SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS/HB 409
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 235104
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11  Senator Webster moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
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17         (3)  In implementing line item 138A of the 2001-2002
18  General Appropriations Act, the Department of Education shall
19  administer the educator liability program. The insurance
20  carrier providing any portion of educator professional
21  liability coverage under the program which is procured with
22  state funds must be selected by a competitive process. From
23  funds appropriated for purchase of liability insurance, the
24  amount of funds used by the program administrator for
25  administrative purposes shall be limited to 8 percent of the
26  total cost of the coverage. The amount of the appropriation
27  for purchase of liability insurance remaining after liability
28  insurance is provided shall revert to General Revenue
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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS/HB 409
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 235104
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 2  And the title is amended as follows:
 3         On page 1, line 12, after the semicolon,
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 6         requiring competitive procurement of any
 7         insurance carrier that provides state-funded
 8         liability coverage; limiting administrative
 9         costs; providing for the reversion of certain
10         funds;
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