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H0147...................................................by LOCAL GOVERNMENT
DISTRICT HEALTH BOARDS - Amends existing law to provide minimum and maximum
numbers of members for boards of trustees for district boards of health.
02/09 House intro - 1st rdg - to printing
02/12 Rpt prt - to Loc Gov
02/15 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
02/16 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
02/20 3rd rdg - PASSED - 68-0-2
AYES -- Anderson, Andrus, Barrett, Bayer, Bedke, Bell, Bilbao, Black,
Block, Bock, Boe, Bolz, Brackett, Bradford, Chadderdon, Chavez, Chew,
Clark, Collins, Crane, Durst, Edmunson, Eskridge, Hagedorn, Hart,
Harwood, Henbest, Henderson, Killen, King, Kren, Labrador, Lake,
LeFavour, Loertscher, Luker, Marriott, Mathews, McGeachin, Mortimer,
Moyle, Nielsen, Nonini, Pasley-Stuart, Patrick, Pence, Raybould,
Ring, Ringo, Ruchti, Rusche, Sayler, Schaefer, Shepherd(2),
Shepherd(8), Shirley, Shively, Smith(30), Smith(24), Snodgrass,
Stevenson, Thayn, Trail, Vander Woude, Wills, Wood(27), Wood(35), Mr.
Speaker
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Jaquet, Roberts
Floor Sponsor - Loertscher
Title apvd - to Senate
02/21 Senate intro - 1st rdg - to Health/Wel
03/08 Rpt out - rec d/p - to 2nd rdg
03/09 2nd rdg - to 3rd rdg
03/15 3rd rdg - PASSED - 34-0-1
AYES -- Andreason, Bair, Bilyeu, Broadsword, Burkett, Cameron,
Coiner, Corder, Darrington, Davis, Fulcher, Gannon, Geddes, Goedde,
Hammond, Heinrich, Hill, Jorgenson, Kelly, Keough, Langhorst, Little,
Lodge, Malepeai, McGee, McKague, McKenzie, Pearce, Richardson,
Schroeder, Siddoway, Stegner, Stennett, Werk
NAYS -- None
Absent and excused -- Bastian
Floor Sponsor - Hammond
Title apvd - to House
03/16 To enrol - Rpt enrol - Sp signed
03/19 Pres signed - To Governor
03/23 Governor signed
Session Law Chapter 163
Effective: 07/01/07
]]]] LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF IDAHO ]]]]
Fifty-ninth Legislature First Regular Session - 2007
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
HOUSE BILL NO. 147
BY LOCAL GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE
1 AN ACT
2 RELATING TO DISTRICT BOARDS OF HEALTH; AMENDING SECTION 39-411, IDAHO CODE, TO
3 PROVIDE MINIMUM AND MAXIMUM NUMBERS OF MEMBERS FOR BOARDS OF TRUSTEES FOR
4 DISTRICT BOARDS OF HEALTH.
5 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Idaho:
6 SECTION 1. That Section 39-411, Idaho Code, be, and the same is hereby
7 amended to read as follows:
8 39-411. COMPOSITION OF DISTRICT BOARD -- QUALIFICATIONS OF MEMBERS --
9 APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL -- TERMS -- TRUSTEE SELECTED FOR BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF
10 DISTRICT BOARDS OF HEALTH. For those districts comprised of less than eight
11 (8) counties, the district board of health shall consist of seven (7) members
12 to be appointed by the boards of county commissioners within each district
13 acting jointly, and each board of county commissioners may appoint a board
14 member. For those districts comprised of eight (8) counties, the district
15 board of health shall consist of not less than eight (8) members nor more than
16 nine (9) members and each board of county commissioners may appoint a board
17 member. Each member of the district board of health shall be a citizen of the
18 United States, a resident of the state of Idaho and the public health district
19 for one (1) year immediately last past, and a qualified elector. One (1) mem-
20 ber of the district board, if available to serve, shall be a physician
21 licensed by the Idaho state board of medicine and no more than one (1) member
22 shall be appointed from any professional or special interest group. All mem-
23 bers shall be chosen with due regard to their knowledge and interest in public
24 health and in promoting the health of the citizens of the state and the public
25 health district. Representation shall be assured from rural as well as urban
26 population groups. All appointments to the district board shall be confirmed
27 by a majority vote of all the county commissioners of all the counties located
28 within the public health district. Any member of the district board may be
29 removed by majority vote of all the county commissioners of all the counties
30 located within the district. The members of the district board, each year,
31 shall select a chairman, a vice-chairman and a trustee. The trustee shall rep-
32 resent the district board as a member of the board of trustees of the Idaho
33 district boards of health. The board of trustees of the Idaho district boards
34 of health shall have authority to allocate appropriations from the legislature
35 to the health districts. The board of trustees shall develop and administer a
36 formula for the allocation of legislative appropriations.
37 The members of the district board of health shall be appointed for the
38 purpose of organization as follows: One (1) member to be appointed for a term
39 of one (1) year, one (1) for two (2) years, one (1) for three (3) years, two
40 (2) for four (4) years and two (2) for five (5) years. Each succeeding vacancy
41 shall be filled by the boards of county commissioners within the district act-
42 ing jointly and with confirmation as herein described for a term of five (5)
43 years, subject to reappointment; and vacancies on the board for an unexpired
2
1 term shall be filled for the balance of the unexpired term.
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
RS 16960
This legislation provides for minimum and maximum numbers of
members for Boards of Trustees for District Boards of Health.
FISCAL NOTE
There is no impact to the general fund
Contact
Name: Rep Leortscher
Phone: (208) 332-1000
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE/FISCAL NOTE H 147