HB133 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

David Grimes

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Teachers and other certified educational employees and student teachers, professional liability insurance, Education Department and Finance Department to purchase or provide, Teacher Protection Act

Description

Currently, local boards of education carry liability insurance for actions arising during the course of the performance of a teacher’s duties.

However, neither the state of Alabama nor local boards of education provide teachers with educator professional liability insurance to protect them from potential financial ruin or loss of reputation in the event the teacher is sued individually or as a party in a legal action.

This bill would require the State Department of Education and the Department of Finance to implement a program to purchase or provide a policy of educator professional liability insurance to insure certificated personnel employed by a local board of education and student teachers and would authorize the State Department of Education and the Department of Finance to adopt rules and regulations for the implementation of such program.

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Subjects

Insurance