If you are placing students in a workplace as part of a career and technology program, this bill authorizes the district to purchase insurance to protect the business where the student is working.    No part of the cost of this can be passed on to the student or family.  The district is not required to do this, and does not create liability for itself if it chooses not to purchase this insurance.

This strikes me as a good piece of legislation that will make it easier for schools to find businesses willing to take kids on.  If you were the owner of Acme Widget Co. you might be nervous about a student getting injured in the workplace. The school district has immunity from that type of liability, but the private business does not. With this new law in place, the school can purchase insurance to cover this risk.

DAWG BONE: DON’T ASK ME WHAT A WIDGET IS.

Tomorrow: how many more minutes in this school year???