Bill > HB3462

This bill modifies the El Paso County Hospital District's board of hospital managers by allowing the El Paso County Commissioners Court to establish qualifications for appointees, and it explicitly prohibits the appointment of individuals who are employees of El Paso County or the district, or who are closely related to county officials or employees, with "third degree of consanguinity or affinity" meaning relatives up to great-grandchildren, first cousins, aunts, and uncles. Additionally, the bill expands the grounds for a board member's removal to include failing to pay local taxes when due or becoming ineligible to serve under the new qualification rules, and clarifies that a resignation due to these disqualifying factors is effective immediately. These changes only apply to appointments made after the bill's effective date.