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AL SB166
Bill
Status
2/7/2013
Primary Sponsor
Bryan Taylor
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AI Summary
SB166 - Teacher and Education Employee Protection Act
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Requires the State Department of Education and Department of Finance to purchase or provide professional liability insurance for full-time teachers, principals, support personnel employed by local boards of education, and student teachers.
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Insurance coverage automatically applies to all full-time certificated and support personnel at no cost; part-time employees may participate at their own expense.
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Insurance carriers must be selected through a competitive bidding process with coverage amounts determined by the Department of Finance.
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Funding for the program must be included in annual Education Trust Fund Appropriations Act, with unused appropriation amounts reverting to the Education Trust Fund.
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Insurance program must be operational by July 1, 2014, and will be jointly administered by the State Department of Education and Department of Finance.
Legislative Description
Teachers, educational support personnel, and other certified educational employees and student teachers, professional liability insurance, Education Department and Finance Department to purchase or provide by July 1, 2013, rules authorized, Teacher and Education Employee Protection Act
Insurance
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation Education
2/7/2013