77R10102 DLF-D
By Craddick H.B. No. 2301
Substitute the following for H.B. No. 2301:
By Clark C.S.H.B. No. 2301
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
1-1 AN ACT
1-2 relating to certain insurance coverage for school districts.
1-3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
1-4 SECTION 1. Section 33.085, Education Code, is amended to read
1-5 as follows:
1-6 Sec. 33.085. INSURANCE FOR CERTAIN SCHOOL ACTIVITIES
1-7 [ATHLETES]. (a) In compliance with this section, the board of
1-8 trustees of a school district may obtain insurance against bodily
1-9 injuries sustained by students while training for or engaging in
1-10 interschool athletic competition or while engaging in
1-11 school-sponsored activities on a school campus.
1-12 (b) The amount of insurance to be obtained must be in
1-13 keeping with the financial condition of the school district and may
1-14 not exceed the amount that, in the opinion of the board of
1-15 trustees, is reasonably necessary to afford adequate medical
1-16 treatment of injured students.
1-17 (c) The insurance authorized by this section must be
1-18 obtained from a reliable insurance company authorized to do
1-19 business in this state and must be on forms approved by the
1-20 commissioner of insurance.
1-21 (d) The cost of the insurance is a legitimate part of the
1-22 total cost of operating [the athletic program of] the school
1-23 district.
1-24 (e) The failure of any board of trustees to carry the
2-1 insurance authorized by this section may not be construed as
2-2 placing any legal liability on the school district or its officers,
2-3 agents, or employees for any injury that results.
2-4 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2001, and
2-5 applies only to a policy of insurance delivered, issued for
2-6 delivery, or renewed on or after that date. A policy of insurance
2-7 delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed before that date is
2-8 governed by the law as it existed immediately before the effective
2-9 date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect for that
2-10 purpose.