BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center	H.B. 2314
87R8898 JCG-F	By: Clardy (Nichols)
	Local Government
	5/19/2021
	Engrossed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

H.B. 2314 amends current law relating to the powers of and election to the board of directors of the Nacogdoches County Hospital District.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 1069.051, Special District Local Laws Code, by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection (c), as follows:

(b) Requires directors serving on the board of directors (board) of the Nacogdoches County Hospital District (district) to serve staggered four-year terms.

(c) Creates this subsection from existing text. Requires that an election be held in each even-numbered year on the November uniform election date to elect the appropriate number of directors.

Deletes existing text providing that, unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081 (Terms), Health and Safety Code, directors are required to serve staggered two-year terms and an election is required to be held annually on the May uniform election date, or another date authorized by law, to elect the appropriate number of directors.

SECTION 2. Amends Section 1069.209(a), Special District Local Laws Code, to require the board of directors of the Nacogdoches County Hospital District (board) to select one or more banks inside or outside, rather than in, the district to serve as a depository for district money.

SECTION 3. (a)� Provides that all board member positions will be up for election at the election of the board scheduled to be held in November 2022. Provides that the terms of the directors serving immediately before the date of the election expire on the date a majority of the directors elected at the November 2022 election have qualified for office.

(b) Requires the members of the board elected in November 2022 under Subsection (a) of this section to draw lots to determine which four directors will serve four-year terms and which three directors will serve two-year terms.

SECTION 4. Effective date: January 1, 2022.