR THE
BENEFITS, THE AMOUNT OF THOSE BENEFITS MAY BE RECOVERED BY THE
SECRETARY.

(2)  THE SECRETARY MAY RECOVER BENEFITS UNDER
PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION FROM BENEFITS PAYABLE TO THE
INDIVIDUAL IN THE FUTURE, OR IN THE MANNER PROVIDED IN § 15(F) OF
THIS ARTICLE FOR THE PAST DUE COLLECTION OF CONTRIBUTIONS.

(3)  WHEN THE SECRETARY DECIDES TO RECOVER BENEFITS
UNDER PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION, THE SECRETARY SHALL
NOTIFY THE INDIVIDUAL OF THE AMOUNT TO BE RECOVERED, THE WEEKS
WITH RESPECT TO WHICH THE BENEFITS WERE PAID, AND THE PROVISION
OF THE LAW UNDER WHICH IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE INDIVIDUAL WAS
INELIGIBLE FOR BENEFITS.

(4)  THE SECRETARY MAY RECONSIDER THE DECISION TO
RECOVER AN OVERPAYMENT AT ANY TIME WITHIN ONE YEAR OF THE DATE
THE DECISION TO RECOVER THE OVERPAYMENT WAS MADE.

SECTION 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall

apply to all claims filed on or after July 1, 1983.

SECTION 3. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act shall

take effect July 1, 1986.
Approved May 13, 1986.

CHAPTER 440

(House Bill 323)

AN ACT concerning

Insurance - The Maryland Insurance Guaranty Association Act

FOR the purpose of providing that the Maryland Insurance Guaranty

Association Act contain certain provisions regarding
insolvent insurers engaged in the business of writing surety
bonds; placing a certain limit on the liability of the
Maryland Insurance Guaranty Association; reducing the number
of Fund accounts from six to four; providing for the
transfer of certain funds in certain accounts; making this
Act an emergency measure; defining certain terms; and