School Board of Palm Beach County

NOTICE OF PROPOSED RULE ADOPTION & PUBLIC HEARING

RULE TITLE: Settlements of Claims, Lawsuits, and Workers Compensation Matters.

RULE NUMBER: Policy 6.09.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To clarify and expand the Board’s delegation of authority to settle matters such as auto, general liability, workers compensation, personnel, labor relations, and certain other claims and suits under certain monetary limits.

SUMMARY: With certain stated exceptions, proposals for settlements/offers of judgment or settlement proposals for pending or threatened litigation or claims may be accepted, and/or offered and processed for payment up to specified monetary limits, by specified administrators provided they have determined that such offer or acceptance will be in the best interests of the School Board upon consideration of factors listed in Section 5 of the revised Policy and after consultation with the Office of Chief Counsel. All settlement offers/proposals and offers of judgment made or received in litigation must be provided to the Chief Counsel for reporting to the Board.

SPECIFIC RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: Fla. Stat. §§ 1001.41(2) & (4); 1001.43(2) & (10).

LAWS IMPLEMENTED: Fla. Stat. §§ 1001.32(2); 1001.41(4); 1001.43(2) & (10).

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COST (optional, if one has been prepared): None prepared. Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or to provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative, must do so in writing within 21 days of the publication of this Notice.

CONTACT PERSON: Dianne Howard and Gerald Williams, Esq., 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, FL 33406.

PERSON ORIGINATING THE PROPOSED RULE: Gerald Williams, Esq.

TEXT OF PROPOSED RULE: Is available from the District's web site at www.SchoolBoardPolicies.com/revisions.htm .

SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Dr. Art Johnson.

DATE PROPOSED REVISION WAS APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD: May 31, 2006.

PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED: May 17, 2006, in The Palm Beach Post.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE: Adoption of the proposed rule is anticipated to be considered at the School Board's Special Meeting on Policies on July 26, 2006, anticipated to begin at 2:15 p.m. in the Board Chambers at 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, Fla. AGENDA: A copy of the agenda will be available by July 19 on the District's Web site. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this hearing is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours in advance by contacting the Board clerk at 434-8139. This hearing is open to the public.

Publish: June 28, 2006