79R5738 KEG-F

By:  Barrientos                                                   S.B. No. 1214



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of a county to select an insurance broker.          
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter C, Chapter 262, Local Government 
Code, is amended by adding Section 262.036 to read as follows:
	Sec. 262.036.  SELECTION OF INSURANCE BROKER.  
Notwithstanding any other provision in this chapter, a county may 
select a licensed insurance broker as the sole broker of record to 
obtain proposals and coverages for insurance that provides 
necessary coverage and adequate limits of coverage in all areas of 
risk, including public official liability, property, casualty, 
workers' compensation, and specific and aggregate stop-loss 
coverage for self-funded health care.  The broker may be retained 
only on a fee basis and may not receive any other remuneration from 
any other source.
	SECTION 2.  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.