HBA-NLM H.B. 2961 76(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2961 By: Jones, Delwin County Affairs 4/19/1999 Introduced BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, the commissioners court of Lubbock County has the authority to appoint the Board of Managers of the Lubbock County Hospital District. The purpose of this bill is to allow the Texas Tech University board of regents (regents) to appoint one member to serve on board of managers. As proposed, H.B. 2961 requires the regents to appoint one member to the board of hospital managers and the commissioners court to appoint the remaining members RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 8, Chapter 484, Acts of the 60th Legislature, Regular Session, 1967, to require the Texas Tech University board of regents (regents), along with the commissioners court of Lubbock County, to appoint a board of hospital managers in the manner provided. Requires the regents to appoint one member and the commissioners court to appoint the remaining members. SECTION 2. (a) Effective date: September 1,1999. (b) Provides that the change in law made by this Act relating to the composition of the board of hospital managers of the Lubbock County Hospital District does not affect the eligibility of a member serving immediately before the effective date of this Act to continue to serve on the board for the term to which the member was appointed. Requires the regents to appoint a member to the board of hospital managers in accordance with Section 8, Chapter 484, Acts of the 60th Legislature, Regular Session, 1967, as amended by this Act, to fill the next vacancy that occurs after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.