2011-12 Online Membership Application
Please note:
Pursuant to the Educators Professional Liability Insurance Policy*, when joining ATPE on or after Sept. 30, there is a 30-day wait period from your membership date before the Employment Rights Defense insurance benefit becomes effective, if you were eligible for membership from August 2011 through September 2011. Your membership date is established at 12:01 a.m. C.S.T. on the date following successful transmittal of your online application to the state office. If you submit your membership application online after Sept. 29, you will not be eligible for the Employment Rights Defense insurance benefit until your initial 30 days of membership have passed. Therefore, if you are joining ATPE because of a currently existing or imminent legal issue, ATPE cannot provide immediate legal assistance.
Membership for the current 2011-12 school year will expire on August 1, 2012.
*THE EDUCATORS PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE POLICY IS UNDERWRITTEN BY NATIONAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE CO. OF PITTSBURGH, PA. ALL COVERAGE IS SUBJECT TO THE EXPRESS TERMS OF THE MASTER INSURANCE POLICY ISSUED TO ATPE AND KEPT ON FILE AT THE ATPE STATE OFFICE. Coverage applies to an insured’s activities within his/her professional capacity and does not apply to activities that predate the coverage period.
View a summary. Eligibility for ATPE membership benefits is contingent upon ATPE’s receipt of the entire annual membership dues amount for your appropriate membership category. A disruption in payments to an authorized payment plan may result in discontinuation of such benefits, including cancellation of insurance coverage for the entire membership year retroactive to Aug. 1 or your membership date. ATPE reserves the right to determine eligibility for the appropriate membership category. The ATPE membership year is from Aug. 1 to July 31.