HB 5463
Relating to Decreasing Board of Education Limits
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Bill overview
This bill modifies West Virginia law regarding mandatory liability insurance for county boards of education, teachers, and school staff. It reduces the minimum insurance coverage amount from $1 million to $750,000 per occurrence and removes the requirement for county boards to purchase additional excess coverage. The bill also mandates annual written notice of insurance coverage to all insureds and extends coverage to public charter schools with specific charter contract provisions.
Key provisions
- Reduces the minimum liability insurance coverage for county boards of education from $1 million to $750,000 per occurrence.
- Removes the requirement for county boards to purchase $5 million in excess coverage.
- Requires county boards to provide annual written notice of insurance coverage to all insureds.
- Extends liability insurance coverage to public charter schools meeting specific charter contract requirements.
- Specifies that provisions applying to county boards also apply to charter school governing boards and their members.
- Defines that insurance provided by the Board of Risk and Insurance Management includes comprehensive, personal injury, malpractice, corporal punishment, legal liability, and attorney’s fee coverage.
- Establishes a duty to defend insureds in the event of a lawsuit, unless the act or omission was outside the scope of employment or motivated by malicious intent.
- Sets effective dates for various changes within the bill.
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