SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for CS for SB 2108, 1st Eng.
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 081466
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11  Senator Pruitt moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment 
14         On page 80 after line 25,
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17         (9)  If a civil action is brought against any member of
18  a university board of trustees for any act or omission arising
19  out of and in the course of the performance of his or her
20  duties and responsibilities, the university board of trustees
21  may defray all costs of defending such action, including
22  reasonable attorney's fees and expenses, together with costs
23  of appeal, and may save harmless and protect such person from
24  any financial loss resulting from the lawful performance of
25  his or her duties and responsibilities. A claim based on any
26  such action or omission may, in the discretion of the
27  university board of trustees, be settled prior to or after the
28  filing of suit. The board of trustees may arrange for and pay
29  the premium for appropriate insurance to cover all such loses
30  and expenses.
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