HB 694 Summary

• Amends Idaho Code Section 33-524 to clarify school districts' liability for employee acts, including requirements to provide legal defense and pay judgments for claims arising from employment duties, except in cases of malice or criminal intent.

• Establishes a rebuttable presumption that any employee act or omission within work time and place is within the course and scope of employment and without malice or criminal intent.

• Requires the state department of education to create a registry of education employee associations providing liability insurance and legal representation, with associations submitting contact information by July 1 annually.

• Mandates school districts provide all employees with a list of education employee associations on the first day of employment or school year, and requires employees to sign a department-provided form acknowledging receipt; disclosure forms must be retained for one year.

• Becomes null and void if Chapter 96, Laws of 2011, is rejected by voter referendum in November 2012.