(110 ILCS 305/7a) (from Ch. 144, par. 28a)
Sec. 7a.
(a) The board of trustees shall provide each member of the University of
Illinois Police Department without cost to him public liability
insurance covering each member for any liability which arises out of his
employment to the extent of the insurance policy limits which shall be
not less than $50,000, unless such indemnification is provided by a program
of self-insurance under subsection (b).
(b) The board of trustees may establish a program
of self-insurance to defend
members of the University of Illinois Police Department, without cost to
them, against liability claims which arise out of their employment, and
indemnify them for any such liability in an amount not less than $50,000.
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois
shall have power
to defend, indemnify, and hold harmless, in whole or in part, the University
police, paid and unpaid University employees, members of The Board of Trustees,
and any students, volunteer workers, or visiting faculty or professionals
who are agents of the University in the delivery of University programs
or services, against civil suits, claims, damages, losses, and expenses
arising out of statements, acts, or omissions in the discharge of their
University duties. The Board of Trustees may establish and accumulate reserves
for the payment of such civil suits, claims, damages, losses, and expenses,
or obtain insurance affording coverage for such matters. When permitted
by law to enter into an agreement with any unit of government, institution
of higher education, person, or corporation for the use of property or the
performance of any function, service, or act, the Board of Trustees may
agree to the sharing or allocation of liabilities and damages resulting
from such use of property or performance of function, service, or act.
Such agreement may provide for contribution or indemnification by any or
all of the parties to the agreement upon any liability arising out of the
performance of the agreement.
If the University undertakes a self insurance program, the University may
accumulate reserves for such purposes, subject to the following conditions:
(a) The amount of such reserves shall not exceed the amount necessary
and proper, based on past experience and independent actuarial determinations:
(b) All earnings derived from such reserves shall be considered part of
the reserves and may be used only for the same purposes for which the reserves
may be used:
(c) Reserves may be used only for the purposes of making payments on civil
suits, claims, damages, losses and expenses, including attorneys fees, claims
investigation costs and actuarial studies associated with liabilities arising
out of statements, acts or omissions of individuals in the discharge of
their University duties, and covered by the self insurance program:
(d) All funds collected for such self insurance program or earmarked for
such self insurance program must be placed in the reserves:
(e) Whenever the reserves have a balance in excess of what is necessary
and proper, then contributions, charges, assessments or other forms of funding
for the reserves shall be appropriately decreased.
(Source: P.A. 82-374.)
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