[§37-77.5  Claims against the State;remedial measures.]  (a)  The attorney general shall develop and implementa procedure, no later than October 1, 1999, for advising its client agencies onhow to avoid future claims, by requesting client agencies to take correctiveaction to eliminate or mitigate those factors identified by the attorneygeneral as contributing to the State's negligence.  Based upon this advice, theclient agencies shall develop new policies or modify existing practices toavoid repetition of similar claims.

(b)  The attorney general shall submit a reportto the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate,and the chairs of the house and senate judiciary committees no later thantwenty days prior to the convening of each regular legislative sessiondescribing the claims and the attendant circumstances therein and containingthe advice for corrective action rendered to the agency.  The report shall alsocontain the remedial measures which the attorney general shall take orrecommended that the legislature take if an agency fails to take correctiveaction within a reasonable period of time.  The report shall be deemed aconfidential and privileged communication to the legislature and shall not bedisclosed pursuant to sections 92F-13 and 92F-19(b). [L 1999, c 111, §5]