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90_SB0569

      105 ILCS 5/2-3.130 new
          Amends the School Code.   Requires  the  State  Board  of
      Education  to provide, or arrange to have provided, educators
      liability coverage in specified amounts for each certificated
      employee of any school district or other public elementary or
      secondary  educational   entity   in   Illinois.    Effective
      immediately.
                                                     SRS90S0007KSsa
                                               SRS90S0007KSsa
 1        AN  ACT  to  amends  the  School  Code  by adding Section
 2    2-3.130.
 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:
 5    Section  1.   The  School  Code  is amended by adding Section
 6    2-3.130 as follows:
 7        (105 ILCS 5/2-3.130 new)
 8        Sec. 2-3.130.  Liability coverage for certificated school
 9    employees.  The State Board of  Education  shall  provide  or
10    arrange  to  have  provided  for each certificated person who
11    receives  a  salary  or  wages  in  exchange  for  performing
12    educational employment  activities  on  behalf  of  a  school
13    board,  board  of  trustees,  joint  agreement program board,
14    cooperative program board, or similar  governing  body  of  a
15    public  elementary  or secondary educational unit in Illinois
16    educators liability coverage in amounts  no  less  than:   1)
17    $1,000,000  per  person  per  occurrence,  not to include any
18    civil rights issue or claims;  2)  $250,000  per  person  per
19    occurrence  for  civil  rights  issue  or  claims  and not to
20    include any other claims; and 3)  $3,000,000  per  occurrence
21    aggregate for all claims.
22        The  coverage  provided  by  the  State  Board shall also
23    include: a) reimbursement of attorney fees for defense  of  a
24    criminal  proceeding  in  an amount not less than $35,000 per
25    criminal proceeding; b) bail bond coverage of not  less  than
26    $1,000  per  bond;  and  c) assault-related personal property
27    damage coverage of not less than $250 per incident.
28        The liability coverage required by this Section shall  be
29    provided  at  no  cost  to the covered persons accepting such
30    coverage.
31        The State Board shall adopt such rules and regulations as
                            -2-                SRS90S0007KSsa
 1    are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.
 2        Section 99.  This Act takes effect upon becoming law.

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