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OK SB1592

OK SB1592
Liability insurance; creating Educators' Professional Liability Insurance Program; requiring liability coverage for school employees. Emergency.

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Introduced
02/07/2022
In Committee
03/30/2022
Crossed Over
03/24/2022
Passed
Dead
05/27/2022

Introduced Session

2022 Regular Session

Bill Summary

An Act relating to liability insurance; creating the Educators' Professional Liability Insurance Program; stating application of act; requiring certain liability coverage for employees; directing Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES) to administer program and promulgate rules; authorizing OMES to contract for private insurance or create a self-insured risk pool or both; requiring competitive process for selecting insurer; directing Legislature to appropriate funds for the program annually; requiring written notification of coverage; prescribing contents of notice; construing provisions; providing for codification; and declaring an emergency.

AI Summary

This bill creates the Educators' Professional Liability Insurance Program, which will provide up to $1 million in liability coverage per occurrence for full-time and part-time personnel employed by public school districts and charter schools. The program will be administered by the Office of Management and Enterprise Services (OMES), which may contract with private insurers or create a self-insured risk pool. The legislature will provide annual funding for the program, and the State Department of Education will notify eligible employees of the coverage upon hiring and annually thereafter. The bill also clarifies that it does not exempt school districts from existing obligations or alter the Governmental Tort Claims Act.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance, Education

Sponsors (2)

Last Action

Second Reading referred to Rules (on 03/30/2022)

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