Senate
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2290
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Enrolled
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File
2290
AN
ACT
RELATING
TO
BOARDS
OF
TRUSTEES
FOR
COUNTY
AND
CITY
HOSPITALS.
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
Section
1.
NEW
SECTION
.
66.31
County
and
city
hospital
trustees.
A
county
or
city
hospital
board
of
trustees
may
include
in
their
bylaws
a
process
for
removal
of
a
trustee
for
which
there
is
cause
that
would
be
grounds
for
an
equitable
action
for
removal
in
the
district
court.
The
process
shall
provide
for
a
hearing
on
written
charges
filed
with
the
board
of
trustees.
Sec.
2.
Section
347.9,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
347.9
Trustees
——
appointment
——
terms
of
office.
1.
When
it
has
been
determined
by
the
voters
of
a
county
to
establish
a
county
public
hospital,
the
board
shall
appoint
five
or
seven
trustees
chosen
from
among
the
resident
citizens
of
the
county
with
reference
to
their
fitness
for
office
,
and
not
more
than
four
of
the
trustees
shall
be
residents
of
the
city
at
which
the
hospital
is
located
.
The
appointed
trustees
shall
hold
office
until
the
following
general
election,
at
Senate
File
2290,
p.
2
which
time
their
successors
shall
be
elected,
two
three
for
a
term
of
two
four
years
,
two
for
four
years,
and
three
for
six
and
the
remainder
for
a
term
of
two
years,
and
they
shall
determine
by
lot
their
respective
terms,
and
thereafter
their
successors
shall
be
elected
for
regular
terms
of
six
four
years
each.
2.
Upon
approval
of
a
majority
of
the
current
board
of
trustees,
the
board
may
reduce
an
existing
seven-member
board
to
a
five-member
board.
The
board
shall
establish
how
to
reduce
the
number
of
trustees
on
the
board
and
shall
provide
for
a
staggered
election
cycle
for
election
to
the
five-member
board,
which
election
shall
be
for
a
term
of
four
years.
However,
the
manner
of
reducing
the
number
of
trustees
shall
ensure
that
the
current
trustees
on
the
seven-member
board
may
continue
to
hold
office
through
the
end
of
their
respective
terms.
Sec.
3.
Section
347.10,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
347.10
Vacancies.
Vacancies
on
the
board
of
trustees
may,
until
the
next
general
election,
be
filled
by
appointment
by
the
remaining
members
of
the
board
of
trustees
or,
if
fewer
than
four
a
majority
of
the
trustees
remain
on
the
board,
by
the
board
of
supervisors
for
the
period
until
the
vacancies
are
filled
by
election.
An
appointment
made
under
this
section
shall
be
for
the
unexpired
balance
of
the
term
of
the
preceding
trustee.
If
a
board
member
is
absent
for
four
consecutive
regular
board
meetings,
without
prior
excuse,
or
fails
to
comply
with
more
stringent
attendance
requirements
for
regular
board
meetings
included
in
the
bylaws
governing
the
board,
the
member’s
position
shall
be
declared
vacant
and
filled
as
set
out
in
this
section
.
Sec.
4.
Section
347.11,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
347.11
Organization
——
meetings
——
quorum.
Hospital
trustees
shall
qualify
by
taking
the
usual
oath
of
office
as
provided
in
chapter
63
and
organize
by
the
election
of
a
chairperson,
a
secretary,
and
a
treasurer.
The
secretary
Senate
File
2290,
p.
3
shall
report
to
the
county
auditor
and
county
treasurer
the
names
of
the
chairperson,
secretary,
and
treasurer
of
the
board
of
hospital
trustees
as
soon
as
practicable
after
the
qualification
of
each.
A
board
of
hospital
trustees
shall
meet
as
necessary
to
adequately
oversee
the
operation
of
the
hospital.
Four
A
majority
of
the
board
of
trustees
shall
constitute
a
quorum
necessary
for
actions
by
the
board
of
hospital
trustees.
The
secretary
shall
maintain
a
complete
record
of
board
meetings,
proceedings,
and
actions.
Sec.
5.
Section
347.13,
subsection
3,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
3.
Adopt
bylaws
and
rules
for
its
own
guidance
and
for
the
government
of
the
hospital.
The
bylaws
may
contain
limits
on
the
number
of
terms
a
trustee
may
serve
on
the
board.
Sec.
6.
Section
347A.1,
subsection
2,
paragraph
b,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
b.
The
trustees
shall
hold
office
until
the
next
succeeding
election,
at
which
time
their
successors
shall
be
elected,
two
for
a
term
of
two
years
,
two
and
three
for
a
term
of
four
years,
and
one
for
a
term
of
six
years,
and
thereafter
their
successors
shall
be
elected
for
regular
terms
of
six
four
years
each.
Vacancies
on
the
board
of
trustees
may
be
filled
in
the
same
manner
as
original
appointments,
to
hold
office
until
the
vacancies
are
filled
pursuant
to
section
69.12
.
If
a
board
member
is
absent
for
four
consecutive
regular
board
meetings,
without
prior
excuse,
or
fails
to
comply
with
more
stringent
attendance
requirements
for
regular
board
meetings
included
in
the
bylaws
governing
the
board,
the
member’s
position
shall
be
declared
vacant
and
filled
as
set
out
in
this
paragraph.
Sec.
7.
Section
392.6,
subsection
3,
paragraph
b,
Code
2018,
is
amended
to
read
as
follows:
b.
Vacancies
on
the
board
of
trustees
may,
until
the
next
general
or
regular
city
election,
be
filled
in
the
same
manner
as
provided
in
section
347.10
.
An
appointment
made
under
this
paragraph
shall
be
for
the
unexpired
balance
of
the
term
of
the
preceding
trustee.
If
a
board
member
is
absent
for
four
consecutive
regular
board
meetings,
without
prior
excuse,
or
fails
to
comply
with
more
stringent
attendance
requirements
for
regular
board
meetings
included
in
the
bylaws
governing
Senate
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p.
4
the
board,
the
member’s
position
shall
be
declared
vacant
and
filled
as
set
out
in
this
paragraph.
______________________________
JACK
WHITVER
President
of
the
Senate
______________________________
LINDA
UPMEYER
Speaker
of
the
House
I
hereby
certify
that
this
bill
originated
in
the
Senate
and
is
known
as
Senate
File
2290,
Eighty-seventh
General
Assembly.
______________________________
W.
CHARLES
SMITHSON
Secretary
of
the
Senate
Approved
_______________,
2018
______________________________
KIM
REYNOLDS
Governor