DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
P.O.
SUPTS. MEMO NO. 4
June
30, 2006
REGULATORY
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TO: |
Division Superintendents |
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FROM: |
Patricia I. Wright Acting Superintendent of Public
Instruction |
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SUBJECT: |
Request for Report of Insurance
Coverage on School Buses Pursuant to Section 22.1-188 through 22.1-198,
Section 46.2-472 and Section 38.2-2206, Code of Virginia Due:
August 1, 2006 |
In accordance with Sections 22.1-188
through 22.1-198, Code of Virginia, the Department of Education is requesting
division superintendents to certify that insurance providing the required
coverage has been obtained for all vehicles to be used in transporting school
children and school personnel during the period July 1, 2006, through June 30,
2007. Pursuant to Section 22.1-191, Code
of Virginia, this certification must be submitted to the Superintendent of
Public Instruction on or before August 1, 2006.
The amounts of insurance coverage for
uninsured motorists must be at least equal to the limits of the liability
insurance included in the policy, unless such additional uninsured motorist
insurance coverage is rejected by notifying the insurer as provided in Section
38.2-2202, Part B, Code of Virginia. Pursuant to Section 22.1-190, Code of
Virginia, the minimum uninsured motorist coverage of $50,000 for injury,
including death, to one person; $200,000 for injury, including death, to all
persons injured in any one accident; $10,000 for damage or destruction of
property in any one accident would prevail if the school board declines higher
limits.
The EB.010 certificate (attached)
requires the signature of the division superintendent, the name of each
insurance company, and the signature of each companys agent. The chairman or clerk of the committee for
control of jointly-owned schools holding title to or contracting for operation
of vehicles used to transport pupils should submit certificates in the name of
the committee. School divisions
utilizing a self-insurance plan should submit copies of Form EB.011 (attached),
and a copy of the Self-Insurance Certificate or a statement from the issuing
agency (Department of Motor Vehicles) that such certificate is in effect.
Special attention should be directed to
the provisions of Section 22.1-191, Code of Virginia, concerning the date by
which such insurance shall be secured and certified. Compliance with these requirements is
mandatory before any state school funds can be distributed (Sections 22.1-189,
191, and 197, Code of Virginia). The Department of Education urges you to
initiate the procurement process in time to finalize the insurance contract by
the end of July. Please ensure that the
contract contains the coverage required for all days operated during the entire
2006-2007 school year.
Form EB.010 or Form EB.011 should be
completed in triplicate; one copy to be retained by the division
superintendent, one copy for the insurance agent, and one copy returned to Mrs.
June Eanes, director of support services, by August 1, 2006, at the address
listed below. Copies of these forms are
attached. Questions may be directed to
Mrs. Eanes at (804) 225-2037.
Return forms to:
June Eanes, Director
Support Services
Department of Education
Attachments
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2006/reg004a.pdf
http://www.doe.virginia.gov/administrators/superintendents_memos/2006/reg004b.pdf