LD 1878
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Page 2 of 3 An Act To Protect Small Payroll Processors LD 1878 Title Page
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LR 2704
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SUMMARY

 
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.


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