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90_SB0569eng 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 SB569 Engrossed SRS90S0007KSsa 1 AN ACT to amend 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 SB569 Engrossed -2- SRS90S0007KSsa 1 are necessary to implement the provisions of this Section. 2 Section 99. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.