| This bill creates the Payroll Processor Recovery Fund, to be |
maintained by the Finance Authority of Maine and administered by |
the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation, Office |
of Consumer Credit Regulation. This bill protects employers and |
assists small payroll processors by giving those payroll |
processors the option of providing a $10,000 bond or letter of |
credit and then using the fund in lieu of additional surety bonds |
or letters of credit. The Office of Consumer Credit Regulation |
provides an initial deposit into the fund and annually assesses |
those payroll processors that opt to participate in the fund. |
The annual assessments against payroll processors using the fund |
equal 1% of their total bond or letter of credit coverage |
requirement. The bill also clarifies that supervised financial |
organizations acting as payroll processors are subject to |
regulation by the Superintendent of Financial Institutions within |
the Department of Professional and Financial Regulation. |