Butte School District

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES

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Trustee Insurance

The District shall maintain sufficient insurance to protect the Board and its individual members against liability arising from actions of the Board or its individual members while each is acting on behalf of the District and within the trustee’s authority. An additional trustee, as provided for in 20-3-352(2), who is chosen as a nonvoting chairperson of the board of an elementary district is entitled to all of the immunization, defenses, and indemnifications as described in 20-3-322, MCA.

Legal Reference:
§ 20-3-331, MCA Purchase of insurance – self-insurance plan
§ 20-3-332, MCA Personal immunity and liability of trustees
§ 20-3-352(2), MCA Request and determination of number of high school district additional trustee positions non- voting trustee.

Policy History:
Adopted on: 10/18/04
Revised on: 11/21/11