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GA Code § 20-2-2001 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29 - Interlocal Risk Management Agency|§ 20-2-2001. Definitions

 As used in this article, the term:    "Administrator" means any person who administers a group self-insurance fund other than the interlocal risk management agency.   "Board of education" or "board" means a public board of education of any county or of any independent school system of this state.   "Commissioner" means the Commissioner of Insurance.   "General liability" means any liability for bodily injury, death, or damage to property owned by others or any other liability, except motor vehicle liability, to which a board of education or school system may be subject either directly or by reason of liability arising out of an act, error, or omission of its employee, agent, or officer in the course and scope of employment.   "Group self-insurance fund" or "fund" means a pool of public moneys established by an interlocal risk management agency from contributions of its members in order to pool the risks of general liability, motor vehicle liability, property damage, or any combination of such risks.   "Interlocal risk management agency" or "agency" means an association formed by boards of education by the execution of an intergovernmental contract for the development and administration of an interlocal risk management program and one or more group self-insurance funds.   "Interlocal risk management program" means a plan and activities carried out under such plan by an interlocal risk management agency to reduce risk of loss on account of general liability, motor vehicle liability, or property damage, including safety engineering and other loss prevention and control techniques, and to administer one or more group self-insurance funds, including the processing and defense of claims brought against members of the agency.   "Motor vehicle liability" means liability to which a board of education or school system may be subject either directly or by reason of liability arising out of the use of a motor vehicle by its employee, agent, or officer in the course and scope of employment. Such term shall also include loss on account of property damage to motor vehicles.   "Property damage" means loss to which a board of education or school system may be subject by reason of physical damage or destruction to real or personal property owned or leased by such board of education or school system.   "School system" means any county school system or any independent school system of any municipality of this state.     (Code 1981, §20-2-2001, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1172, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1960, § 1.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Liability of school or school personnel for injury to student resulting from cheerleader activities, 25 A.L.R.5th 784.
GA Code § 20-2-2002 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29 - Interlocal Risk Management Agency|§ 20-2-2002. Establishment; Membership

  A group of boards of education may execute an intergovernmental contract among themselves to form and become members of an interlocal risk management agency. After an interlocal risk management agency has been formed, any board of education may, subject to the bylaws and requirements of such agency, become a member and, through participation in the agency, may:   Pool its general liability risks in whole or in part with those of other boards of education;   Pool its motor vehicle liability risks in whole or in part with those of other boards of education;   Pool its property damage risks in whole or in part with those of other boards of education; or   Jointly purchase general liability, motor vehicle liability, or property damage insurance with other boards of education participating in and belonging to the interlocal risk management agency, the participating boards of education to be coinsured under a master policy or policies with the total premium apportioned among such participants.     Except for the boards of education of independent school systems which elect to participate in an interlocal risk management agency for municipalities established pursuant to Chapter 85 of Title 36, there shall be only one interlocal risk management agency established for boards of education; provided, however, if the Commissioner determines that there are special or unique circumstances or special needs of groups of boards of education which justify the establishment of an additional interlocal risk management agency or agencies, he may authorize the establishment of such additional agency or agencies.Each agency may establish such group self-insurance funds as may be authorized by the Commissioner.   All arrangements and agreements made under the authority of this article shall be in writing. A board of education may become a member of an interlocal risk management agency by the adoption of a resolution by the board of education. The interlocal risk management agency shall operate under such name and style as shall be provided in the intergovernmental contract creating such agency and shall have the power to bring and defend actions in all courts.   All books, records, and files maintained by any administrator of any fund established by the agency, including but not limited to audit data and all active and inactive claim files, shall at all times be the sole property of the agency and shall be surrendered immediately to the agency upon demand.     (Code 1981, §20-2-2002, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1172, § 1; Ga. L. 1987, p. 3, § 20; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1960, § 2; Ga. L. 1991, p. 717, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-2-2003 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29 - Interlocal Risk Management Agency|§ 20-2-2003. Board of Trustees

 Each intergovernmental contract establishing an intergovernmental risk management agency shall provide for a board of trustees which shall govern the agency. Such board shall be authorized to administer the agency in accordance with the provisions of the intergovernmental contract establishing the agency and shall be authorized to adopt such bylaws, rules, and regulations as may be necessary or desirable in administering such agency.    (Code 1981, §20-2-2003, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1172, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-2-2004 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29 - Interlocal Risk Management Agency|§ 20-2-2004. Agency Is Not an Insurer

 An interlocal risk management agency created pursuant to this article is not an insurance company or an insurer under Title 33, and the development and administration by such agency of one or more group self-insurance funds shall not constitute doing business as an insurer.    (Code 1981, §20-2-2004, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1172, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-2-2006 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29 - Interlocal Risk Management Agency|§ 20-2-2006. Issuance, Renewal, or Revocation of Certificate

  The Commissioner shall examine the application made under Code Section 20-2-2005 to determine whether the agency and any established fund will be able to comply with this article and applicable rules and regulations. If the Commissioner finds that the agency and any established fund are capable of complying with such requirements, he shall issue a certificate of authority to the agency.   If the Commissioner refuses to issue a certificate of authority, he shall issue an order setting forth the reasons for refusal and forward it to the agency. A copy of the order shall be sent to each member of the fund.   Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of Code Section 20-2-2005, the Commissioner shall approve or disapprove the application for a certificate of authority within 60 days of receipt by him of the application and all of the supporting information requested.   The Commissioner may refuse to issue or renew or may suspend or revoke the certificate of authority of any agency, in accordance with Code Section 20-2-2012, for failure of the agency to comply with any provision of this article or with any of the rules, regulations, or orders of the Commissioner issued pursuant to this article.   The certificate shall be renewed annually in accordance with rules and regulations promulgated by the Commissioner.     (Code 1981, §20-2-2006, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1172, § 1.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1986, "to this article" was substituted for "thereto" in subsection (d).
GA Code § 20-2-2007 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29 - Interlocal Risk Management Agency|§ 20-2-2007. Minimum Surplus Required

 Each fund formed pursuant to this article shall possess and thereafter maintain minimum surplus in an amount such as the Commissioner may reasonably establish or subsequently require for the protection of the members. The Commissioner may authorize a fund to maintain a deposit consisting of securities eligible for deposit by domestic insurance companies in accordance with Chapter 12 of Title 33 or, for a period not to exceed 60 months, to post a surety bond in lieu of maintaining the minimum surplus required by this Code section.    (Code 1981, §20-2-2007, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1172, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-2-2008 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29 - Interlocal Risk Management Agency|§ 20-2-2008. Investments

 The investable assets of a fund may be invested in securities or other investments permitted by the laws of this state for the investment of assets constituting the legal reserves of property and casualty insurance companies or in such other securities or investments as the Commissioner may permit such insurers to invest their funds under Title 33. Such investments shall be subject to the same terms, conditions, and limitations which apply to property and casualty insurance companies under Title 33.    (Code 1981, §20-2-2008, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1172, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-2-2009 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29 - Interlocal Risk Management Agency|§ 20-2-2009. Joint and Several Liability of Fund Members

 Each board of education shall be jointly and severally liable for all legal obligations of a fund which arise out of an event which occurred while such board was a member of such fund; provided, however, that a fund shall not assume a risk greater than an amount to be determined by the Commissioner; and provided, further, that this legal obligation may be enforced by an assessment against such member as provided in the bylaws of the agency.    (Code 1981, §20-2-2009, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1172, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-2-2010 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29 - Interlocal Risk Management Agency|§ 20-2-2010. Administrator

  If an agency contracts with an administrator, the agency and the administrator must enter into a written agreement which shall be subject to review and approval by the Commissioner in accordance with this Code section and which shall contain at least the following:   A contractual provision obligating the administrator to obtain and maintain such bonds, deposits, or insurance coverage as may be required to be maintained by this article; and   A requirement that errors and omissions coverage or other appropriate liability insurance in an amount which is not less than that specified by the rules and regulations of the Commissioner be maintained at all times by the administrator.     The terms of any such agreement shall be reasonable and equitable, and the agreement and any amendments thereto shall be filed with the Commissioner at least 30 days prior to their use. Any such agreement and any and all amendments thereto which have not been specifically disapproved by the Commissioner within 30 days after the filing thereof shall be deemed to be approved.   A copy of the agreement and any and all amendments thereto shall be furnished to each agency or fund member upon request.     (Code 1981, §20-2-2010, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1172, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-2-2011 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29 - Interlocal Risk Management Agency|§ 20-2-2011. Bond, Liability Insurance, and Claim Office of Administrator

  The Commissioner shall require each administrator to have and maintain a fidelity bond in an amount which the Commissioner deems appropriate but which is not less than $100,000.00.   Errors and omissions coverage or other appropriate liability insurance in an amount which is not less than that specified by the rules and regulations of the Commissioner shall be maintained at all times by an administrator of a fund; and a certificate by the insurer or other appropriate evidence of such coverage shall be filed with the Commissioner by the fund.   Each administrator shall maintain an office in this state for the payment, processing, and adjustment of the claims of the fund or funds which it represents.     (Code 1981, §20-2-2011, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1172, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-2-2012 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29 - Interlocal Risk Management Agency|§ 20-2-2012. Grounds for Revocation, Suspension, or Refusal to Issue or Renew Certificate; Hearing; Voluntary Dissolution of Fund

  The Commissioner may revoke, suspend, or refuse to issue or renew the certificate of authority of any agency when and if, after investigation, he finds that:   Any certificate of authority issued to the agency was obtained by fraud;   There was any material misrepresentation in the application for the certificate of authority;   The agency, any fund established by the agency, the administrator of a fund, or any marketing representative has otherwise shown itself to be untrustworthy or incompetent;   The agency, any fund established by the agency, the administrator of a fund, or any marketing representative has violated any of the provisions of this article or the rules and regulations of the Commissioner promulgated pursuant to this article;   The agency, any fund established by the agency, or the administrator of a fund has misappropriated, converted, illegally withheld, or refused to pay over upon proper demand any moneys which belong to a member or a person otherwise entitled thereto and which have been entrusted to the agency, fund, or administrator in its fiduciary capacities; or   The agency or any fund established by the agency is found to be in an unsound condition or in such condition as to render its future transaction of business in this state hazardous to its members.     Before the Commissioner shall revoke, suspend, or refuse to issue or renew the certificate of authority of any agency, he shall give the agency an opportunity to be fully heard and to introduce evidence in its behalf. In lieu of revoking, suspending, or refusing to issue or renew the certificate of authority of any agency for any of the causes enumerated in this Code section, after hearing as provided in this Code section, the Commissioner may place the fund and its administrator on probation for a period of time not to exceed one year when, in his judgment, he finds that the public interest and the interests of the fund's members would not be harmed by the continued operation of the fund. At any hearing provided for by this Code section, the Commissioner or his designee shall have authority to administer oaths to witnesses. Any witness testifying falsely after taking an oath commits the offense of perjury.   No fund shall be voluntarily dissolved or otherwise voluntarily cease to function unless:   Written approval is first obtained from the Commissioner; and   The Commissioner determines that all claims and other legal obligations of the fund have been paid or that adequate provisions for such payment have been made.       (Code 1981, §20-2-2012, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1172, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-2-2013 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29 - Interlocal Risk Management Agency|§ 20-2-2013. Tax Exemption

 Interlocal risk management agencies and funds established by such agencies shall be exempt from state and local taxes and fees.    (Code 1981, §20-2-2013, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1172, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-2-2014 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29 - Interlocal Risk Management Agency|§ 20-2-2014. Examination of Funds by Commissioner

 The Commissioner shall have the authority to require and conduct periodic examinations to verify the solvency of funds in the same manner and under the same conditions as insurers are examined under Chapter 2 of Title 33.    (Code 1981, §20-2-2014, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1172, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-2-2015 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29 - Interlocal Risk Management Agency|§ 20-2-2015. Fund Insufficient to Discharge Obligations; Liquidation

  If the assets of a fund are at any time insufficient to enable a fund to discharge its legal liabilities and other obligations and to maintain the reserves and surplus required of it under this article, the agency shall forthwith make up the deficiency or levy an assessment upon the members of the fund for the amount needed to make up the deficiency.   If the agency fails to make up the deficiency or to make the required assessment of the fund members within 30 days after the Commissioner orders it to do so or if the deficiency is not fully made up within 60 days after the date on which any such assessment is made or within such longer period of time as may be specified by the Commissioner, the fund shall be deemed to be insolvent and shall be proceeded against in the same manner as are domestic insurers under Chapter 37 of Title 33; and the Commissioner shall have the same powers and limitations in such proceedings as are provided under Chapter 37 of Title 33, except as otherwise provided for in this article.   If the liquidation of a fund is ordered, an assessment shall be levied upon its members for such an amount as the Commissioner determines to be necessary to discharge all liabilities of the fund, including the reasonable costs of liquidation.     (Code 1981, §20-2-2015, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1172, § 1.)   Code Commission notes.   - Pursuant to Code Section 28-9-5, in 1986, the second reference to "Chapter 37 of Title 33" was substituted for "that chapter" in subsection (b).
GA Code § 20-2-2016 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29 - Interlocal Risk Management Agency|§ 20-2-2016. Rules and Regulations

 The Commissioner shall have authority to promulgate rules and regulations to effectuate the provisions of this article.    (Code 1981, §20-2-2016, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1172, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-2-2017 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29 - Interlocal Risk Management Agency|§ 20-2-2017. Remedies of Aggrieved Parties

 Any party which is aggrieved by any act, determination, order, or any other action of the Commissioner taken pursuant to this article may request a hearing before the Commissioner or otherwise proceed in accordance with Chapter 13 of Title 50, the "Georgia Administrative Procedure Act."    (Code 1981, §20-2-2017, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1172, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-2-2018 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29 - Interlocal Risk Management Agency|§ 20-2-2018. Excess Loss Funding Program; Condition for Certificate of Authority

  An interlocal risk management agency shall maintain at all times an excess loss funding program acceptable to the Commissioner. An excess loss funding program may consist of excess insurance, self-funding from unobligated surplus of a fund, any combination of such excess insurance or self-funding, or any other funding program acceptable to the Commissioner.   The excess loss funding program of an agency shall be approved by the Commissioner as a condition to the issuance and maintenance of a certificate of authority of any agency which establishes a fund or funds authorized pursuant to this article. An agency may be permitted to purchase excess insurance:   From insurers authorized to transact business in this state; or   From approved surplus lines carriers.       (Code 1981, §20-2-2018, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1172, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1960, § 4.)
GA Code § 20-2-2019 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29 - Interlocal Risk Management Agency|§ 20-2-2019. Annual Audit

 Each fund established under this article shall have an annual audit of its books and accounts performed by a certified public accountant. Such audit shall be conducted in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A copy of such audit shall be made available to fund members.    (Code 1981, §20-2-2019, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1172, § 1.)
GA Code § 20-2-2020 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 29 - Interlocal Risk Management Agency|§ 20-2-2020. Sovereign Immunity Not Waived

 The exercise by a board of education or school system of the authority provided in this article shall not constitute the provision of liability insurance protection under Article I, Section II, Paragraph IX of the Constitution of the State of Georgia. The participation by a board of education or school system as a member of an agency authorized by this chapter shall not constitute the obtaining of liability insurance and no sovereign immunity of a board of education or school system shall be waived on account of such participation.    (Code 1981, §20-2-2020, enacted by Ga. L. 1986, p. 1172, § 1; Ga. L. 1988, p. 1960, § 5.)
GA Code § 20-2-2040 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 30 - "Multiracial" Classification|§ 20-2-2040. "Multiracial" Defined

 As used in this article, the term "multiracial" means having parents of different races.    (Code 1981, §20-2-2040, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1360, § 2.)
GA Code § 20-2-2041 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 30 - "Multiracial" Classification|§ 20-2-2041. "Multiracial" Classification Required on Forms

  All written forms, applications, questionnaires, and other written documents or materials produced by or for or used by any public elementary or secondary school in the state which request information on the racial or ethnic identification of a respondent and which contain a list of racial and ethnic classifications from which such respondent must select one shall include among their choices the classification "multiracial."   No such written document or computer software described in subsection (a) of this Code section shall bear the designation "other" as a racial or ethnic classification after July 1, 1994, unless such document was printed and in stock before July 1, 1994.     (Code 1981, §20-2-2041, enacted by Ga. L. 1994, p. 1360, § 2.)   Cross references.   - Multiracial classification on forms, §§ 34-1-5,50-18-135.
GA Code § 20-2-2060 (2021)
2021 Georgia Code|Title 20 - Education|Chapter 2 - Elementary and Secondary Education|Article 31 - Charter Schools Act of 1998|§ 20-2-2060. Short Title

 This article shall be known and may be cited as the "Charter Schools Act of 1998."    (Code 1981, §20-2-2060, enacted by Ga. L. 1998, p. 1080, § 3.)   RESEARCH REFERENCES   ALR.   - Validity, construction, and application of statute or regulation governing charter schools, 78 A.L.R.5th 533.