By: Geren H.B. No. 3253
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the purchase of certain insurance coverage and the
performance of related risk management services for the University
of North Texas System and the component institutions of that
system.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter B, Chapter 412, Section 412.011,
Labor Code, is amended by amending Subsections (c) and (e) and
adding Subsection (j) to read as follows:
(c) The office shall:
(1) perform risk management for each state agency
subject to Chapter 412
this chapter, except to any extent limited
by Subsection (j); and
(2) purchase insurance coverage under any line of
insurance other than health or life insurance, including liability
insurance authorized under Chapter 612, Government Code, for a
state agency subject to Chapter 501, except for:
(A) an institution subject to Section 501.022; or
(B) the University of North Texas System and its
component institutions. under any line of insurance other than
health or life insurance, including liability insurance authorized
under Chapter 612, Government Code.
(e) A state agency subject to Chapter 501, except for an
institution subject to Section 501.022 or the University of North
Texas System and its component institutions, may not purchase
property, casualty, or liability insurance coverage without the
approval of the board.
(j) The University of North Texas System and its component
institutions shall perform risk management services related to
insurance coverage purchased without board approval under this
section.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.