ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                            S.B. 303

5-101.

(a) In this title the following words have the meanings indicated.

(d) (1) "Employer" means:

(i) except as provided in § 5-401 of this title, a person who is
engaged in commerce, industry, trade, or other business in the State and employs at
least 1 employee in that business; or

(ii) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBTITLE 8, PART III OF THIS TITLE, a
public body.

(2) "Employer" includes:

(i) a person who operates or owns a taxicab business in Baltimore
City and leases or rents a taxicab to a licensed taxicab driver, to provide services to
the public;

(ii) a governmental unit or person who engages in a business that
directly employs individuals to provide part—time or temporary help to another
governmental unit or person; and

(iii) a governmental unit or person who contracts directly with
another governmental unit or person who engages in a business that directly employs
individuals to provide part-time or temporary help to another governmental unit or
person.

(E) "FUND" MEANS THE WORKPLACE HAZARD ABATEMENT FUND.
5-204.

(a)     (1) The proposed budget of the Division of Labor and Industry shall
include an appropriation from the [General Fund of the State] WORKERS'
COMPENSATION COMMISSION to cover the cost of administering this title.

(2) The Workers' Compensation Commission shall [reimburse the
General Fund of the State for] PAY the cost of administering this title from money
that the Commission receives under § 9-316 of this article.

(b)     The Commissioner shall have the power and authority to receive and
accept any grant of money from the federal government or any of its agents or units
that Congress appropriates under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970.

5-206.

(d) [The] EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBTITLE 8, PART III OF THIS TITLE, THE
penalties under Subtitle 8 of this title do not apply to a public body.

5-501.

(a)     In this subtitle, [the following words have the meanings indicated.

(b)     "Advisory Committee" means the Advisory Committee on Safety Training
Programs for Power Equipment Operators.

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