SRC-JEC S.B. 613 77(R)BILL ANALYSIS Senate Research CenterS.B. 613 By: Haywood Intergovernmental Relations 6/21/2001 Enrolled DIGEST AND PURPOSE Currently, directors of the Castro County Hospital District are elected to serve for a period of two years. S.B. 613 extends the board terms to three years, in order to ensure a more experienced board of directors. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 3(a), Chapter 103, Acts of the 57th Legislature, Regular Session, 1961, to require each director of the Hansford County and Ochiltree County hospital districts to serve for a period of two years and until the director's successor has been duly elected or appointed and qualified. Requires each director of the Castro County Hospital District to serve for a period of three years and until a successor has been duly elected or appointed and qualified, except that the directors elected in 2000 and one of the directors elected in 2001 are required to serve for two years and their successor directors are required to serve for three-year terms. SECTION 2. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2001.