§23-2C-11 Transfer of assets from new fund to the mutual insurance company established as a successor to the commission; transfer of commission employees.
§23-2C-11. Transfer of assets from new fund to the mutual insurance company established as a successor to the commission; transfer of commission employees.
(a) If the Governor determines that:
(1) The old fund assets are sufficient to satisfy the old fund liabilities or that a revenue source has been secured to satisfy the old fund liabilities as they occur from time to time;
(2) The executive director has established a mutual insurance company pursuant to this code;
(3) The comprehensive financial plan has been accepted by the Insurance Commissioner; and
(4) The Commissioner of Insurance has determined that the mutual insurance company established by the executive director qualifies:
(A) For a certificate of authority to transact Workers' Compensation insurance in this state; and
(B) For the authority to issue nonassessable policies of insurance pursuant to this code, the Governor shall issue a proclamation stating that the events described in subdivisions (1) through (4), inclusive, of this subsection have occurred, along with the exact amount of funds to be transferred from the Workers' Compensation Fund to the old fund. The Governor shall establish the effective date of the termination of the commission in the proclamation.
(b) If the Governor issues said proclamation:
The executive director shall cause the transfer to the mutual insurance company established pursuant this code the premiums and other money paid or payable, transferred or transferable from the Workers' Compensation Fund into the new fund, old fund, and any other applicable fund. The Investment Management Board, state treasurer and any other agency or board shall fully cooperate in the transfer of the new fund assets.
(c) Upon the issuance of the proclamation set forth in subsection (a) of this section, all commission employees assigned regulatory duties shall transfer, along with the assets necessary to support the functions being performed, from the Commission to the Insurance Commissioner: Provided, That the executive director shall, in consultation with the Insurance Commissioner, have sole authority to identify and select the employees that are employed by the Commission to be assigned and transferred to the Insurance Commission. For purposes of this section, regulatory duties shall include, but may not be limited to, self-insurance, rating services, office of judges and board of review.
(d) The Division of Personnel shall cooperate fully by assisting in all personnel activities necessary to expedite all changes for the commission and the Insurance Commissioner. Due to the emergency currently existing at the commission and the urgent need to develop fast, efficient claims processing, management and administration, the Insurance Commissioner is hereby granted authority to reorganize internal functions and operations and to delegate, assign, transfer, combine, establish, eliminate and consolidate responsibilities and duties to and among the positions transferred under the authority of this subsection. These actions shall not be subject to the grievance process. The provisions of this subsection are not effective after the thirty-first day of December, two thousand six.