PRINTER'S NO. 3315
No. 2384 Session of 1986
INTRODUCED BY LESCOVITZ, JOHNSON, KUKOVICH, HALUSKA, GEIST,
E. Z. TAYLOR, HERMAN, COLAFELLA, TRUMAN AND TRELLO, APRIL 16,
1986
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON INSURANCE, APRIL 16, 1986
AN ACT
1 Providing for self-insurance for State boards and commissions;
2 declaring certain members immune from civil liability; and
3 establishing the Board and Commission Self-Insurance Fund.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Short title.
7 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Board and
8 Commission Self-Insurance Law.
9 Section 2. Definitions.
10 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
11 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
12 context clearly indicates otherwise:
13 "Boards and commissions." All independent boards and
14 commissions, all administrative boards and commissions, all
15 authorities of the Commonwealth and all agencies of the
16 Commonwealth commonly described as housing, finance, economic
17 development or redevelopment agencies. The term does not include
18 municipal authorities created under the act of May 2, 1945
1 (P.L.382, No.164), known as the Municipality Authorities Act of
2 1945.
3 Section 3. Self-insurance.
4 All boards and commissions shall, where economically
5 feasible, self-insure under this act for civil liability
6 purposes.
7 Section 4. Immunity of certain members.
8 All members of boards and commissions who are not otherwise
9 officials or employees of the Commonwealth are hereby declared
10 to be immune from civil liability for any action taken as
11 members of their respective boards or commissions.
12 Section 5. Board and Commission Self-Insurance Fund.
13 (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a separate
14 account in the State Treasury to be known as the Board and
15 Commission Self-Insurance Fund.
16 (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the fund shall be to provide
17 moneys to satisfy any civil liability suit or claim brought
18 against any board or commission which self-insures under this
19 act.
20 (c) Funds.--The fund shall be composed of funds which the
21 General Assembly may, from time to time, appropriate.
22 Section 6. Effective date.
23 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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