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55	55	1st Session of the 58th Legislature (2021)
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57	57	SENATE BILL 983 By: Bullard
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63	63	AS INTRODUCED
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65	65	An Act relating to workers’ compensation; authorizing
66	66	reduction in workers’ compensation insurance premiums
67	67	for employer participation in certain apprenticeship
68	68	programs; providing qualifications and requirements
69	69	for reduction in premiums; requiring certain annual
70	70	reports; requiring certain certific ation; authorizing
71	71	promulgation of rules by Insurance Commissioner;
72	72	providing for codificati on; and providing an
73	73	effective date.
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79	79	BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
80	80	SECTION 1. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
81	81	in the Oklahoma Statut es as Section 42.1 of Title 85A, unless there
82	82	is created a duplication in numbering, reads as follows:
83	83	A. For each policy of workers ’ compensation insurance issued or
84	84	renewed in this state on or after November 1, 202 1, there may be
85	85	granted by the insurer a reduction in the premium for the policy not
86	86	to exceed five percent (5%) if the insured has been certified by the
87	87	State Department of Education to the Workers’ Compensation
88	88	Commission and Insurance Commission as a participant in the
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140	140	Apprenticeships, Internships and Mentorships (AIM) Act of 2016 and
141	141	has notified its insurer in writing of such certification.
142	142	B. If granted, the premium discount provided by this section
143	143	may be applied to an insured’s policy of workers’ compensation
144	144	insurance at the discretion of the insured’s insurer pro rata as of
145	145	the date the insured receives the certification and shall continue
146	146	for as long as the insured maintains the certification; provided,
147	147	however, that an insurer shall not be req uired to credit the actual
148	148	amount of the premium discount to the account of the insure d until
149	149	the final premium audit under the policy. Certification of an
150	150	insured shall be required for each year in which a premium discoun t
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152	152	C. If it is determined that an insured misrepresented its
153	153	qualifications for certification pursuant to Section 2 of this act,
154	154	the workers’ compensation insurance policy of the insured may be
155	155	subject to an additional premium for the purposes of reimbursement
156	156	of a previously granted premium discount and to cancellat ion in
157	157	accordance with the provisions of th e policy.
158	158	D. At the discretion of the insured ’s insurer if granting a
159	159	premium reduction, each insurer shall make an annual report , in
160	160	accordance with rules promulgated by the Insurance Commissioner , to
161	161	the Insurance Commissioner illustrating the total do llar amount of
162	162	the premium discounts applied pursuant to this section.
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214	214	E. The Insurance Commissioner and the State Department of
215	215	Education shall conduct a study to deter mine the impact of the
216	216	premium discounts pro vided pursuant to this se ction in encouraging
217	217	employers to provide apprenticeships, internships and mentorships
218	218	for students.
219	219	F. The Insurance Commissioner may promulgate rules necessary
220	220	for the implementation and enfo rcement of this section.
221	221	SECTION 2. NEW LAW A new section of law to be codified
222	222	in the Oklahoma Statutes as Section 42. 2 of Title 85A, unless there
223	223	is created a duplicatio n in numbering, reads as follows:
224	224	A. An employer that has be en certified as a participant in the
225	225	Apprenticeships, Internships and Mentorships (AIM) Act of 2016
226	226	pursuant to this section may be eligible for a premium discount
227	227	under the employer’s workers’ compensation insurance policy p ursuant
228	228	to Section 1 of this act if the State Department of Education
229	229	certifies to the Workers’ Compensation Commission and the Insurance
230	230	Commissioner that the employer:
231	231	1. Has entered into a training ag reement with one or mo re AIM
232	232	students and the student’s parent or guardian in accordance with AIM
233	233	requirements;
234	234	2. Has developed, in accordance with AIM requirements, a
235	235	detailed training plan for the AIM student that focuses on
236	236	development of technical skills and emplo yability skills;
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288	288	3. Assigns a mentor to each AIM student and assists in
289	289	monitoring the progress of the st udent; provided, a mentor may be
290	290	assigned to more than one student;
291	291	4. Provides workers ’ compensation insurance coverage for each
292	292	AIM student;
293	293	5. Complies with all federal, state and local laws and
294	294	regulations regarding the employment of students; and
295	295	6. Complies with the rules of th e State Department of Education
296	296	regarding AIM placement.
297	297	B. A self-insured employer or an employer member of a group
298	298	self-insurance association that provides AIM placements for one or
299	299	more AIM students substantially in accor dance with this section may
300	300	be certified by the Sta te Department of Education to Workers’
301	301	Compensation Commission and the Insurance Commission as an AIM
302	302	employer in compliance with this act.
303	303	SECTION 3. This act shall become effective Novem ber 1, 2021.
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