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Senate approves limits on some private‑school liability, requires insurance for nonprofit schools
Summary
After extended debate, the Senate passed the first substitute to SB 201, capping simple‑negligence physical‑injury damages for qualifying nonprofit private schools at the same levels as public districts, barring punitive damages for those physical injuries and requiring insurance coverage to qualify for the cap; gross‑negligence and intentional‑harm claims remain uncapped.
The Senate on final floor action approved the first substitute to SB 201, a measure that extends certain liability protections to nonprofit private schools that provide services similar to public districts. Sponsor Senator Weiler described the substitute as a response to concerns raised on the floor and in the hall and said the substitute aligns caps for physical injuries with those that apply to district public schools,…
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