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ID H0366

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/4/2025

Primary Sponsor

Health and Welfare Committee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows each board of county commissioners to appoint a county commissioner from their county to serve on district health boards, with remaining seats filled by a jointly-appointed physician and appointees from the county providing the greatest district funding
  • Reduces health district board member terms from 5 years to 2 years
  • Increases the vote threshold required to remove certain board members from a simple majority to two-thirds (2/3) of all county commissioners in the district
  • Requires that appointees filling remaining board seats be currently elected county officials from counties within the district
  • Removes the previous requirement that one board member be a physician, changing it to "if available"
  • Declares an emergency with an effective date of July 1, 2025

Legislative Description

Amends existing law to revise provisions regarding the composition of public health district boards.

PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT BOARDS

Last Action

Reported Printed and Referred to Health & Welfare

3/5/2025

Committee Referrals

Health and Welfare3/5/2025

Full Bill Text

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