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THE PROPOSED no-fault bill would require all cars in the state to be insured and would prohibit the operation of an uninsured vehicle on state highways, unless the vehicle belonged to a nonresident from a state that didn't require insurance.
Lloyd Buzzi, R-Lawrence, a member of the House Insurance Committee and a local insurance man, said the clause stating insurance wasn't mandatory for nonresidents from states that don't require insurance would apply to many KU students.
Buzii said the no-fault bill, if approved, wouldn't cause an increase in insurance premiums for an under-25 male who already paid a high insurance premium. Proponents of the no-fault bill have said the plan could decrease premiums by as much as 10 percent, but Buzii and a more reasonable decrease would be front two to four per cent.
"THE DECREASE is probably a little optimistic," Buzzi said. "There will have to be adjustments made on the no-fault plan. It will draft a perfect no-fault bill on the first ship."
Another controversial provision of the no-tax bill being discussed today is the $500 million tax credit.
The threshold provision states that a victim of an accident could not recover "pain and suffering" damages from the driver at fault by lawsuits unless his actual medical and wage loss damages were greater than a set limit—the "threshold."
The victim's own insurance company would pay his damages regardless of fault for the accident.
The threshold provision of $500 was suggested by the special interim committee that studied the no-fault plan between the 1972 and 1973 legislative sessions.
A LAWYER's no-fault bill presented to the House and never voted on contained no threshold provision. Bell had proposed a $2,000 threshold.
Bell said that although the proposed benefit package might not be the ultimate in insurance protection for economic losses sustained by the victim of traffic accidents, it would meet the needs of the average Kansas motor vehicle accident victim.
William A. Kelly, professor of law, said the no-fault bill could be a detriment for some people in Kansas because Kansas was basically a rural state. He said there weren't as many automobiles or accidents in Kansas as in such states as New York.
KELLY SAID the federal government would eventually force all states to adopt no-fault plans and mandatory insurance coverage. He said there was a bill in Congress sponsored by Sen. Warren G. Magnuson, D-Wash., to set up federal no-fault standards to which all states must conform.
Harold Krough, professor of business,
said eight states had no-fault plans now and
15 to 20 states had no-fault legislation
pending.
"The Kansas proposal for no-fault insurance is getting much national attention," Krugh said. "This is because our insurance commissioner, Fletcher Bell, is not willing to allow the insurance commissioners haven't paid much attention to the no-fault plan."
BUZZI SAID the public would have to be educated about no-fault proposals when they renewed insurance policies. He said the revised bill be voted on Tuesday in the House would make insurance mandatory by January 1974.
Milton Allen, city attorney, said most local residents and students weren't aware of the no-fault plan. He said the clause making insurance mandatory could affect some students who drive "old clunkers and don't have them insured."
If the revised no-fault bill is passed by the House Tuesday, it will be sent to the Senate and then referred to a committee for study. The bill will then go to the Senate floor for a vote, according to Richard Rogers, R-Manhattan, and chairman of the Senate Commercial and Financial Institutions Committee.
April 30 Trial Date Set in Murder Suit
Jury trial for a 22-year-old former Haskell Indian Junior College student charged with second-degree murder has been scheduled for 9 a.m., April 30 in Douglas County District Court, following his arraignment Friday.
Jarnes Joaquín Brown of Shurz, New., is charged in connection with the Jan. 25 stabbing death of another Haskell student, Marcia Garcia, 19, of Santa Domingo Nuelo, N.M.
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