California Code of Regulations
Title 8 - Industrial Relations
Division 1 - Department of Industrial Relations
Chapter 8 - Office of the Director
Subchapter 2 - Administration of Self-Insurance Plans
Article 13 - Group Self-Insurance
Section 15485 - Resolution to Authorize Self Insurance for a Group Self Insurer or Group Member

(a) The resolution to authorize self insurance of workers' compensation required as part of the application for a Certificate of Consent to Self Insure by any group member applicant shall be adopted by the board of directors of each corporation, the general partners of an applicant partnership or joint venture, the managing member of a limited liability corporation, the owner of an applicant sole proprietorship, or the Board of Trustees of an applicant group self insurer. The resolution to authorize self insurance shall include the following:

(b) A group self insurer resolution shall be executed by the group self insurer applicant's Board of Trustees and included as part of the application. A model group self insurer resolution, is available at http://sip.dir.ca.gov/.

(c) If a group member or group self insurer reincorporates, merges, or changes its identity, a new resolution shall be submitted to the Manager within 30 days to ratify the maintenance of the self insured's responsibility under the successor's identity. The Manager may extend the period of time for good cause. Good cause is determined within the sole discretion of the Manager.