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<section article="gle" article_name="Labor and Employment" number="8-618" title_number="8" title_name="Unemployment Insurance" subtitle_number="6" subtitle_name="Contributions">
  <level label="a">
    <text>This section applies to each nonprofit organization that makes an election.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>Within 30 days after the effective date of an election, a nonprofit organization, as collateral:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>shall execute and submit to the Secretary a surety bond that the Secretary approves; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>subject to the approval of the Secretary, shall deposit with the Secretary an irrevocable letter of credit, money, or security.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>If a nonprofit organization has taxable wages for the preceding calendar year that equal or exceed 25 times the taxable wage base in effect for that calendar year, the amount of collateral required under this section shall equal 5.4% of the taxable wages paid by the nonprofit organization for covered employment for the 4 calendar quarters immediately preceding the most recent of the following:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the effective date of the election;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the biennial anniversary of the effective date of the election if the collateral is other than a bond; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the renewal date of a bond if the collateral is a bond.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If a nonprofit organization has taxable wages for the preceding calendar year that are less than 25 times the taxable wage base in effect for that calendar year, the amount of collateral required under this section shall equal 2.7% of the taxable wages paid by the nonprofit organization for covered employment for the 4 calendar quarters immediately preceding the most recent of the following:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>the effective date of the election;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the biennial anniversary of the effective date of the election if the collateral is other than a bond; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>the renewal date of a bond if the security is a bond.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>If the nonprofit organization did not pay wages in all 4 calendar quarters used to calculate the amount of security, the Secretary shall determine the amount.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>A bond submitted under this section shall be effective for at least 2 calendar years.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>While an election is in effect:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>renewal of the bond is subject to approval by the Secretary; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>the effective period of the bond shall be at least 2 years and may be longer if the Secretary so allows.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, the Secretary may require an adjustment in the amount of a bond that the Secretary already has approved, but the new amount may not be less than the average cost of benefits that are attributable to covered employment for the employing unit for the preceding 2 calendar years.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The amount of a bond after adjustment shall be the average of reimbursement payments that a nonprofit organization made in each of the 2 preceding calendar years, but the amount may not exceed the maximum rate of contribution under this subtitle times the taxable wage base of the nonprofit organization for the last calendar year.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>If the Secretary requires an adjustment under this subsection, the Secretary shall mail notice of the required adjustment to the nonprofit organization at its last known address or otherwise deliver notice.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>If the Secretary requires an increase in the amount of a bond, the nonprofit organization shall submit the adjusted bond to the Secretary within 30 days after the date that notice of the required adjustment was mailed or otherwise delivered to the nonprofit organization.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="f">
    <text>If a nonprofit organization that is covered by a bond fails to pay the full amount of a reimbursement payment when due, together with any applicable interest and penalties required under this subtitle, the surety shall be liable on the bond to the extent of the bond as if the surety was the nonprofit organization.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="g">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Secretary shall deposit money or other security submitted under this section in an escrow account.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>When a nonprofit organization is no longer liable for reimbursement payments, the Secretary shall return to it the collateral other than a bond less any deduction allowed in this section.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="h">
    <level label="1">
      <text>At any time, the Secretary may review the adequacy of the deposit of money or securities under this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>If, as a result of a review, the Secretary determines that an adjustment is necessary, the Secretary shall:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>require the nonprofit organization to make an additional deposit within 30 days of a written notice of the determination of the Secretary; or</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>return to the nonprofit organization that portion of the deposit that the Secretary no longer considers necessary.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Disposition of income from securities held in escrow shall be governed by the applicable provisions of State law.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="i">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The Secretary may make a deduction from an escrow account or sale of a security necessary to satisfy:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>a payment in lieu of contributions that is due and unpaid; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>any applicable interest or penalty allowed under Part IV of this subtitle.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>Within 30 days after a deduction of money or sale of a security under this subsection, a nonprofit organization shall submit to the Secretary money or securities sufficient to return the escrow account to its level before the deduction.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>Any cash remaining from the sale of securities shall be part of the escrow account of the nonprofit organization.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
