Sec 15-383. Insurance on school bus operator; authority of the governing board to purchase

A. The governing board may purchase public liability and property damage insurance covering school bus drivers while driving school buses.

B. The governing board of any school district may require the operator of a school bus used for transportation of pupils attending schools in the district to carry public liability insurance in amounts not to exceed twenty thousand dollars for personal injury to any one person, and one hundred thousand dollars for personal injuries arising out of any one accident, covering any liability to which the operator may be subject on account of personal injuries to a passenger or other person caused or contributed to by an act of the operator while operating a school bus. If the policy of insurance is filed with and approved by the governing board of the school district, the governing board may increase the compensation otherwise payable to the operator by an amount equal to the cost to the operator of the insurance.