Texas Insurance Code Title 10, Chapter 2207 - Excess Liability Pools For Counties And Certain Educational Entities
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 2207.001 - Definitions
In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of trustees of a pool. (2) "County" means a county in this state. (3) "Fund" means an...
SUBCHAPTER B COUNTY EXCESS LIABILITY POOL
- Texas Section 2207.002 - Pool Not Engaged In Business Of Insurance
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a pool is not engaged in the business of insurance under this code or other laws of this...
- Texas Section 2207.051 - Creation Of County Excess Liability Pool
(a) The county judges of five or more counties may, on written agreement, create a county excess liability pool. (b) The county excess liability pool...
- Texas Section 2207.052 - Participation In Other Pools Not Permitted
A county may participate only in a pool created for counties. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2, eff. April...
SUBCHAPTER C SCHOOL DISTRICT EXCESS LIABILITY POOL
- Texas Section 2207.053 - Selection Of Temporary Board
At the time a written agreement is executed under Section 2207.051, the county judges of each county executing the agreement to create the pool shall...
- Texas Section 2207.101 - Creation Of School District Excess Liability Pool
(a) Acting on behalf of their boards, the presidents of the boards of trustees of five or more school districts may, on written agreement, create...
- Texas Section 2207.102 - Participation In Other Pools Not Permitted
A school district may participate only in a pool created for school districts. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 2,...
SUBCHAPTER D JUNIOR COLLEGE DISTRICT EXCESS LIABILITY POOL
- Texas Section 2207.103 - Selection Of Temporary Board
At the time a written agreement is executed under Section 2207.101, the presidents of the boards of trustees of each school district executing the agreement...
- Texas Section 2207.151 - Creation Of Junior College District Excess Liability Pool
(a) Acting on behalf of their boards, the presiding officers of the boards of trustees of five or more junior college districts may, on written...
- Texas Section 2207.152 - Participation In Other Pools Not Permitted
A junior college district may participate only in a pool created for junior college districts. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017),...
SUBCHAPTER E PLAN OF OPERATION
- Texas Section 2207.153 - Selection Of Temporary Board
At the time a written agreement is executed under Section 2207.151, the presiding officers of the boards of trustees of each junior college district executing...
- Texas Section 2207.201 - Time For Creation Of Plan Of Operation
(a) Not later than the 30th day after the date the temporary board of a pool is selected, the temporary board shall meet to prepare...
SUBCHAPTER F BOARD OF TRUSTEES
- Texas Section 2207.202 - Contents Of Plan Of Operation
(a) Subject to the requirements of this chapter, a pool's plan of operation must include: (1) the organizational structure of the pool, including: (A) the...
- Texas Section 2207.251 - Board Of Trustees
(a) A pool is governed by a board of trustees composed of nine members selected as provided by the plan of operation. (b) Not later...
- Texas Section 2207.252 - Terms; Vacancy
(a) Board members serve two-year terms that expire at the time provided by the plan of operation. (b) A vacancy on the board shall be...
- Texas Section 2207.253 - Performance Bond Required
(a) Each board member shall execute a bond in the amount required by the plan of operation. The bond must be payable to the pool...
- Texas Section 2207.254 - Compensation
A board member is not entitled to compensation for the member's service on the board. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017),...
- Texas Section 2207.255 - Officers; Meetings
(a) The board shall select from the board members a presiding officer, an assistant presiding officer, and a secretary who serve one-year terms that expire...
- Texas Section 2207.256 - General Powers And Duties Of Board
(a) In addition to other duties provided by the plan of operation, the board shall: (1) approve contracts other than excess liability insurance contracts issued...
- Texas Section 2207.257 - Annual Audit; Report
(a) Each year as provided by the plan of operation, the board shall have an actuary audit the capital, surplus, and reserves of the pool...
SUBCHAPTER G OPERATION OF POOL
- Texas Section 2207.258 - Immunity Of Board Members From Certain Liabilities
A board member is not liable: (1) with respect to a claim or judgment for which coverage is provided by the pool; or (2) for...
- Texas Section 2207.301 - General Powers And Duties Of Pool
(a) A pool shall: (1) issue excess liability insurance coverage to each county, school district, or junior college district entitled to coverage under this chapter;...
- Texas Section 2207.302 - Pool Manager; Performance Bond Required
(a) The board shall appoint a pool manager who serves at the pleasure of the board, and the board shall supervise the pool manager's activities....
- Texas Section 2207.303 - General Powers And Duties Of Pool Manager
(a) The pool manager shall manage and conduct the affairs of the pool under the general supervision of the board and shall perform any other...
- Texas Section 2207.304 - Personnel
(a) The pool manager shall employ or contract with persons necessary to assist the board and the pool manager in implementing the powers and duties...
- Texas Section 2207.305 - Performance Bond Authorized
The board may require an employee or a person with whom the pool manager contracts under Section 2207.304 to execute a bond in an amount...
- Texas Section 2207.306 - Immunity Of Employees And Contractors From Certain Liabilities
An employee or a person with whom the pool manager contracts under Section 2207.304 is not liable: (1) with respect to a claim or judgment...
SUBCHAPTER H EXCESS LIABILITY FUND
- Texas Section 2207.307 - Office; Records
(a) A pool shall maintain the pool's principal office in Austin, Texas. (b) Records, files, and other documents and information relating to the pool must...
- Texas Section 2207.351 - Fund Creation; Management
(a) On creation of a pool, the initial regular board shall create an excess liability fund. (b) The fund is composed of: (1) premiums paid...
- Texas Section 2207.352 - Contributions
The board shall determine the amount of any contributions necessary to meet the initial expenses of the pool. The board shall make this determination based...
- Texas Section 2207.353 - Uses Of Fund
(a) Administrative expenses of the pool may be paid from the fund. Payments for administrative expenses during a fiscal year of the pool may not...
SUBCHAPTER I POOL COVERAGE
- Texas Section 2207.354 - Depository Bank
(a) The board may select one or more banks to serve as a depository for money in the fund. (b) A depository bank must execute...
- Texas Section 2207.401 - Entitlement To Coverage
A county, school district, or junior college district is entitled to coverage from the pool if the county, school district, or junior college district: (1)...
- Texas Section 2207.402 - Scope Of Coverage
(a) A pool shall insure a county, school district, or junior college district and the entity's officers and employees against liability for acts and omissions...
- Texas Section 2207.403 - Basis Of Coverage
The pool may provide excess liability insurance coverage on a claims-made basis or an occurrence basis. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B....
- Texas Section 2207.404 - Rates And Limits Of Coverage
(a) To ensure that the pool is actuarially sound, the board shall: (1) set the premium rates charged; and (2) determine the maximum limits of...
- Texas Section 2207.405 - Use Of Entity Money For Pool Coverage Authorized
A county, school district, or junior college district may use its money to pay any contributions or premiums required by the applicable pool to purchase...
- Texas Section 2207.406 - Coverage Period
A county, school district, or junior college district that accepts coverage provided by the applicable pool shall maintain that coverage for at least 36 calendar...
- Texas Section 2207.407 - Nonrenewal Of Coverage
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the applicable pool may refuse to renew the coverage of a county, school district, or junior college district...
- Texas Section 2207.408 - Subsequent Coverage
(a) A county, school district, or junior college district that voluntarily discontinues coverage provided by the applicable pool may not subsequently obtain coverage from the...
- Texas Section 2207.409 - Payment Of Claims And Judgments
(a) If money in the fund would be exhausted by the payment of all final and settled claims and final judgments during a fiscal year,...
Last modified: September 28, 2016