WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER, Governor

FOR the purpose of permitting a community college or regional
community college, with approval of the county governing
body or bodies, to be considered a county or municipality
for the purpose of group self-insuring workmen's
compensation; permitting certain governmenta1 entities to
participate in a county government's self-insurance
workmen's compensation program; making stylistic changes;
and generally relating to self-insuring of workmen's
compensation by community colleges and regional community
colleges and certain other governmental entities.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,

Article 101 - Workmen's Compensation

Section 16

Annotated Code of Maryland

(1985 Replacement Volume and 1986 Supplement)

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

Article 101 - Workmen's Compensation

16.

The employer shall secure compensation to his employees in
one 1 of the following ways:

(1)  By insuring and keeping insured the payments of
such compensation in the State Accident Fund, or

(2)  By insuring and keeping insured the payments of
such compensation with any stock corporation or mutual
association authorized to transact the business of workmen's
compensation insurance in this State;

(3)  (a) (i) Any employer who does not, with the
approval of the Commission, voluntarily insure the payment of the
compensation by one 1 of the methods designated in the
preceding paragraphs of this section, must furnish satisfactory
proof to the Commission of his financial ability to pay the
compensation himself, in which case the Commission may, at any
time and from time to time in its discretion, require the deposit
with the Commission of securities as are accepted by the Circuit
Court for Baltimore City for the investment of trust funds and in
an amount or amounts to be determined by the Commission, to
secure the liability of the employer to pay the compensation
specified in this article. The Commission may require the
employer to obtain and file with the Commission a policy of
insurance protecting the employer against liability for workmen's
compensation benefits resulting from a catastrophe or disaster,
other than from an act of war. If required by the Commission, the

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