BILL ANALYSIS C.S.H.B. 1818 By: V. Luna 03-27-95 Committee Report (Substituted) BACKGROUND Currently, the Nueces County Hospital District Board of Managers is appointed to serve on the Board by the Commissioners of Nueces County with no expiration of terms. PURPOSE The purpose of this bill s to allow for continuity of experience on the board of managers of the Nueces County Hospital District. Currently, the terms of all board members expire at the same time. The expertise and understanding needed to serve on the board cannot be achieved if all of the members leave the position at the same time. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS Section 1. Amends Section 281.022, Health and Safety Code, as follows: Subsection (a): Letters new subsection (a). Subsection (b): Sets three-year staggered terms for the members of the board of managers of the Nueces County Hospital District. As close to one-third of the members terms expiring each year. Section 2. Subsection (a): Effective date September 1, 1995. Subsection (b): Allows current members of the Board to draw lots or another method to determine which members will serve a term expiring in 1998, 1997, or 1996. The number of members serving each term length shall be as close to one-third of the membership as possible. Subsection (c): Upon the determination of which members shall serve each term length, this subsection instructs the commissioners court to determine on what date terms expire each year. Section 3. Emergency clause. COMPARISON OF ORIGINAL TO SUBSTITUTE The original bill stated that the members of the board of hospital managers would serve staggered four year terms with as near as possible to one-half of the members' terms expiring in each odd-numbered year. The committee substitute states that the members of the board will serve staggered three year terms, with as near as possible to one-third of the member's terms expiring each year. The original bill, in Section 2 (b), requires drawing lots to determine members, the number of whom must be as near as possible to half of the total number of members, who may serve terms that expire in 1999 and the members, the number of whom must be as near as possible to half of the total number of members, who shall serve term that expire in 1997. The committee substitute, in Section 2 (b), allows for the drawing of lots or another method to determine members, the number of whom must be as near as possible to one-third of the total number of members, who shall serve terms that expire in 1998, the members, the number of whom must be as near as possible to one-third of the total number of members, who shall serve terms that expire in 1997, and the members, the number of whom must be as near as possible to one-third of the total number of members, who shall serve terms to expire in 1996. The original bill required the commissioners court to establish the specific date on which the terms of members of the board of managers shall expire on each odd-numbered year, whereas the committee substitute states that the commissioners court shall establish the specific date on which the terms of members of the board of managers shall expire each year. SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION HB 1818 was considered by the County Affairs Committee in public hearing on 3/29/95. Representative V. Luna opened and closed. The Committee on County Affairs considered a complete committee substitute for HB 1818. The substitute was adopted without objection. HB 1818 was reported favorably as substituted with the recommendation that it do pass and be printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Calendars, by the record vote of 8 ayes, 0 nays, 0 pnv, 1 absent.