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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
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1 are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section.
2 Section 99. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.