SB202 Alabama 2012 Session
In Committee
Bill Summary
Sponsors
Session
Regular Session 2012
Title
Teachers, educational support personnel, and other certified educational employees and student teachers, professional liability insurance, Education Department and Finance Department to purchase or provide by July 1, 2013, rules authorized, Teacher and Education Employee Protection Act
Description
<p class="bill_description"> Under existing law, neither the State of
Alabama nor a local board of education is required
to provide teachers and educational support
personnel with education employee professional
liability insurance to protect against potential
financial ruin or loss of reputation in the event
the teacher or other education employee, or student
teacher is sued individually or as a party in a
legal action</p><p class="bill_description">
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 education employee professional liability
insurance to insure certificated personnel and
support 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 for the
implementation of such program</p><p class="bill_entitled_an_act"> Relating to public education; to establish the
Teacher and Education Employee Protection Act; to require the
State Department of Education and the Department of Finance to
implement a program to purchase or provide a policy of
education employee professional liability insurance to insure
certificated personnel and support personnel employed by a
local board of education and student teachers; and to
authorize the State Department of Education and the Department
of Finance to adopt rules for the implementation of the
program.
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Subjects
Insurance
Bill Actions
| Action Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| February 7, 2012 | Read for the first time and referred to the Senate committee on Finance and Taxation Education |
Bill Text
Bill Documents
| Type | Link |
|---|---|
| Bill Text | SB202 Alabama 2012 Session - Introduced |