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By: Taylor H.B. No. 933
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to insurance coverage requirements and exemptions from
certain insurance requirements applicable to certain state
agencies.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 612.002(b), Government Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(b) A state agency that elects to provide insurance under
this section shall purchase one or more policies from a liability
insurance company authorized to transact business in this state.
[The liability insurance purchased under this section must be
provided on policy forms approved by the State Board of Insurance as
to form and by the attorney general as to liability coverage.]
SECTION 2. Subchapter F, Chapter 412, Labor Code, is
amended by adding Section 412.0525 to read as follows:
Sec. 412.0525. EXEMPTION FROM CERTAIN COVERAGE. The
provisions of this chapter relating to the purchase of property,
casualty, or liability insurance through the office do not apply to
an institution of higher education with an associated health
science center.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.