CHAPTER 5.5. Local Agency Self-Insurance Authority

Chapter 5.5 added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 1327, Sec. 1.

§§ 6599.01–6599.41 · 15 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Organization and Powers §§ 6599.01–6599.10 · 10 sections

   • § 6599.01 Pursuant to Section 6 of Article XVI of the California Constitution, local agencies may enter into a joint pooling agreement to form a single statewide…
   • § 6599.02 As used in this chapter: (a) “Local agency” means any city, county, city and county, school district, special district, authority, other political subdivision…
   • § 6599.03 In addition to the powers specified in Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500), the authority may issue revenue bonds or certificates of participation, or…
   • § 6599.04 Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 6500) applies to the authority.
   • § 6599.05 The authority is not a state agency and has no power at any time or in any manner to pledge the credit of the state.
   • § 6599.06 The authority shall be organized and administered by a board of directors. The original board shall be constituted and selected as follows: (a) Two directors…
   • § 6599.07 There shall not be any liability in an individual or private capacity on the part of the board of directors or any member of the board, or any officer or…
   • § 6599.08 The authority shall be operated on an actuarially sound basis and become neither more nor less than self-supporting. For that purpose, loss experience and…
   • § 6599.09 The board shall do all of the following: (a) Develop, promulgate, and effectuate loss prevention programs, risk management programs, and safety programs. (b)…
   • § 6599.10 All those local agencies that request membership in the authority and meet the standards established by the authority pursuant to Section 6599.09, for entry…
2. ARTICLE 2. Amounts of Insurance §§ 6599.21–6599.23 · 3 sections

   • § 6599.21 The authority may only cover risks to the extent that liability on any one occurrence exceeds one million dollars ($1,000,000), and may not provide coverage…
   • § 6599.22 The authority may establish limits on coverage for a member or category of members, but those limits may neither be less than the minimum nor more than the…
   • § 6599.23 A local agency requesting membership from the authority may request coverage in any sum, so long as the coverage requested is neither less than the minimum nor…
3. ARTICLE 3. Reports and Statements § 6599.31 · 1 section

   • § 6599.31 The books and records of the authority shall be audited annually and a summary of the audit shall be provided to the authority’s members and shall be a public…
4. ARTICLE 4. Miscellaneous § 6599.41 · 1 section

   • § 6599.41 If the original board is not selected on or before January 1, 1990, this chapter shall cease to be operative.