HBA-NLM H.B. 452 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 452
By: Gutierrez
Public Safety
3/2/1999
Introduced



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, neither security services contractors nor investigation
companies are required to maintain workers' compensation insurance for
their employees. H.B. 452 provides that an applicant for a license as a
security service contractor or investigations company must file evidence
with the Texas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies
of a current policy of workers' compensation insurance coverage issued by a
licensed insurer in this state, or an equivalent form of insurance coverage
approved by the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission.  This bill
prohibits a license from being issued to any entity unless the applicant
meets these conditions. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does
not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state
officer, department, agency, or institution. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 40, Private Investigators and Private Security
Agencies Act,  Article 4413(29bb), V.T.C.S, by adding Subsection (c), as
follows: 

(c)  Provides that an applicant for a license must file evidence with the
Texas Board of Private Investigators and Private Security Agencies (board)
of a current policy of workers' compensation insurance coverage issued by a
licensed insurer in this state, or an equivalent form of insurance coverage
approved by the Texas Workers' Compensation Commission, in addition to the
requirements of Subsection (a). (Subsection (a) states that no license
shall be issued under this Act unless the applicant files with board
evidence of a policy of general liability insurance according to the
provisions set forth in this subsection. The policy of general liability
insurance shall be conditioned to pay the amount of damages occurring from
bodily injury, property damage, or personal injury, caused by an event
involving the principal, its servants, officers, agents, or employees in
the conduct of any business licensed under this Act.  Provides that the
insurance policy must contain minimum limits of $100,000 per occurrence of
bodily injury and property damage, and $50,000 per occurrence for personal
injury, with a minimum total aggregate amount of $200,000 for all
occurrences.) 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1,1999.
                       Makes application of this Act prospective.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.