Liability Insurance for Use of School Facilities

Procedural Directive

The district procedural directive Buildings and Grounds: Non-School Use of Albuquerque Public Schools Facilities requires facility users to provide proof of insurance.

General Liability Insurance

The facility user must provide proof of general liability insurance in the form of a certificate of insurance. The certificate of insurance should show building user general liability insurance policy limits in an amount of not less than $1 Million. Certificates of insurance should include the name of the insurance company, name and address of the insured, type of policy, policy period, the insurer's A.M. Best rating, the policy's coverage trigger (occurrence or claims made), a description of the activity and the date(s) of the activity.

Certificate of Insurance

The certificate of insurance shall include an endorsement that names APS as an additional insured to the building user's insurance policies listed.

• Certificates of insurance shall provide that thirty (30) days written notice be mailed to Director of Risk Management, Albuquerque Public Schools, P.O. Box 25704, Albuquerque, NM 87125-0704 before a policy is canceled, materially changed, or not renewed.
• APS Accounting Department should be named as the certificate holder.

Users are free to obtain this insurance from the commercial insurance agent or broker of their choice. Agents and brokers can be found in the "Insurance" section of the telephone directory's business listings.

This page was last updated on: November 18, 2010.