Senate Bill No. 568–Committee on Government Affairs

 

(On Behalf of Department of Administration—Budget Division)

 

March 26, 2001

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Referred to Committee on Government Affairs

 

SUMMARY—Allows risk management division of department of administration and attorney general to assess local governments for certain tort claims. (BDR 27‑1447)

 

FISCAL NOTE:    Effect on Local Government: Yes.

                                 Effect on the State: No.

 

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EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new; matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

 

AN ACT relating to tort claims; allowing the risk management division of the department of administration and the attorney general to assess local governments for certain tort claims; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.

 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEVADA, REPRESENTED IN

SENATE AND ASSEMBLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

1-1    Section 1. NRS 331.187 is hereby amended to read as follows:

1-2    331.187  1.  There is created in the state treasury the fund for

1-3  insurance premiums as an internal service fund to be maintained for use by

1-4  the risk management division of the department of administration and the

1-5  attorney general.

1-6    2.  Each state agency shall deposit in the fund:

1-7    (a) An amount equal to its insurance premium and other charges for

1-8  potential liability, self-insured claims, other than self-insured tort claims,

1-9  and administrative expenses, as determined by the risk management

1-10  division; and

1-11    (b) An amount for self-insured tort claims and expenses related to those

1-12  claims, as determined by the attorney general.

1-13    3.  Each local government shall deposit in the fund an amount, as

1-14  determined by the risk management division and the attorney general, for

1-15  potential liability and administrative expenses for employees of a local

1-16  government for whom the state may have tort liability.

1-17    4.  Expenditures from the fund must be made by the risk management

1-18  division or the attorney general to an insurer for premiums of state agencies

1-19  as they become due or for deductibles, self-insured property and tort claims

1-20  or claims pursuant to NRS 41.0349. If the money in the fund is insufficient

2-1  to pay a tort claim, it must be paid from the reserve for statutory

2-2  contingency account.

2-3    5.  As used in this section, “local government” means a political

2-4  subdivision of this state, including, without limitation, a city, county,

2-5  irrigation district, water district or water conservancy district.

2-6    Sec. 2.  This act becomes effective on July 1, 2001.

 

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