respective officers, directors and employees, from any claims,
demands, actions or liability of any nature, whether directly or
indirectly, including attorney fees and court costs, based upon
or arising out of the operation of the program.
(c) No recourse.--Under no circumstances shall the assets of
the Commonwealth be liable for or its assets be used to pay any
claims, demands, actions or liability of any nature, whether
directly or indirectly, including attorney fees and court costs,
based upon or arising out of the operation of the program.
(d) Reservation of immunities.--Nothing contained in this
chapter shall be construed as a waiver of the Commonwealth's or
board's immunities, defenses, rights or actions arising out of
their sovereign status or from the 11th amendment to the
Constitution of the United States.
(e) Collective bargaining, mediation and binding
arbitration.--Except as otherwise provided in subsection (f),
nothing in this chapter or in any other law shall be construed
to permit, authorize or require collective bargaining, mediation
or binding arbitration to create, alter or modify health
benefits set forth in this chapter or administered by the board
for school employees and their health care dependents. Further,
except as otherwise provided in subsection (f), nothing in this
chapter or in any other law shall be construed to permit,
authorize or require a public school entity, through collective
bargaining, mediation or binding arbitration, or otherwise, to
establish, create, alter or modify a health benefits plan or pay
health benefits set forth in this chapter or administered by the
board that modify or supplement in any way the health benefits
set forth in this chapter for school employees and their health
care dependents.
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