HBA-MSH S.B. 726 77(R) BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 726 By: Bivins County Affairs 4/22/2001 Engrossed BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Under current law, the fiscal year of the Stratford Hospital District (district) commences on July 1 and ends on June 30 of the following year and the election for directors is held on the third Saturday in May of each year. A change in the fiscal year will allow the board of directors to coordinate with the Texas Department of Health Services and provide more time for preparing a budget. A change in the election date will coordinate this date with that of the Stratford Independent School District. Senate Bill 726 changes the beginning and ending dates of the fiscal year and the date of the election for directors of the district to allow for the more effective and efficient operation of the district. 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. ANALYSIS Senate Bill 726 amends law to provide that the fiscal year for the Stratford Hospital District commences on September 1, rather than July 1, of each year and ends on August 31, rather than June 30, of the following year. The bill requires an election to elect an appropriate number of directors to be held on the first, rather than the third, Saturday in May of each year. EFFECTIVE DATE September 1, 2001.