AN ACT
 1-1     relating to a review of the Harris County Hospital District.
 1-2           BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
 1-3           SECTION 1.  COMMISSION TO REVIEW AND REPORT ON HARRIS COUNTY
 1-4     HOSPITAL DISTRICT.  (a)  In this section:
 1-5                 (1)  "Commission" means the review commission created
 1-6     by this section.
 1-7                 (2)  "District" means the Harris County Hospital
 1-8     District.
 1-9           (b)  A commission is created for the district to assist this
1-10     state in reviewing the district.
1-11           (c)  The commission is composed of:
1-12                 (1)  two members of the house of representatives and
1-13     one public member, appointed by the speaker of the house of
1-14     representatives;
1-15                 (2)  two members of the senate and one public member,
1-16     appointed by the lieutenant governor; and
1-17                 (3)  the chairman of the board of hospital managers of
1-18     the district.
1-19           (d)  A member of the commission serves at the will of the
1-20     appointing person.
1-21           (e)  The commission shall elect from among its members a
1-22     presiding officer and any other necessary officers.
1-23           (f)  The commission shall meet at the call of the presiding
1-24     officer.
 2-1           (g)  A member of the commission receives no compensation for
 2-2     serving on the commission.
 2-3           (h)  The commission shall review the enabling legislation for
 2-4     the district, which is Chapter 281, Health and Safety Code.
 2-5           (i)  Not later than November 1, 2000, the commission shall
 2-6     file a report containing the results of the review under Subsection
 2-7     (h) of this section, including any recommendations for necessary
 2-8     changes to the district's enabling legislation, with the governor,
 2-9     lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives.
2-10           SECTION 2.  APPOINTMENTS.  Each appointment to the review
2-11     commission established by Section 1 of this Act shall be made by
2-12     July 1, 1999.
2-13           SECTION 3.  ABOLISHMENT; EXPIRATION.  On January 1, 2001, the
2-14     review commission established by Section 1 of this Act is abolished
2-15     and this Act expires.
2-16           SECTION 4.  EMERGENCY.  The importance of this legislation
2-17     and the crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an
2-18     emergency and an imperative public necessity that the
2-19     constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several
2-20     days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended,
2-21     and that this Act take effect and be in force from and after its
2-22     passage, and it is so enacted.
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             President of the Senate              Speaker of the House
               I hereby certify that S.B. No. 995 passed the Senate on
         April 19, 1999, by the following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0; and that
         the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 28, 1999, by the
         following vote:  Yeas 30, Nays 0.
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                                                 Secretary of the Senate
               I hereby certify that S.B. No. 995 passed the House, with
         amendment, on May 26, 1999, by the following vote:  Yeas 144,
         Nays 0, two present not voting.
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                                                 Chief Clerk of the House
         Approved:
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                     Date
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                   Governor