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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to authorizing the purchase of certain insurance coverage |
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by public school districts for the benefit of businesses and |
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students participating in career or technology training programs |
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and providing for immunity from liability of certain public school |
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students participating in career or technology programs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 29, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Sections 29.191 and 29.192 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 29.191. HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN, LIABILITY, AND AUTOMOBILE |
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INSURANCE COVERAGE. (a) The board of trustees of a school district |
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may obtain health benefit plan, liability, or automobile insurance |
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coverage to protect: |
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(1) a business or entity that partners with the |
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district to provide district students a career and technology |
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training program; and |
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(2) a district student who participates in a district |
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career and technology training program. |
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(b) The coverage authorized by this section must be: |
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(1) obtained from a reliable insurer authorized to |
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engage in business in this state; or |
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(2) provided through a self-funded risk pool. |
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(c) The amount of coverage the district obtains must be |
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reasonable considering the financial condition of the school |
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district and may not exceed the amount that, in the opinion of the |
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board of trustees, is reasonably necessary. |
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(d) If the board of trustees obtains health benefit plan, |
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liability, or automobile insurance coverage under this section, the |
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board shall notify the parent or guardian of each student |
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participating in the career and technology training program. |
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(e) The failure of any board of trustees to obtain coverage |
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authorized by this section may not be construed as placing any legal |
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liability on the school district or the district's officers, |
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agents, or employees for any injury that results. |
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Sec. 29.192. IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY. A student who |
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participates in a career and technology training program sponsored |
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by a school district is entitled to immunity in the same manner as a |
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professional employee of a school district under Subchapter B, |
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Chapter 22. |
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SECTION 2. Section 29.187(f), Education Code, is repealed. |
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SECTION 3. This Act applies beginning with the 2017-2018 |
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school year. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |