SB166 Alabama 2013 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Bryan Taylor

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Arthur OrrDel MarshRusty GloverClay ScofieldPhillip W. WilliamsCam WardShadrack McGillPaul Sanford

Session

Regular Session 2013

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

Summary

SB166 would require Alabama to provide professional liability insurance for teachers, educational staff, and student teachers at no cost to them, funded by state appropriations.

What This Bill Does

It establishes the Teacher and Education Employee Protection Act and requires the State Department of Education and the Department of Finance to implement a program that purchases or provides education employee professional liability insurance for certificated personnel, support personnel, and student teachers. Coverage would automatically apply to full-time staff and student teachers at no cost, with potential at-cost coverage for part-time personnel. Funding comes from legislature appropriations through the Education Trust Fund, with a competitive process to select insurers and rules to guide implementation.

Who It Affects

• Full-time certificated personnel (teachers, principals, and other certificated staff) employed by local boards of education will receive automatic, employer-paid professional liability insurance under the program.
• Full-time support personnel (such as custodians, bus drivers, cafeteria workers, secretaries, maintenance staff) and student teachers assigned to classrooms will also receive automatic, employer-paid professional liability insurance; part-time staff may participate at their own cost.

Key Provisions

• Establishes the Teacher and Education Employee Protection Act to require DOE and the Department of Finance to implement a program to purchase or provide education employee professional liability insurance for certificated personnel, support personnel, and student teachers.
• Coverage is automatic for full-time certificated personnel, full-time support personnel, and student teachers, at no cost to them.
• Part-time certificated personnel and part-time support personnel may participate at cost.
• Funding comes from legislative appropriations to the Education Trust Fund; unspent funds revert to the Education Trust Fund.
• Insurance carrier is to be selected through a competitive process.
• Program is jointly administered by the State Department of Education and the Department of Finance; rules may be adopted to implement the program.
• Effective by July 1, 2014.

AI-generated summary using openai/gpt-5-nano on Feb 25, 2026. May contain errors — refer to the official bill text for accuracy.

Subjects

Insurance