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Committee holds bill that would require district health board representatives to be elected officials
Summary
Lawmakers debated House Bill 366, which would require district health board representatives to be elected officials or appointed elected officials, but voted to hold the bill in committee after members raised concerns about qualifications, removal thresholds and local appointment rules.
Representative Doug Pickett on behalf of House Bill 366 told the House Health and Welfare Committee that the bill “is intended to ensure that representatives on District Health Boards are elected officials.”
The bill, an updated version of a prior proposal, would prioritize county commissioners as board members and allow other elected officials appointed by county commissions to fill seats when commissioners cannot. Pickett said the measure "still allow[s] for the provision of a physician to serve with them on that board," and framed the change as a question of fiduciary duty and public accountability.
Supporters and opponents focused on whether elected officials should be required to serve on district health boards or whether appointed citizens with subject-matter expertise should remain an option. Former Representative Greg Furch, who…
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