H. B. 2296
(By Delegate Gallagher)
[Introduced February 26, 1993; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact section three, article eleven-c,
chapter eighteen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand
nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to requiring
that the hospital divestiture board be composed of at least
one member from each congressional district and the
remaining members be appointed at large.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That section three, article eleven-c, chapter eighteen of
the code of West Virginia, one thousand nine hundred thirty-one,
as amended, be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 11C. LEASE AND AGREEMENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF WEST
VIRGINIA BOARD OF TRUSTEES RELATING TO WEST
VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL.
§18-11C-3. Board authorized to contract with corporation;
description to be met by corporation.
The board is hereby authorized to enter into the agreement
and any other contractual relationships authorized by this
article with the corporation, but only if the corporation meetsthe following description:
(a) The directors of the corporation, all of whom shall be
voting, shall consist of the president of the university, who
shall serve ex officio as chairman of the directors, the
president of the board or his designee, the vice chancellor for
health affairs of the board, the vice president for health
sciences of the university, the vice president for administration
and finance of the university, the chief of the medical staff of
the hospital, the dean of the school of medicine of the
university, the dean of the school of nursing of the university
and the chief executive officer of the corporation, as ex officio
members of the directors, a representative elected at large by
the corporation employees and seven directors to be appointed by
the governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate of the state
Legislature, which seven appointed directors shall be selected in
conformance with the provisions of section six-a, article five-b,
chapter sixteen of this code:
Provided,
That said seven
directors shall be appointed to six-year terms, but no more than
three such members shall be from the same congressional district:
at least one member shall be from each congressional district and
all shall be appointed to assure geographic diversity:
Provided,
however,
That of the seven directors so appointed by the governor
for terms beginning the year one thousand nine hundred eighty-
four, three such appointments shall be for a term of two years,
two shall be for a term of four years and two shall be for a term
of six years.
(b) The audited records of the corporation shall be reported
publicly and to the joint committee on government and finance atleast annually.
(c) Upon liquidation of the corporation, the assets of the
corporation shall be transferred to the board for the benefit of
the university.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to require the university
hospital divestiture board to be composed of at least one member
from each congressional district and the remaining members to be
appointed at large.
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE TITLE AMENDMENT
A BILL to amend and reenact section three, article eleven-c,
chapter eighteen of the code of West Virginia, one thousand
nine hundred thirty-one, as amended, relating to the board
of directors of the not-for-profit corporation established
to carry out the patient care activities of the West
Virginia University medical center; requiring that, of the
seven members appointed to the board of directors of the
corporation to represent the public interest, at least one
member come from each congressional district and all seven
members be appointed to assure geographic diversity.