The board must report to each legislature on specified risk-management topics and include detailed claim, compliance, return-to-work, and continuity-of-operations information.
Sec. 412.032. BOARD'S REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. (a) Based on the recommendations of the director, the board shall report to each legislature relating to: (1) methods to reduce the exposure of state agencies to the risks of property and liability losses, including workers' compensation losses; (2) the operation, financing, and management of those risks; (3) the handling of claims brought against the state; (4) return-to-work outcomes under Section 412.0126 for each state agency; and (5) the continuity of operations plan developed by state agencies under Section 412.054. (b) The report must include: (1) the frequency, severity, and aggregate amount of open and closed claims in the preceding biennium by category of risk, including final judgments; (2) the identification of each state agency that has not complied with the risk management guidelines and reporting requirements of this chapter; (3) recommendations for the coordination and administration of a comprehensive risk management program to serve all state agencies, including recommendations for any necessary statutory changes; (4) a report of outcomes by state agency of lost time due to employee injury and return-to-work programs based on the information collected and analyzed by the office in Section 412.0126; and (5) an evaluation of continuity of operations plans developed by state agencies under Section 412.054 for completeness and viability. Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1098, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 407 (S.B. 908), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1045 (H.B. 1832), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2015.