MPA S.B. 189 76(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


Office of House Bill AnalysisS.B. 189
By: Ogden
County Affairs
3/15/1999
Engrossed



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, Texas law requires the election of the Burleson County Hospital
District board of directors to be held on the first Saturday in April.
H.B. 950 requires the Burleson County Hospital District board of directors
election to be held in accordance with Chapter 41 (Election Dates and Hours
for Voting), Election Code, and requires a candidate to file an application
to have the candidate's name printed on the ballot 45 days prior to
election. 

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. 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1.  Amends Section 8, Chapter 726, Acts of the 65th Legislature,
Regular Session, 1977, as follows: 

Sec. 8.  Deletes the requirement that an election for the board of
directors of the Burleson County Hospital District be held in the district
on the first Saturday of each April after approval by the qualified voters
of the district.  Requires that subsequent elections be held each following
year in continuing sequence in accordance with Chapter 41, Election Code
(Election Dates and Hours for Voting), rather than the first Saturday in
April.  Provides that an application for any candidate for the office of
director be filed with the secretary of the board no later than 5 p.m. of
the 45th day before the election, rather than requiring the application to
be filed at least 15 days before the election. 

SECTION 2.  Effective date: September 1, 1999.

SECTION 3.  Emergency clause.