Section 17371 Of Article 6. Fitness For Occupancy From California Education Code >> Division 1. >> Title 1. >> Part 10.5. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 6.
17371
. No member of the governing board of a school district shall
be held personally liable for injury to persons or damage to property
resulting from the fact that a school building was not constructed
under the requirements of Article 3 (commencing with Section 17280)
of this chapter, if such governing board complies with the provisions
of this article. Such limit on liability shall commence when such
governing board initiates action to comply with the provisions of
Section 17367.
A licensed structural engineer or licensed architect employed by a
governing board to examine any school building under this article
shall not be held personally liable for injury to persons or damage
to property as a result of the structural inadequacy and failure of a
building, provided he or she has exercised normal professional
diligence in carrying out his or her functions under Article 3
(commencing with Section 39140) of this chapter and the provisions of
this article.