49.060 Legislative intent as to sovereign immunity in negligence claims

49.060 Legislative intent as to sovereign immunity in negligence claims.

It is the intention of the General Assembly to provide the means to enable a person

negligently injured by the Commonwealth, any of its cabinets, departments, bureaus, or

agencies, or any of its officers, agents, or employees while acting within the scope of their

employment by the Commonwealth or any of its cabinets, departments, bureaus, or

agencies to be able to assert their just claims as herein provided. The Commonwealth

thereby waives the sovereign immunity defense only in the limited situations as herein set

forth. It is further the intention of the General Assembly to otherwise expressly preserve

the sovereign immunity of the Commonwealth, its cabinets, departments, bureaus, and

agencies and its officers, agents, and employees while acting in the scope of their

employment in all other situations except where sovereign immunity is specifically and

expressly waived as set forth by statute. The Board of Claims shall have exclusive

jurisdiction to hear claims for damages, except as otherwise specifically set forth by

statute, against the Commonwealth, its cabinets, departments, bureaus, or agencies, or any

of its officers, agents, or employees while acting within the scope of their employment.