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SF0140 • 2005

Hospital district trustees.

AN ACT relating to hospital districts; increasing the number of trustees to be elected for hospital districts; providing for appointment of additional trustee until next regular election; and providing for an effective date.

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Sponsor
Senator Nicholas
Last action
2005-03-11
Official status
enrolled
Effective date
7/1/2005

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Amendments

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SF0140H2001

2nd reading • BROWN

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted 2nd reading by BROWN

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SF0140SS001

Standing Committee • MEIER

Adopted

Plain English: Adopted Standing Committee by MEIER

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Bill History

  1. 2005-03-11 LSO

    Assigned Chapter Number - 240

  2. 2005-03-11 Governor

    Governor Signed SEA0111

  3. 2005-03-03 House

    H Speaker Signed SEA No. 0111

  4. 2005-03-03 Senate

    S President Signed SEA No. 0111

  5. 2005-03-02 LSO

    Assigned Number SEA0111

  6. 2005-03-02 Senate

    S Did Concur

  7. 2005-03-01 House

    H Passed 3rd Reading

  8. 2005-02-28 House

    H Passed 2nd Reading

  9. 2005-02-28 House

    Amendment Adopted

  10. 2005-02-28 House

    H Amendments Adopted

  11. 2005-02-25 House

    H Passed CoW

  12. 2005-02-24 House

    H Placed on General File

  13. 2005-02-24 House

    H07 Recommended Do Pass

  14. 2005-02-04 House

    H Introduced and Referred to H07

  15. 2005-02-01 House

    H Received for Introduction

  16. 2005-01-31 Senate

    S Passed 3rd Reading

  17. 2005-01-28 Senate

    S Passed 2nd Reading

  18. 2005-01-27 Senate

    S Passed CoW

  19. 2005-01-27 Senate

    Amendment Adopted

  20. 2005-01-27 Senate

    S Amendments Adopted

  21. 2005-01-26 Senate

    S Placed on General File

  22. 2005-01-26 Senate

    S07 Recommended Amend and Do Pass

  23. 2005-01-18 Senate

    S Introduced and Referred to S07

  24. 2005-01-18 Senate

    S Received for Introduction

  25. 2005-01-17 LSO

    Bill Number Assigned

Official Summary Text

2005 General Session Summary for SF0140

Bill No.:
SF0140
Drafter:

JHR

LSO
No.:
05LSO-0621
Effective Date:

7/1/2005

Enrolled
Act No.:
SEA0111

Chapter
No.:
240

Prime Sponsor:
Senator
Nicholas

Catch
Title:
Hospital district trustees.

Subject:
Modifies
membership of hospital district boards of trustees.

Summary/Major
Elements:

Current law provides for six hospital district
trustees. This bill provides that
a hospital district board of trustees may choose to consist of five or
seven members. If a board does not
elect to expand to seven members the board shall consist of five members.

Provides for adjustment of the board at the next
election of the trustees.

Provides that no current term of any trustee shall be
affected.

Provides that, if an additional hospital district
trustee is authorized after the effective date of the act, a trustee shall
be appointed as provided in W.S. 22-29-202, which allows appointment by a
majority of the existing board of trustees, or by the county commissioners
if the board can't decide upon a trustee, who shall serve until the next
election.

Current Bill Text

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WORKING DRAFT

ORIGINAL SENATE

FILE

NO.
0140

ENROLLED ACT NO. 111, SENATE

FIFTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WYOMING
2005 GENERAL SESSION

AN ACT relating to hospital districts; providing for the number of trustees to be elected for hospital districts; providing for appointment of additional trustees until next subsequent trustee election; and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.
W.S. 35
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2
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404(a) is amended to read:

35
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2
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404.

Procedure for initial election of trustees; number, term of trustees; qualifications; disposition of ballots and affidavits.

(a)

An election of
six (6)
trustees shall be held in accordance with the Special District Elections Act of 1994 at the same time as the election for the formation of the district. At the election a board of
six (6)
five (5)
trustees shall be elected who shall serve without compensation to govern the affairs of the district. There shall be elected three (3) members to serve until the next succeeding district election and
three (3)
two (2)
members to serve until the second succeeding district election and until their successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter, members shall be elected for terms of four (4) years.
The board of trustees shall, prior to the publication of notice required under W.S. 22-29-112(c), determine whether the board of trustees should be established at five (5) members or seven (7) members. If the board determines that the number of trustees should be expanded it may appoint the additional members in accordance with W.S. 22-29-202 until the next subsequent trustee election. The next subsequent trustee election shall reflect any modification made. If a board of trustees fails to establish the number of trustees to be elected, the board shall be established at five (5) members. No current term of any trustee shall be affected by any modification made under this subsection.

Subsequent elections shall be held in accordance with the Special District Elections Act of 1994.

Section 2.
Any additional hospital district trustee authorized pursuant to section 1 of this act shall be appointed in accordance with W.S. 22-29-202. The appointee shall serve until the next subsequent trustee election for trustees of the hospital district, at which time a trustee shall be elected for a four (4) year term.
Special hospital district boards of trustees consisting of six (6) members as of the effective date of this act shall be modified to consist of either five (5) or seven (7) members as provided in W.S. 35-2-404(a) as amended by this act. No current term of any special hospital district trustee shall be affected by this act.

Section 3.
This act is effective July 1, 2005.

(END)

Speaker of the House

President of the Senate

Governor

TIME APPROVED: _________

DATE APPROVED: _________

I hereby certify that this act originated in the Senate.

Chief Clerk

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