Bill Text: IA SSB3114 | 2017-2018 | 87th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to boards of trustees for county and city hospitals.
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (N/A - Dead) 2018-02-07 - Subcommittee recommends passage. [SSB3114 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2017-SSB3114-Introduced.html
Senate
Study
Bill
3114
-
Introduced
SENATE
FILE
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BY
(PROPOSED
COMMITTEE
ON
STATE
GOVERNMENT
BILL
BY
CHAIRPERSON
SMITH)
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
boards
of
trustees
for
county
and
city
1
hospitals.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
66.31
County
and
city
hospital
1
trustees.
2
A
county
or
city
hospital
board
of
trustees
may
include
in
3
their
bylaws
a
process
for
removal
of
a
trustee
for
which
there
4
is
cause
that
would
be
grounds
for
an
equitable
action
for
5
removal
in
the
district
court.
The
process
shall
provide
for
a
6
hearing
on
written
charges
filed
with
the
board
of
trustees.
7
Sec.
2.
Section
347.9,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
8
follows:
9
347.9
Trustees
——
appointment
——
terms
of
office.
10
1.
When
it
has
been
determined
by
the
voters
of
a
county
11
to
establish
a
county
public
hospital,
the
board
shall
appoint
12
five
or
seven
trustees
chosen
from
among
the
resident
citizens
13
of
the
county
with
reference
to
their
fitness
for
office
,
and
14
not
more
than
four
of
the
trustees
shall
be
residents
of
the
15
city
at
which
the
hospital
is
located
.
The
appointed
trustees
16
shall
hold
office
until
the
following
general
election,
at
17
which
time
their
successors
shall
be
elected,
two
three
for
18
a
term
of
two
four
years
,
two
for
four
years,
and
three
for
19
six
and
the
remainder
for
a
term
of
two
years,
and
they
shall
20
determine
by
lot
their
respective
terms,
and
thereafter
their
21
successors
shall
be
elected
for
regular
terms
of
six
four
years
22
each.
23
2.
Upon
approval
of
a
majority
of
the
current
board
of
24
trustees,
the
board
may
reduce
an
existing
seven-member
board
25
to
a
five-member
board.
The
board
shall
establish
how
to
26
reduce
the
number
of
trustees
on
the
board
and
shall
provide
27
for
a
staggered
election
cycle
for
election
to
the
five-member
28
board,
which
election
shall
be
for
a
term
of
four
years.
29
However,
the
manner
of
reducing
the
number
of
trustees
shall
30
ensure
that
the
current
trustees
on
the
seven-member
board
may
31
continue
to
hold
office
through
the
end
of
their
respective
32
terms.
33
Sec.
3.
Section
347.10,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
34
follows:
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347.10
Vacancies.
1
Vacancies
on
the
board
of
trustees
may,
until
the
next
2
general
election,
be
filled
by
appointment
by
the
remaining
3
members
of
the
board
of
trustees
or,
if
fewer
than
four
a
4
majority
of
the
trustees
remain
on
the
board,
by
the
board
of
5
supervisors
for
the
period
until
the
vacancies
are
filled
by
6
election.
An
appointment
made
under
this
section
shall
be
for
7
the
unexpired
balance
of
the
term
of
the
preceding
trustee.
If
8
a
board
member
is
absent
for
four
consecutive
regular
board
9
meetings,
without
prior
excuse,
or
fails
to
comply
with
more
10
stringent
attendance
requirements
for
regular
board
meetings
11
included
in
the
bylaws
governing
the
board,
the
member’s
12
position
shall
be
declared
vacant
and
filled
as
set
out
in
this
13
section
.
14
Sec.
4.
Section
347.11,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
15
follows:
16
347.11
Organization
——
meetings
——
quorum.
17
Hospital
trustees
shall
qualify
by
taking
the
usual
oath
of
18
office
as
provided
in
chapter
63
and
organize
by
the
election
19
of
a
chairperson,
a
secretary,
and
a
treasurer.
The
secretary
20
shall
report
to
the
county
auditor
and
county
treasurer
the
21
names
of
the
chairperson,
secretary,
and
treasurer
of
the
22
board
of
hospital
trustees
as
soon
as
practicable
after
the
23
qualification
of
each.
A
board
of
hospital
trustees
shall
24
meet
as
necessary
to
adequately
oversee
the
operation
of
the
25
hospital.
Four
A
majority
of
the
board
of
trustees
shall
26
constitute
a
quorum
necessary
for
actions
by
the
board
of
27
hospital
trustees.
The
secretary
shall
maintain
a
complete
28
record
of
board
meetings,
proceedings,
and
actions.
29
Sec.
5.
Section
347.13,
subsection
3,
Code
2018,
is
amended
30
to
read
as
follows:
31
3.
Adopt
bylaws
and
rules
for
its
own
guidance
and
for
the
32
government
of
the
hospital.
The
bylaws
may
contain
limits
on
33
the
number
of
terms
a
trustee
may
serve
on
the
board.
34
Sec.
6.
Section
347A.1,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
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2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
1
b.
The
trustees
shall
hold
office
until
the
next
succeeding
2
election,
at
which
time
their
successors
shall
be
elected,
3
two
for
a
term
of
two
years
,
two
and
three
for
a
term
of
four
4
years,
and
one
for
a
term
of
six
years,
and
thereafter
their
5
successors
shall
be
elected
for
regular
terms
of
six
four
years
6
each.
Vacancies
on
the
board
of
trustees
may
be
filled
in
the
7
same
manner
as
original
appointments,
to
hold
office
until
the
8
vacancies
are
filled
pursuant
to
section
69.12
.
If
a
board
9
member
is
absent
for
four
consecutive
regular
board
meetings,
10
without
prior
excuse,
or
fails
to
comply
with
more
stringent
11
attendance
requirements
for
regular
board
meetings
included
in
12
the
bylaws
governing
the
board,
the
member’s
position
shall
be
13
declared
vacant
and
filled
as
set
out
in
this
paragraph.
14
Sec.
7.
Section
392.6,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
Code
2018,
15
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
16
b.
Vacancies
on
the
board
of
trustees
may,
until
the
next
17
general
or
regular
city
election,
be
filled
in
the
same
manner
18
as
provided
in
section
347.10
.
An
appointment
made
under
this
19
paragraph
shall
be
for
the
unexpired
balance
of
the
term
of
20
the
preceding
trustee.
If
a
board
member
is
absent
for
four
21
consecutive
regular
board
meetings,
without
prior
excuse,
or
22
fails
to
comply
with
more
stringent
attendance
requirements
23
for
regular
board
meetings
included
in
the
bylaws
governing
24
the
board,
the
member’s
position
shall
be
declared
vacant
and
25
filled
as
set
out
in
this
paragraph.
26
EXPLANATION
27
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
28
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
29
This
bill
concerns
city
and
county
hospital
boards
of
30
trustees.
31
New
Code
section
66.31
allows
a
county
or
city
hospital
board
32
of
trustees
to
adopt
bylaws
to
establish
a
process
for
the
33
removal
of
a
trustee
for
cause.
34
Code
section
347.9,
concerning
the
number
and
appointment
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of
county
hospital
board
trustees,
is
amended
to
authorize
the
1
establishment
of
five
or
seven-member
trustee
boards
and
to
2
provide
for
four-year
terms
of
office.
Current
law
provides
3
for
only
seven-member
trustee
boards
and
for
a
six-year
term
of
4
office.
The
bill
establishes
the
process
and
initial
terms
of
5
office
for
an
initial
five
or
seven-member
trustee
board,
and
6
provides
for
the
ability
to
change
a
seven-member
trustee
board
7
to
a
five-member
trustee
board.
8
Code
section
347.10,
concerning
vacancies,
is
amended
to
9
provide
that
the
board
of
trustees
may
establish
more
stringent
10
attendance
requirements
for
regular
board
meetings
that
can
11
result
in
a
vacancy
on
the
board.
12
Code
section
347.11,
concerning
quorum
requirements,
is
13
amended
to
provide
that
a
majority
of
the
members
of
the
board
14
constitute
a
quorum.
15
Code
section
347.13,
concerning
board
of
trustee
duties,
is
16
amended
to
provide
that
the
board
may
include
term
limits
for
17
service
on
the
board
in
the
bylaws
governing
the
board.
18
Code
section
347A.1,
concerning
certain
county
hospitals
19
payable
from
revenue
bonds,
is
amended
to
provide
for
20
four-year,
and
not
six-year,
terms
of
office.
The
bill
further
21
provides
that
a
vacancy
on
the
board
of
trustees
can
occur
22
if
a
member
is
absent
for
four
consecutive
regular
board
23
meetings
without
excuse,
or
fails
to
comply
with
more
stringent
24
attendance
requirements
for
regular
board
meetings
included
in
25
the
bylaws
governing
the
board.
26
Code
section
392.6,
concerning
city
hospital
or
health
care
27
facility
trustees,
is
amended
to
provide
that
the
board
of
28
trustees
may
establish
more
stringent
attendance
requirements
29
for
regular
board
meetings
that
can
result
in
a
vacancy
on
the
30
board.
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