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<section article="gsg" article_name="State Government" number="9-1A-28.1" title_number="9" title_name="Miscellaneous Executive Agencies" subtitle_number="1A" subtitle_name="Video Lottery Terminals">
  <level label="a">
    <text>In this section, “open purse” means any purse, except for one offered in a race funded by the Maryland Standardbred Race Fund.</text>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The organization that represents a majority of the standardbred owners and trainers in the State may apply to the Secretary of Labor for the reimbursement of expenditures listed in subsection (c) of this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>From the amount allocated to the Purse Dedication Account under § 9–1A–28(e)(1) of this subtitle, the Secretary may allocate to the organization that represents a majority of the standardbred owners and trainers in the State an amount for the reimbursement of expenditures requested under this subsection.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>The amount allocated by the Secretary under paragraph (2) of this subsection, in addition to any amount agreed on under a contractual arrangement with track licensees, may not exceed 2% of all open purses.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <text>Expenditures eligible for reimbursement under subsection (b) of this section include the ordinary and reasonable costs of establishing and maintaining the following programs for standardbred owners and trainers:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>counseling programs to address issues such as drug addiction, depression, marital problems, and financial problems;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>preventive care programs such as health fairs, mammogram screenings, and flu vaccination clinics;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>group health, life, and on–track drivers’ insurance plans; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>retirement programs.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <text>The reimbursement calculation under subsection (c) of this section may not include:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>extraordinary income and expense–related items, including extraordinary litigation expenses;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>lobbying fees;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>capital investments, including predevelopment costs; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="4">
      <text>prior year adjustments and claims.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="e">
    <text>In support of an application and a request for reimbursement submitted under subsection (b) of this section, the organization shall provide to the Secretary of Labor in a form satisfactory to the Secretary:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>an itemized statement under oath for the preceding fiscal year of receipts from all sources and of all disbursements, including salaries of all officers, attorney fees, and lobbying expenses; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>a certified audit by a certified public accountant of the financial records of the organization for the preceding fiscal year.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
