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<section article="gle" article_name="Labor and Employment" number="8-617" title_number="8" title_name="Unemployment Insurance" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Contributions">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A nonprofit organization may make an election that is effective on the day on which the Secretary determines that the organization is an employing unit by submitting to the Secretary a written notice of the election not later than 30 days after the determination.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A nonprofit organization that makes an election under this subsection shall continue to be liable for reimbursement payments:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>for at least 1 year; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>until it submits a termination of the election under subsection (b) of this section.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>After termination of an election a nonprofit organization shall continue to be liable for the amount of regular and work sharing benefits and 50% of extended benefits that are attributable to base period wages paid during the period of its election.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>To terminate an election under this section, an employer shall submit to the Secretary a written notice of termination at least 30 days before the beginning of the calendar year for which the termination first shall be effective.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A nonprofit organization that has been paying contributions may make an election by submitting to the Secretary a written notice of the election at least 30 days before the beginning of a calendar year.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A nonprofit organization that makes an election under this subsection shall continue to be liable for reimbursement payments:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>for at least 2 calendar years; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>until it submits a termination of the election under paragraph (3) of this subsection.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>To terminate an election under this section, a nonprofit organization shall submit to the Secretary a written notice of termination at least 30 days before the beginning of the calendar year for which the termination first shall be effective.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The earned rating record of a nonprofit organization that elects to make reimbursement payments shall continue to be charged for regular and work sharing benefits and 50% of extended benefits that are attributable to base period wages paid during the period in which it paid contributions.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>The Secretary:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>for good cause may extend the period within which a nonprofit organization may submit a notice of election or notice of termination of election; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>may allow an election to be retroactive.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>In accordance with regulations adopted to carry out this title, the Secretary shall notify each nonprofit organization of any determination that the Secretary makes about:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>its status as an employing unit; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>the effective date of an election or termination of election.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <text>A determination by the Secretary under subsection (f) of this section is final and not subject to appeal unless, within 30 days after the determination is sent to the employer, a nonprofit organization requests a review determination in accordance with § 8–604 of this subtitle.</text>
  </level>
</section>
