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<section article="gle" article_name="Labor and Employment" number="12-403" title_number="12" title_name="Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program and Trust" subtitle_number="4" subtitle_name="Maryland Small Business Retirement Savings Program">
  <level label="a">
    <text>A covered employee of a participating employer may elect to opt out of the Program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A covered employee of a participating employer who elects to opt out of the Program may re–enroll in the Program in accordance with procedures established by the Board.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>After the Board opens the Program for enrollment,  an  employee of a nonparticipating employer may elect to participate in the Program  as authorized by the Board.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>A participating employee may terminate participation in the Program at any time in a manner prescribed by the Board.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>Unless otherwise specified by the employee, a participating employee shall contribute  a fixed percentage or dollar amount of the employee’s  salary or wages to the Program.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>By regulation, the Board shall set and may adjust the default contribution amount set in subsection  (e) of this section.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>The assets in a participating employee’s Program account are the property of the participating employee.</text>
  </level>
</section>
