BLAIR LEE III, Acting Governor                              117

SOLICITOR.

(3) THIS SUBSECTION DOES NOT REQUIRE A    COUNTY

BOARD TO PROVIDE OR REIMBURSE THE COST OF COUNSEL      TO A

PLAINTIFF OR CLAIMANT IN A SUIT OR CLAIM AGAINST A   COUNTY
BOARD OR ITS MEMBERS, AGENTS, OR EMPLOYEES.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section presently appears as Art.
77, §§ 48, 56C, and 56F.

Present Art. 77, §56C(a) is deleted as
unnecessary.

Subsection (a) of this section contains new
language derived from the exception for Baltimore
City in present Art. 77, §56D(a).

In subsections (c) and [d) of this section, the
present references to the "Board of School
Commissioners of Baltimore City" are deleted as
unnecessary in light of the definition of "county
board" in §1-101 of this article.

The only other changes are in style.

4-105. COMPREHENSIVE LIABILITY INSURANCE.

(A)    IN GENERAL.

EACH COUNTY BOARD SHALL CARRY     COMPREHENSIVE LIABILITY

INSURANCE TO PROTECT THE BOARD AND   ITS AGENTS AND EMPLOYEES.

THE PURCHASE OF THIS INSURANCE     IS A VALID EDUCATIONAL
EXPENSE.

(B)  STANDARDS FOR POLICIES.

THE STATE BOARD SHALL ESTABLISH STANDARDS FOR THESE
INSURANCE POLICIES, INCLUDING A MINIMUM LIABILITY COVERAGE
OF NOT LESS THAN $100,000 FOR EACH OCCURRENCE. THE POLICIES
PURCHASED UNDER THIS SECTION SHALL MEET THESE STANDARDS.

(C)    SELF-INSURANCE.

(1)       A COUNTY BOARD COMPLIES WITH THIS   SECTION IF
IT IS SELF-INSURED FOR AT LEAST $100,000 FOR EACH   OCCURRENCE
UNDER THE RULES AND REGULATIONS ADOPTED BY THE STATE
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER.

(2)          A COUNTY BOARD THAT ELECTS   TO SELF-INSURE
UNDER THIS SUBSECTION PERIODICALLY SHALL FILE   WITH THE STATE
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER, IN WRITING, THE TERMS   AND CONDITIONS
OF THE SELF-INSURANCE.

(3)            THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS
SELF-INSURANCE:

(I)         ARE SUBJECT TO THE APPROVAL OF THE STATE

INSURANCE COMMISSIONER; AND