Arizona Laws 15-383. Insurance on school bus and other vehicle operators; authority of the governing board to purchase
A. The governing board may purchase public liability and property damage insurance covering school bus drivers while driving school buses and operators of vehicles described in section 15-925 while driving those vehicles.
Terms Used In Arizona Laws 15-383
- Governing board: means a body organized for the government and management of the schools within a school district or a county school superintendent in the conduct of an accommodation school. See Arizona Laws 15-101
- person: means an individual, partnership, corporation, association or public or private organization of any kind. See Arizona Laws 15-101
- Property: includes both real and personal property. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- School district: means a political subdivision of this state with geographic boundaries organized for the purpose of the administration, support and maintenance of the public schools or an accommodation school. See Arizona Laws 15-101
- Subject: means a division or field of organized knowledge, such as English or mathematics, or a selection from an organized body of knowledge for a course or teaching unit, such as the English novel or elementary algebra. See Arizona Laws 15-101
B. The governing board of any school district may require the operator of a school bus or vehicle described in section 15-925 used for transportation of pupils attending schools in the district to carry public liability insurance in amounts not to exceed $20,000 for personal injury to any one person, and $100,000 for personal injuries arising out of any one accident, covering any liability to which the operator may be subject on account of personal injuries to a passenger or other person caused or contributed to by an act of the operator while operating a school bus or a vehicle described in section 15-925. If the policy of insurance is filed with and approved by the governing board of the school district, the governing board may increase the compensation otherwise payable to the operator by an amount equal to the cost to the operator of the insurance.