Ch. 628                                    1995 LAWS OF MARYLAND

SECTION 5. 2. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That, subject to the
provisions of Section 3 of this Act, this Act shall take effect September 1, 1995. It shall
remain effective for a period of 3 years and, at the end of August 31,1998, with no further
action required by the General Assembly, this Act shall be abrogated and of no further
force and effect.

Approved May 25, 1995.

CHAPTER 628
(House Bill 707)

AN ACT concerning

Unemployment Insurance - New Employers - Contribution Rates

FOR the purpose of requiring the contribution rate under provisions of the
unemployment insurance law for a foreign construction contractor to be a certain
maximum earned rate plus a certain basic rate adjustment under certain
circumstances; requiring, under certain circumstances, that the contribution rate for
certain now employers be the average of certain rates for all new employers;
defining certain terms; and generally relating to contribution rates for new
employers under provisions of unemployment insurance law altering the
contribution rates for certain new employers and foreign contractors; defining
certain terms; providing for an effective date; and generally relating to contribution
rates for new employers and foreign contractors.

BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments, .
Article - Labor and Employment
Section 8-609 and 8-610(b)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1991 Volume and 1994 Supplement)

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

Article - Labor and Employment

8-609.

(a) (1) In this section the following terms have the meanings indicated.

(2)     "New employer" means an employing unit that does not qualify for an
earned rate under § 8-610 of this subtitle.

(3)     ["Employer industry category" means the 2-digit standard industry
classification code promulgated by the Federal Office of Management and Budget.]
"FOREIGN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR" MEANS AN EMPLOYING UNIT THAT:

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