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ENGROSSED
SENATE BILL 5954
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AS
AMENDED BY THE HOUSE
Passed
Legislature - 1997 Regular Session
State
of Washington 55th Legislature 1997 Regular Session
By
Read
first time 02/21/97. Referred to Committee on Higher Education.
Regulating claims against the University of
Washington.
AN
ACT Relating to claims against the University of Washington; amending RCW
28B.20.253; providing an effective date; and declaring an emergency.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec.
1. RCW
28B.20.253 and 1991 sp.s. c 13 s 117 are each amended to read as follows:
(1)
A self-insurance revolving fund in the custody of the ((treasurer)) university
is hereby created to be used solely and exclusively by the board of regents of
the University of Washington for the following purposes:
(a)
The payment of judgments against the university, its schools, colleges,
departments, and hospitals and against its regents, officers, employees,
agents, and students for whom the defense of an action, claim, or proceeding
has been provided pursuant to RCW 28B.20.250.
(b)
The payment of claims against the university, its schools, colleges,
departments, and hospitals and against its regents, officers, employees,
agents, and students for whom the defense of an action, claim, or proceeding
has been provided pursuant to RCW 28B.20.250: PROVIDED, That payment of claims
in excess of twenty-five ((hundred)) thousand dollars must be
approved by the state attorney general.
(c)
For the cost of investigation, administration, and defense of actions, claims,
or proceedings, and other purposes essential to its liability program.
(2)
Said self-insurance revolving fund shall consist of periodic payments by the
University of Washington from any source available to it in such amounts as are
deemed reasonably necessary to maintain the fund at levels adequate to provide
for the anticipated cost of payments of incurred claims and other costs to be
charged against the fund.
(3)
No money shall be paid from the self-insurance revolving fund unless first
approved by the board of regents, and unless all proceeds available to the
claimant from any valid and collectible liability insurance shall have been
exhausted.
(((4)
The state investment board shall invest moneys in the self-insurance revolving
fund. Moneys invested by the investment board shall be invested in accordance
with RCW 43.84.150.))
*NEW
SECTION. Sec. 2.
This act is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace,
health, or safety, or support of the state government and its existing public
institutions, and takes effect July 1, 1997.
*Sec. 2 was vetoed. See message at end of chapter.
Passed the Senate April 21, 1997.
Passed the House April 10, 1997.
Approved by the Governor May
7, 1997, with the exception of certain items that were vetoed.
Filed
in Office of Secretary of State May 7, 1997.
Note: Governor's
explanation of partial veto is as follows:
"I am returning
herewith, without my approval as to section 2, Engrossed Senate Bill No. 5954
entitled:
"AN
ACT Relating to claims against the University of Washington;"
This legislation moves
the University of Washington's self-insurance fund from the custody of the
state treasurer to the university, and makes the university the investment
manager for the fund rather than the state investment board. These changes
simplify the administrative procedures for using the fund by eliminating the
involvement of multiple agencies.
ESB 5954 includes an
emergency clause in section 2. Although this bill is important, it is not a
matter for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety, or
support of the state government and its existing public institutions.
For this reason, I have
vetoed section 2 of Engrossed Senate Bill No. 5954.
With
the exception of section 2, Engrossed Senate Bill No. 5954 is approved."
