The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by James Benton.
DIGEST
SB 184 Original 2021 Regular Session Hewitt
Present law provides that commissioners appointed to the board, except those named by the Slidell
Memorial Hospital medical staff, will be chosen by the appointing authority as provided for in
present law, from nominations received from the nominating committee composed of nine members.
Members of the permanent nominating committee will be appointed from entities outlined in this
present law and will submit a copy of their appointments to the state senator in whose district Slidell
Memorial Hospital resides. The state senator will be responsible for ensuring the proper appointment
of all members of the nominating committee.
Proposed law retains present law and further provides that the state senator will be responsible for
ensuring the proper appointment of all members of the nominating committee, calling and providing
proper notice of all meetings of the nominating committee, and maintaining all appropriate
documentation of the nominating committee. The nominating committee shall select annually a
chairperson to conduct meetings of the committee.
Proposed law makes a technical change in terminology from the "nominating committee" to the
"appointing authority".
Proposed law provides that the state senator will serve as the chairperson of the appointing authority.
Present law provides that no member of the board, whether appointed by recommendation of the
nominating committee or the medical staff, will serve more than three consecutive terms.
Proposed law retains present law but provides that one term will consist of four years, unless:
(1)An appointee is named to fill the term of a member who has left the board and less than two
years remain in the term, that appointee's term will not be considered one of the three
consecutive terms to which a member is limited; or
(2)An appointee is named to fill the term of a member who has left the board and more than two
years remain in the term, that appointee's term will be considered one of the three
consecutive terms to which a member is limited.
Present law provides that special meetings may be called with 48-hour notice by the chairperson, or
in his absence, by the vice chairperson, or upon the written authorization of a majority of the
members of the board.
Proposed law retains present law but makes technical change. Effective August 1, 2021.
(Amends R.S. 46:1098.5(C), 1098.6(B)(1)(a), 1098.7(23); adds R.S. 46:1098.3(H))