6153-S AMS HOCH MCH 001

SSB 6153 - S AMD 441

    By Senator Hochstatter                                       

WITHDRAWN 06/08/01

On page 190, after line 10, insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 902.  TORT LIABILITY.  In the event that the state incurs civil or tort liability resulting from the negligence or intentional action of an agency funded under this act, any damages awarded by a court of competent jurisdiction shall be paid from the appropriation made in this act to the agency whose action or inaction was a basis for the judgment."

    Renumber the sections consecutively and correct any internal references accordingly.

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EFFECT: Requires agencies to pay for tort claims out of their operating budgets.