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GA HB402
Bill
Status
Passed
4/26/2016
Primary Sponsor
Eddie Lumsden
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AI Summary
- Insurers may grant up to a 5% reduction in workers' compensation premiums for employers certified as "work based learning employers" by the State Board of Education, effective for policies issued or renewed on or after July 1, 2016
- Work based learning students age 16 and older in paid placements are deemed employees for workers' compensation coverage purposes; unpaid students are also deemed employees unless six specific conditions are met (e.g., placement is primarily educational, student does not displace regular workers)
- Employers seeking certification must enter into training agreements with students, parents, and school coordinators; develop detailed training plans; assign mentors; provide workers' compensation coverage; and comply with all applicable laws and State Board of Education rules
- State and local government entities, school systems, municipal corporations, and self-insured employers are excluded from the definition of "employer" eligible for the premium discount, though self-insured employers and group self-insurance fund members may still be certified as work based learning employers
- The Insurance Commissioner is required to study the impact of the premium discounts in encouraging work based learning opportunities and insurers must annually report total premium discount amounts
Legislative Description
Insurance; encourage employers to provide work based learning opportunities for students age 16 and older; provisions
Last Action
Effective Date
7/1/2016
Full Bill Text
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