PARRIS N. GLENDENING, Governor                             Ch. 556

Article - Business Regulation

11-207.

(a)     On the recommendation of the executive director, the Commission may employ
additional employees or agents, including auditors, experts, guards, inspectors, a breathalyzer
operator at each harness racing track, scientists. Commission secretaries, specimen collectors,
veterinarians, and others whom the Commission considers to be essential at or in connection
with a race meeting in the best interests of racing.

(b)     The licensee who holds the race meeting for which an additional employee is used
shall pay:

(1)     the compensation of the employee; [and]

(2)     the employer contribution for the employee under:
(i) Social Security;

(ii) the Employees' Pension System;

(iii) the Health Insurance Program for State Employees; and

(iv) unemployment insurance;

(3) THE EMPLOYER CONTRIBUTION, AS DETERMINED BY THE DEPARTMENT
OF BUDGET AND FISCAL PLANNING, FOR THE RETIREE UNDER § 8-108 OF THE STATE
PERSONNEL AND PENSIONS ARTICLE; AND

(4) AN AMOUNT REQUIRED UNDER § 23-306.1(B) OF THE STATE PERSONNEL
AND PENSIONS ARTICLE, IF ANY.

(c)     A licensee who holds a race meeting shall employ and pay the officials at the race
meeting, other than stewards and harness judges, including each clerk of the course, clerk of
the scales, handicapper, paddock judge, patrol judge, placing judge, racing secretary, starter,
assistant starter, and timer.

(d)     (1) On request of the Commission, each additional employee and track
employee shall provide the Commission with the individual's fingerprints.

(2) The fingerprints shall be taken by a representative of a law enforcement
agency of the State or federal government, an employee of the Commission, or a qualified
private security agency that the Commission designates.

(E) NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF THIS TITLE, IF A LICENSEE IS
REQUIRED TO ALLOCATE 0.25% OF HANDLE TO EITHER THE MARYLAND RACE TRACK
EMPLOYEES PENSION FUND OR THE MARYLAND HARNESS TRACK EMPLOYEES PENSION
FUND, THE LICENSEE SHALL FIRST PAY FROM THE ALLOCATION ANY AMOUNTS
REQUIRED TO BE PAID BY THE LICENSEE UNDER SUBSECTION (B)(2)(II), (3) OR (4) OF
THIS SECTION AND THE REMAINDER SHALL BE PAID TO THE APPROPRIATE PENSION
FUND.

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