SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.2190
101STGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEHENDERSON.
4173H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Toamendchapters162and170,RSMo,byaddingtheretotwonewsectionsrelatingto
liabilityclaimsineducationalsettings.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Chapters162and170,RSMo,areamendedbyaddingtheretotwonew
2sections,tobeknownassections162.012and170.038,toreadasfollows:
162.012.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
2 (1)"School-sponsoredactivity",anyactivitysponsoredbyaschoolincluding,
3butnotlimitedto,participationinawork-basedlearningprograminwhichtrainingor
4workactivitiesareconductedatthepremisesoforunderthedirectionofanemployer
5participatingintheprogram;
6 (2)"Work-basedlearningprogram",thesamedefinitionasinsection170.038.
7 2.Theschoolboardofanyschooldistrictmaypurchaseinsurancecontractsto
8insureagainstloss,damages,orexpensesincidenttoaclaimarisingoutofthesickness,
9bodilyinjury,ordeathbyaccidentofanystudentinjuredonschoolpremisesorduring
10school-sponsoredactivities.Forpurposesofthissubsection,traveltoandfromany
11work-basedlearningprogramshallconstituteaschool-sponsoredactivity.
12 3.Theschoolboardofanyschooldistrictmaypurchaseinsurancecontractsfor
13thebenefitofstudentstoinsureagainstlossresultingfromthelossof,theftof,or
14damagetothepersonalpropertyofstudentswhileonschoolpremisesorduringschool-
15sponsoredactivities.
170.038.1.Asusedinthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
2 (1)"Secondaryeducation",educationofstudentswhoattendsecondaryschools;
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 3 (2)"Secondaryschool",apublicschoolgivinginstructioninagradeorgrades
4notlowerthanthesixthnorhigherthanthetwelfthgrade;
5 (3)"Work-basedlearningprogram",alearningprograminasecondary
6educationcurriculumthat:
7 (a)Includes,butisnotlimitedto,workstudy,on-the-jobtraining,job
8shadowing,internships,clinicals,practicums,cooperativeprojects,andindustry-led
9service-learningprojects;
10 (b)Isincorporatedintocourseworkorrelatedtoaspecificfieldofstudy;and
11 (c)Integratesknowledgeandtheorylearnedintheclassroomwiththepractical
12applicationanddevelopmentoftechnicalskillsandproficienciesinaprofessionalwork
13setting.
14 2.Anemployerwhoacceptsasecondaryschoolstudentinawork-based
15learningprogramshallnotbesubjecttocivilliabilityforanyclaimarisingfromthe
16student'snegligentactoromission.
17 3.Nothinginthissectionshallprovideimmunityforgrossnegligenceorwillful
18misconduct.
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