Senate Bill sb1646

    Florida Senate - 2004                                  SB 1646

    By Senator Hill





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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to liability insurance;

  3         creating s. 1006.245, F.S.; requiring school

  4         districts to pay only from insurance proceeds

  5         any damages awarded against the district

  6         through a claims bill; providing minimum

  7         amounts of coverage for insurance against such

  8         damages; providing an effective date.

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10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         Section 1.  Section 1006.245, Florida Statutes, is

13  created to read:

14         1006.245  School district required to pay claims from

15  insurance proceeds; required insurance coverage.--

16         (1)  If the Legislature requires a school district to

17  pay a claimant damages under a claims bill brought on behalf

18  of the claimant pursuant to s. 768.28, the school district

19  must pay the entire amount of the damages out of proceeds from

20  insurance and may not use moneys derived from any other source

21  to make such payment.

22         (2)  In addition to other insurance requirements,

23  including, but not limited to, those set forth in s. 1006.24,

24  each district school board shall secure and keep in force

25  insurance for paying damages awarded under claims bills in the

26  amount of at least $500,000 or 1 percent of the operating

27  budget of the school district, whichever is less.

28         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2004.

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    Florida Senate - 2004                                  SB 1646
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 3    Requires school districts to pay only from insurance
      proceeds any damages awarded against the district through
 4    a legislative claims bill. Provides that insurance
      coverage against such damages must be at least $500,000
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