Bill Text: IN HB1334 | 2013 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Teacher liability insurance.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-05-13 - Public Law 223 [HB1334 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2013-HB1334-Enrolled.html
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AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning state and local administration.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
(b) This section does not prohibit any of the following:
(1) The purchase of title insurance by a state agency.
(2) The purchase of insurance by a body corporate and politic.
(3) The purchase of insurance to meet requirements for receipt of federal funds by a state agency.
(4) The requiring of contractors to carry insurance.
(5) The purchase of insurance to cover loss or damage to real property owned by the Indiana public retirement system.
(6) The purchase of insurance to cover loss or destruction of money or securities under the control of the treasurer of state.
(7) The purchase of insurance by a state agency to cover loss or damage to exhibits, artifacts, or other materials that are loaned to the agency.
(8) The purchase of casualty and liability insurance for foster parents (as defined in IC 27-1-30-4) on a group basis.
(9) The purchase of personal liability insurance under
IC 4-13-20.
SECTION 2. IC 4-13-20 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS
A NEW CHAPTER TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY
1, 2013]:
Chapter 20. Teacher Liability Insurance
Sec. 1. As used in this chapter, "personal liability" means
liability incurred by a teacher in the performance of the teacher's
duties.
Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "teacher" means a professional
person whose:
(1) position in a public or nonpublic school requires certain
educational preparation and licensing; and
(2) primary responsibility is the instruction of students who
attend kindergarten through grade 12 in a public or
nonpublic school.
Sec. 3. The Indiana department of administration may contract
with at least one (1) personal liability insurer to allow any teacher
to purchase coverage under a personal liability insurance policy
issued by the insurer.
Sec. 4. Any teacher in Indiana may, at any time, purchase
coverage under a personal liability insurance policy for which the
Indiana department of administration has contracted under section
3 of this chapter.
Sec. 5. A teacher purchasing coverage under this chapter shall
pay the full premium for the teacher's coverage.
SECTION 3. IC 11-10-6-12 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 12. An offender employed in accordance
with this chapter is subject to IC 22-2-5-3 and IC 22-2-9-8.
SECTION 4. IC 11-10-7-3 IS AMENDED TO READ AS
FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 3. (a) Any
agreement entered into between the commissioner and a private person
under this chapter must provide that an offender employed by a private
person under this chapter will be paid at least the prevailing wage for
that type of work as established by the department of workforce
development, including applicable wage increases for overtime work.
(b) An offender may be employed under this chapter only on a
voluntary basis and only after the offender has been informed of the
conditions of the offender's employment.
(c) An offender employed under this chapter is not eligible for
unemployment compensation benefits under workforce development
laws.
(d) An offender employed in accordance with this chapter is
subject to IC 22-2-5-3 and IC 22-2-9-8.
SECTION 5. IC 22-2-5-3 IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS
[EFFECTIVE UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 3. Farmers and those engaged
in the business of agriculture and horticulture The following shall be
specifically exempt from the provisions of this chapter:
(1) Farmers and those engaged in the business of agriculture
and horticulture.
(2) Criminal offenders in a facility operated by the
department of correction (as established by IC 11-8-2-1) or
operated by a private operator under contract with the
department of correction.
SECTION 6. IC 22-2-9-8 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE
AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE
UPON PASSAGE]: Sec. 8. Criminal offenders in a facility operated
by the department of correction (as established by IC 11-8-2-1) or
operated by a private operator under contract with the department
of correction are specifically exempt from this chapter.
SECTION 7. An emergency is declared for this act.
Speaker of the House of Representatives
President of the Senate
President Pro Tempore
Governor of the State of Indiana
Date:
Time:
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