BILL ANALYSIS

County Affairs Committee

Sibley (Finnell)
March 9, 1995
Committee Report (Unamended)

BACKGROUND

Jack County currently has a hospital district whose members are
appointed by the commissioners court.

PURPOSE

As proposed, S.B. 561 provides for a five-member board of directors
of the Jack County Hospital District whose members serve staggered
terms of two years and are elected by place.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or
agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 4.01, Chapter 16, Acts of the 70th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1987, as follows:

     Sec. 4.01.  New heading:  BOARD OF DIRECTORS; ELECTION.  (a) 
     Provides that members of the board of directors of the Jack
     County Hospital District are elected at large by place.
     
     (b)  Provides that a board member's term begins on June 1
       following the date the member is elected.  Deletes
       requirements of the commissioners court.
       
       (c)  Requires a director's election to be held on the first
       Saturday in May of each year to elect the appropriate number
       of succesor directors.  Deletes existing subsection.
       
       SECTION 2.   Amends Section 4.02, Chapter 16, Acts of the 70th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1987, to set forth eligibility
requirements to be a candidate for or to serve as a director of the
board.

SECTION 3. Amends Section 4.04, Chapter 16, Acts of the 70th
Legislature, Regular Session, 1987, to require a vacancy in the
office of director to be filled for the unexpired term by
appointment by the remaining directors, rather than the
commissioners court of Jack County.

SECTION 4. (a)  Effective date:  September 1, 1995.  Requires the
first election of the Jack County Hospital District board of
directors to be held May 4, 1996.  Provides that this section
applies to the first two elections of directors.

     (b)  Requires the board to designate the positions of the
directors serving in offices for staffer       
     (c)  Requires directors to be elected for Place 1, Place 3,
     and Place 5 for terms expiring June 1, 1998, at the first
     election for directors under this Act.  Provides that the
     terms of office for appointed directors serving in those
     places expire on the date the elected directors qualify for
     office.
     
     (d)  Requires directors to be elected for Place 2 and Place 4
     for terms expiring June 1, 1999, at the second election for
     directors under this Act.  Makes a conforming change.
     
SECTION 5. Emergency clause.

SUMMARY OF COMMITTEE ACTION

SB 561 was considered by the Committee on County Affairs in a
public hearing March 8, 1995. 
Representative Finnell opened. David Spiller, representing himself
and the Jack County Hospital District, testified in favor of SB
561. Representative Finnell closed.  SB 561 was reported favorably
without amendment with the recommendation that it do pass and be
printed and be sent to the Committee on Local and Consent Caledars,
by a record vote of 9 ayes, 0 nays, 0 pnv, 0 absent.