SB 1387 Summary

• Extends workers' compensation coverage to newly graduated high school students participating in Department of Education-sponsored work-based learning programs during the summer following their graduation.

• Designates the State as the responsible employer for workers' compensation purposes when new graduates perform work for private or public employers as part of approved work-based learning programs.

• Limits coverage to the period ending July 31 of the student's high school graduation year.

• Makes workers' compensation coverage the exclusive remedy for covered individuals against the State and participating private employers, consistent with chapter 386 provisions.