1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the board of hospital managers of the Lubbock County 1-3 Hospital District. 1-4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-5 SECTION 1. Section 8, Chapter 484, Acts of the 60th 1-6 Legislature, Regular Session, 1967, is amended to read as follows: 1-7 Sec. 8. BOARD OF HOSPITAL MANAGERS. (a) The commissioners 1-8 court and the Texas Tech University board of regents shall appoint 1-9 a board of hospital managers, consisting of not less than five nor 1-10 more than seven members, who shall serve for a term of two years, 1-11 with overlapping terms if desired, and with initial appointments to 1-12 terms of office arranged accordingly, without pay, and whose duties 1-13 shall be to manage, control and administer the hospital or hospital 1-14 system, including medical facilities or other health facilities, of 1-15 the hospital district. The Texas Tech University board of regents 1-16 shall appoint one ex officio member and the commissioners court 1-17 shall appoint the remaining members. The ex officio member 1-18 appointed by the Texas Tech University board of regents shall have 1-19 all powers of a member of the board, except that the member may not 1-20 vote. The ex officio member shall attend executive sessions of the 1-21 board, shall have access to all documents reviewed or considered by 1-22 the board or its staff, and shall have any and all other powers of 1-23 a member of the board with the exception of voting. The board of 1-24 managers shall have the power and authority to sue and be sued and 2-1 to promulgate rules and regulations for the operation of the 2-2 hospital or hospital system, including medical facilities or other 2-3 health facilities. 2-4 (b) The board shall appoint a general manager, to be known 2-5 as the administrator of the hospital district. The administrator 2-6 shall hold office for a term not to exceed two years, and shall 2-7 receive such compensation as may be fixed by the board. The 2-8 administrator shall be subject to removal at any time by the board. 2-9 The administrator shall, before entering into the discharge of his 2-10 duties, execute a bond payable to the district, in the amount of 2-11 not less than $10,000, conditioned that he shall well and 2-12 faithfully perform the duties required of him, and containing such 2-13 other conditions as the board may require. The administrator shall 2-14 perform all duties which may be required of him by the board, and 2-15 shall supervise all of the work and activities of the district and 2-16 have general direction of the affairs of the district, within such 2-17 limitations as may be prescribed by the board. He shall be a 2-18 person qualified by training and experience for the position of 2-19 administrator. 2-20 (c) The board of managers shall have the authority to 2-21 appoint to the staff such doctors, and employ such technicians, 2-22 nurses and other employees of every kind and character as may be 2-23 deemed advisable for the efficient operation of the hospital or 2-24 hospital system, including medical facilities or other health 2-25 facilities; provided that no contract or term of employment shall 2-26 exceed the period of two years. 2-27 (d) The board of managers, with the approval of the 3-1 commissioners court shall be authorized to contract with any county 3-2 for care and treatment of such county's sick, diseased and injured 3-3 persons, and with the state and agencies of the federal government 3-4 for the care and treatment of such persons for whom the state and 3-5 such agencies of the federal government are responsible. Further, 3-6 under the same conditions, the board of managers may enter into 3-7 such contracts with the state and federal government as may be 3-8 necessary to establish or continue a retirement program for the 3-9 benefit of its employees. 3-10 (e) A majority of the board of hospital managers shall 3-11 constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business. From 3-12 among its members, the board shall choose a chairman, who shall 3-13 preside; or in his absence a chairman pro tem shall preside; and 3-14 the administrator or any member of the board may be appointed 3-15 secretary. The board shall require the secretary to keep suitable 3-16 records of all proceedings of each meeting of the board. Such 3-17 record shall be read and signed after each meeting by the chairman 3-18 or the member presiding, and attested by the secretary. The board 3-19 shall have a seal, on which shall be engraved the name of the 3-20 hospital district; and said seal shall be kept by the secretary and 3-21 used in authentication of all acts of the board. 3-22 SECTION 2. (a) This Act takes effect September 1, 1999. 3-23 (b) The change in law made by this Act relating to the 3-24 composition of the board of hospital managers of the Lubbock County 3-25 Hospital District does not affect the eligibility of a member 3-26 serving immediately before the effective date of this Act to 3-27 continue to serve on the board for the term to which the member was 4-1 appointed. The Texas Tech University board of regents shall 4-2 appoint a member to the board of hospital managers in accordance 4-3 with Section 8, Chapter 484, Acts of the 60th Legislature, Regular 4-4 Session, 1967, as amended by this Act, to fill the next vacancy 4-5 that occurs after the effective date of this Act. 4-6 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 4-7 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 4-8 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 4-9 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 4-10 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended. _______________________________ _______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 2961 was passed by the House on May 11, 1999, by a non-record vote. _______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 2961 was passed by the Senate on May 25, 1999, by a viva-voce vote. _______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor