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SECTION 6599.01-6599.10



6599.01.  Pursuant to Section 6 of Article XVI of the California
Constitution, local agencies may enter into a joint pooling agreement
to form a single statewide insurance pooling arrangement
administered by a single statewide agency for the payment of tort
liability or public liability losses incurred by such agencies. The
agency shall be known as the Local Agency Self-Insurance Authority.



6599.02.  As used in this chapter:
   (a) "Local agency" means any city, county, city and county, school
district, special district, authority, other political subdivision
of or within the state, an association or consortium of school
districts formed or operating pursuant to Section 35179 of the
Education Code, or any joint powers authority composed of any of
these agencies.
   (b) "Original board" means the first board of directors
constituted and selected pursuant to Section 6599.06.
   (c) "Board" means the original board and any successor board
selected and constituted under this chapter.



6599.03.  In addition to the powers specified in Chapter 5
(commencing with Section 6500), the authority may issue revenue bonds
or certificates of participation, or both, to establish capital,
surplus, and prudent reserves, and may secure payment of the bonds
and interest by pledging all or part of its revenues from the receipt
of premiums.



6599.04.  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, Chapter 5
(commencing with Section 6500) applies to the authority.



6599.05.  The authority is not a state agency and has no power at
any time or in any manner to pledge the credit of the state.



6599.06.  The authority shall be organized and administered by a
board of directors. The original board shall be constituted and
selected as follows:
   (a) Two directors shall be appointed by the County Supervisors
Association of California and at least one shall have no less than
five years of proven successful experience at a management level in
providing risk management and insurance services to a county or an
insurance joint powers agency composed of counties.
   (b) Two directors shall be appointed by the League of California
Cities and at least one shall have not less than five years of proven
successful experience at a management level in providing risk
management and insurance services to a city or an insurance joint
powers agency composed of cities.
   (c) One director shall be appointed by the California Special
District Association and one director shall be appointed by the
Association of California Water Agencies.
   (d) Two directors shall be appointed by the California School
Boards Association and at least one member shall have no less than
five years of proven successful experience at a management level in
providing risk management and insurance services to a school district
or an insurance joint powers agency composed of school districts.
   (e) One director shall be a person selected by a majority vote of
the other eight members.
   (f) The original directors shall hold their first meeting not
later than April 1, 1987, and shall hold office until the permanent
composition of the board is determined by the agreement or agreements
entered pursuant to this chapter and the appointment and
qualification of their successors, but in no event longer than three
years.



6599.07.  There shall not be any liability in an individual or
private capacity on the part of the board of directors or any member
of the board, or any officer or employee of the authority for or on
account of any act performed or obligation entered into in an
official capacity, when done in good faith, without intent to defraud
and in connection with the administration, management, or conduct of
the authority or affairs relating to it. Members of the board and
employees and officers of the authority are public employees for
purposes of Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1.



6599.08.  The authority shall be operated on an actuarially sound
basis and become neither more nor less than self-supporting. For that
purpose, loss experience and expense shall be ascertained and
credits, refunds, and assessments may be made as determined
appropriate by the board. The authority shall have the powers and
duties set forth in this chapter and the powers and duties given it
by its agreement. The original board may enter into the original
joint powers agreement creating and governing the authority, which
shall be made subject to subsequent modification and termination by
the members of the authority.


6599.09.  The board shall do all of the following:
   (a) Develop, promulgate, and effectuate loss prevention programs,
risk management programs, and safety programs.
   (b) Subject to Section 6599.10, establish minimum standards for
entry into membership and continued participation in the authority
which shall include standards for risk management and loss control in
addition to those other standards that the board deems appropriate.
   (c) Establish standards and requirements for exit from the
authority, which shall include those limits and conditions on exit
that the board determines appropriate to insure actuarial soundness
of the authority.



6599.10.  All those local agencies that request membership in the
authority and meet the standards established by the authority
pursuant to Section 6599.09, for entry into and continued
participation in the authority may become members of the authority.
If the authority determines that a local agency requesting membership
meets the underwriting standards of the authority, the authority,
upon receipt of the premium prescribed by the authority, shall admit
the requesting local agency to membership. No local agency may be
denied membership unless the board determines the agency cannot be
actuarially safely underwritten. Premiums shall be based upon all
appropriate actuarial data, including, but not limited to, claims and
loss experience of applicant member agencies. Local agencies may
request membership individually or through insurance joint powers
authorities.

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Statutes > California > Gov > 6599.01-6599.10

GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 6599.01-6599.10



6599.01.  Pursuant to Section 6 of Article XVI of the California
Constitution, local agencies may enter into a joint pooling agreement
to form a single statewide insurance pooling arrangement
administered by a single statewide agency for the payment of tort
liability or public liability losses incurred by such agencies. The
agency shall be known as the Local Agency Self-Insurance Authority.



6599.02.  As used in this chapter:
   (a) "Local agency" means any city, county, city and county, school
district, special district, authority, other political subdivision
of or within the state, an association or consortium of school
districts formed or operating pursuant to Section 35179 of the
Education Code, or any joint powers authority composed of any of
these agencies.
   (b) "Original board" means the first board of directors
constituted and selected pursuant to Section 6599.06.
   (c) "Board" means the original board and any successor board
selected and constituted under this chapter.



6599.03.  In addition to the powers specified in Chapter 5
(commencing with Section 6500), the authority may issue revenue bonds
or certificates of participation, or both, to establish capital,
surplus, and prudent reserves, and may secure payment of the bonds
and interest by pledging all or part of its revenues from the receipt
of premiums.



6599.04.  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, Chapter 5
(commencing with Section 6500) applies to the authority.



6599.05.  The authority is not a state agency and has no power at
any time or in any manner to pledge the credit of the state.



6599.06.  The authority shall be organized and administered by a
board of directors. The original board shall be constituted and
selected as follows:
   (a) Two directors shall be appointed by the County Supervisors
Association of California and at least one shall have no less than
five years of proven successful experience at a management level in
providing risk management and insurance services to a county or an
insurance joint powers agency composed of counties.
   (b) Two directors shall be appointed by the League of California
Cities and at least one shall have not less than five years of proven
successful experience at a management level in providing risk
management and insurance services to a city or an insurance joint
powers agency composed of cities.
   (c) One director shall be appointed by the California Special
District Association and one director shall be appointed by the
Association of California Water Agencies.
   (d) Two directors shall be appointed by the California School
Boards Association and at least one member shall have no less than
five years of proven successful experience at a management level in
providing risk management and insurance services to a school district
or an insurance joint powers agency composed of school districts.
   (e) One director shall be a person selected by a majority vote of
the other eight members.
   (f) The original directors shall hold their first meeting not
later than April 1, 1987, and shall hold office until the permanent
composition of the board is determined by the agreement or agreements
entered pursuant to this chapter and the appointment and
qualification of their successors, but in no event longer than three
years.



6599.07.  There shall not be any liability in an individual or
private capacity on the part of the board of directors or any member
of the board, or any officer or employee of the authority for or on
account of any act performed or obligation entered into in an
official capacity, when done in good faith, without intent to defraud
and in connection with the administration, management, or conduct of
the authority or affairs relating to it. Members of the board and
employees and officers of the authority are public employees for
purposes of Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1.



6599.08.  The authority shall be operated on an actuarially sound
basis and become neither more nor less than self-supporting. For that
purpose, loss experience and expense shall be ascertained and
credits, refunds, and assessments may be made as determined
appropriate by the board. The authority shall have the powers and
duties set forth in this chapter and the powers and duties given it
by its agreement. The original board may enter into the original
joint powers agreement creating and governing the authority, which
shall be made subject to subsequent modification and termination by
the members of the authority.


6599.09.  The board shall do all of the following:
   (a) Develop, promulgate, and effectuate loss prevention programs,
risk management programs, and safety programs.
   (b) Subject to Section 6599.10, establish minimum standards for
entry into membership and continued participation in the authority
which shall include standards for risk management and loss control in
addition to those other standards that the board deems appropriate.
   (c) Establish standards and requirements for exit from the
authority, which shall include those limits and conditions on exit
that the board determines appropriate to insure actuarial soundness
of the authority.



6599.10.  All those local agencies that request membership in the
authority and meet the standards established by the authority
pursuant to Section 6599.09, for entry into and continued
participation in the authority may become members of the authority.
If the authority determines that a local agency requesting membership
meets the underwriting standards of the authority, the authority,
upon receipt of the premium prescribed by the authority, shall admit
the requesting local agency to membership. No local agency may be
denied membership unless the board determines the agency cannot be
actuarially safely underwritten. Premiums shall be based upon all
appropriate actuarial data, including, but not limited to, claims and
loss experience of applicant member agencies. Local agencies may
request membership individually or through insurance joint powers
authorities.


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Statutes > California > Gov > 6599.01-6599.10

GOVERNMENT CODE
SECTION 6599.01-6599.10



6599.01.  Pursuant to Section 6 of Article XVI of the California
Constitution, local agencies may enter into a joint pooling agreement
to form a single statewide insurance pooling arrangement
administered by a single statewide agency for the payment of tort
liability or public liability losses incurred by such agencies. The
agency shall be known as the Local Agency Self-Insurance Authority.



6599.02.  As used in this chapter:
   (a) "Local agency" means any city, county, city and county, school
district, special district, authority, other political subdivision
of or within the state, an association or consortium of school
districts formed or operating pursuant to Section 35179 of the
Education Code, or any joint powers authority composed of any of
these agencies.
   (b) "Original board" means the first board of directors
constituted and selected pursuant to Section 6599.06.
   (c) "Board" means the original board and any successor board
selected and constituted under this chapter.



6599.03.  In addition to the powers specified in Chapter 5
(commencing with Section 6500), the authority may issue revenue bonds
or certificates of participation, or both, to establish capital,
surplus, and prudent reserves, and may secure payment of the bonds
and interest by pledging all or part of its revenues from the receipt
of premiums.



6599.04.  Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, Chapter 5
(commencing with Section 6500) applies to the authority.



6599.05.  The authority is not a state agency and has no power at
any time or in any manner to pledge the credit of the state.



6599.06.  The authority shall be organized and administered by a
board of directors. The original board shall be constituted and
selected as follows:
   (a) Two directors shall be appointed by the County Supervisors
Association of California and at least one shall have no less than
five years of proven successful experience at a management level in
providing risk management and insurance services to a county or an
insurance joint powers agency composed of counties.
   (b) Two directors shall be appointed by the League of California
Cities and at least one shall have not less than five years of proven
successful experience at a management level in providing risk
management and insurance services to a city or an insurance joint
powers agency composed of cities.
   (c) One director shall be appointed by the California Special
District Association and one director shall be appointed by the
Association of California Water Agencies.
   (d) Two directors shall be appointed by the California School
Boards Association and at least one member shall have no less than
five years of proven successful experience at a management level in
providing risk management and insurance services to a school district
or an insurance joint powers agency composed of school districts.
   (e) One director shall be a person selected by a majority vote of
the other eight members.
   (f) The original directors shall hold their first meeting not
later than April 1, 1987, and shall hold office until the permanent
composition of the board is determined by the agreement or agreements
entered pursuant to this chapter and the appointment and
qualification of their successors, but in no event longer than three
years.



6599.07.  There shall not be any liability in an individual or
private capacity on the part of the board of directors or any member
of the board, or any officer or employee of the authority for or on
account of any act performed or obligation entered into in an
official capacity, when done in good faith, without intent to defraud
and in connection with the administration, management, or conduct of
the authority or affairs relating to it. Members of the board and
employees and officers of the authority are public employees for
purposes of Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1.



6599.08.  The authority shall be operated on an actuarially sound
basis and become neither more nor less than self-supporting. For that
purpose, loss experience and expense shall be ascertained and
credits, refunds, and assessments may be made as determined
appropriate by the board. The authority shall have the powers and
duties set forth in this chapter and the powers and duties given it
by its agreement. The original board may enter into the original
joint powers agreement creating and governing the authority, which
shall be made subject to subsequent modification and termination by
the members of the authority.


6599.09.  The board shall do all of the following:
   (a) Develop, promulgate, and effectuate loss prevention programs,
risk management programs, and safety programs.
   (b) Subject to Section 6599.10, establish minimum standards for
entry into membership and continued participation in the authority
which shall include standards for risk management and loss control in
addition to those other standards that the board deems appropriate.
   (c) Establish standards and requirements for exit from the
authority, which shall include those limits and conditions on exit
that the board determines appropriate to insure actuarial soundness
of the authority.



6599.10.  All those local agencies that request membership in the
authority and meet the standards established by the authority
pursuant to Section 6599.09, for entry into and continued
participation in the authority may become members of the authority.
If the authority determines that a local agency requesting membership
meets the underwriting standards of the authority, the authority,
upon receipt of the premium prescribed by the authority, shall admit
the requesting local agency to membership. No local agency may be
denied membership unless the board determines the agency cannot be
actuarially safely underwritten. Premiums shall be based upon all
appropriate actuarial data, including, but not limited to, claims and
loss experience of applicant member agencies. Local agencies may
request membership individually or through insurance joint powers
authorities.