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Ch. 229
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Martin O'Malley, Governor
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[(1)] (I) Occurs in the workplace;
[(2)] (II) Links with classroom instruction;
[(3)] (III) Is coordinated by a county board OR PRIVATE
NONCOLLEGIATE INSTITUTION; and
[(4)] (IV) Is conducted in accordance with the terms of an individual
written work-based learning agreement between the county board of education OR
PRIVATE NONCOLLEGIATE INSTITUTION placing a participating student and the
employer of that participating student.
(b) A student who has been placed with an employer in an unpaid
work-based learning experience coordinated by a county board OR PRIVATE
NONCOLLEGIATE INSTITUTION is a covered employee of that employer, as defined in
Title 9 of the Labor and Employment Article, for the purposes of coverage under the
State workers' compensation laws.
(c) (1) The participating employer where a student is placed in an unpaid
work-based learning experience under this section shall secure workers' compensation
coverage for that student.
(2) The participating employer may satisfy its obligation to secure
workers' compensation coverage under this subsection if the county board OR
PRIVATE NONCOLLEGIATE INSTITUTION that places the student in the unpaid
work-based learning experience chooses to secure workers' compensation coverage for
that student.
(d) (1) The county board OR PRIVATE NONCOLLEGIATE INSTITUTION
that places a student with an employer in an unpaid work-based learning experience
under this section may secure workers' compensation coverage for that student.
(2) Subject to subsection (e) of this section, if a county board OR
PRIVATE NONCOLLEGIATE INSTITUTION chooses to secure workers' compensation
coverage under this subsection, the participating employer shall reimburse the county
board OR PRIVATE NONCOLLEGIATE INSTITUTION in an amount equal to the lesser
of:
(i) The cost of the premium for the workers' compensation
insurance coverage; or
(ii) A fee of $250.
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