House of Representatives

SB 1200

school employees; health insurance

Sponsors: Senators Gerard, Nichols: Hellon

DP	Committee on Education
x	Committee on Financial Institutions and Insurance
	Caucus and COW
	As Passed the House

SB 1200 expands the programs that can be offered by a school district’s self-insurance program trust and allows state school district associations to participate in a school districts self-insurance trust.

History

Current statute allows school district self-insurance programs to make payments from the trust for uninsured losses, claims, defense costs and other related expenses. In 1985 the Attorney General concluded the self-insurance programs trust can not pay for any programs that do not relate specifically to uninsured losses, claims and defense costs and the other expenses that are associated directly with those claims. SB 1200 expands the programs that the self-insurance trust can offer to include:

1. the costs of training designed to reduce losses and claims,

2. the costs of related employee benefits including wellness programs, life disability and other fully and partially insured group insurance plans,

3. programs that allow for participation in a cafeteria plan pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, and

4. the costs of administering the trust.

Provisions

· Expands the programs that a self-insurance trust can make payments to include employee benefit programs, risk management training, cafeteria plans that meet the Internal Revenue Code requirements and the costs of administering the trust.

· Allows a school district association to participate in a school district self-insurance trust.

· Clarifies that a school district governing board may establish a self-insurance program alone or with another school district or with a school district association.

SB 1200 passed the Education Committee unamended.

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45th Legislature

First Regular Session 2 March 27, 2001

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