SENATE, No. 143

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 1996 SESSION

By Senator LYNCH

An Act concerning workers' compensation coverage for county vocational schools and county colleges and amending P.L.1988, c.143 and P.L.1988, c.144.

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

    1. Section 1 of P.L.1988, c.143 (C.18A:18B-8) is amended to read as follows:

    1. In any county which has established an insurance fund pursuant to N.J.S.40A:10-6 or Article 4 of chapter 10 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes (N.J.S.40A:10-12 et seq.) or is a member of a joint insurance fund pursuant to P.L.1983, c.372 (C.40A:10-36 et seq.), the board of education of the county vocational school located within that county may, at the option of the board of education, enter into a contract with the governing body of the county or joint insurance fund to participate in the county insurance fund or a joint insurance fund as the case may be.

(cf: P.L.1988, c.143, s.1)

    2. Section 1 of P.L.1988, c.144 (C.18A:64A-25.40) is amended to read as follows:

    1. In any county which has established an insurance fund pursuant to N.J.S.40A:10-6 or Article 4 of chapter 10 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes (N.J.S.40A:10-12 et seq.) or is a [joint] member of [an] a joint insurance fund pursuant to P.L.1983, c.372 (C.40A:10-36 et seq.), the board of trustees of a county college located within that county may, at the option of the board of trustees, enter into a contract with the governing body of the county or joint insurance fund to participate in the county insurance fund or a joint insurance fund.

(cf: P.L.1988, c.144, s.1)

    3. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

    This bill allows a county vocational school or a county college to participate in a workers' compensation insurance fund established by the county in which it is located. These funds, known as "The Workers' Compensation Insurance Fund," may be established by counties pursuant to Article 4 of chapter 10 of Title 40A of the New Jersey Statutes (N.J.S.40A:10-12 et seq.). County vocational schools and county colleges may currently participate in insurance funds established by counties for the purpose of insuring against property damage and certain liability.

Allows county vocational schools and county colleges to participate in county insurance funds for workers' compensation.