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Tex. Ins. Code § 2155.003

SELF-INSURANCE POOL; COVERAGE

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (H.B. 2563), Sec. 1, eff

(a) The program shall administer a self-insurance pool to provide general liability coverage for CIPBMs who are residents of this state.

(b) The coverage must indemnify a participating CIPBM for liability arising from a prescribed burn. The coverage limits provided must be the minimum amounts required for purposes of Section 153.082, Natural Resources Code.

(c) The self-insurance pool may not provide coverage for a risk other than prescribed burning conducted by a participating CIPBM. Prohibited coverage includes:

(1) workers' compensation;

(2) automobile liability; and

(3) errors and omissions or professional liability.

(d) Self-insurance coverage provided under this section may be funded only from money available from the fund.

(e) The director of the service may recommend:

(1) requirements for participation in coverage under this section; and

(2) equipment and safety standards for the prescribed burns to be covered under this section.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.