BILL NUMBER: AB 1155	CHAPTERED  09/06/05

	CHAPTER  195
	FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE  SEPTEMBER 6, 2005
	APPROVED BY GOVERNOR  SEPTEMBER 6, 2005
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  AUGUST 22, 2005
	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 18, 2005
	AMENDED IN SENATE  JUNE 30, 2005
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MAY 11, 2005
	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  APRIL 12, 2005

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member La Suer

                        FEBRUARY 22, 2005

   An act to add Section 32126.3 to the Health and Safety Code,
relating to health care districts.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1155, La Suer  Grossmont Healthcare District.
   Existing law provides for the formation of health care districts,
provides for appointments of their governing boards, and sets forth
their powers and duties, including, but not limited to, the power to
enter into long-term leases for the operation of a hospital or a part
of a hospital, and establishes standards for determining whether a
transfer of assets by a local district is at fair market value.
   This bill would, notwithstanding any provisions of law, permit
renegotiation or extension of the lease executed between the
Grossmont Healthcare District, and the Grossmont Hospital Corporation
if approved by the voters of the district. The bill would make
certain findings and declarations regarding the inapplicability of a
general statute within the meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the
California Constitution.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:


  SECTION 1.  Section 32126.3 is added to the Health and Safety Code,
to read:
   32126.3.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary,
the lease in existence immediately preceding January 1, 2006, between
the Grossmont Healthcare District and the Grossmont Hospital
Corporation that was entered into on May 29, 1991, may be
renegotiated or extended for up to an additional 30-year term. The
renegotiations or extension shall be presented to, and approved by a
majority of, the voters of the district.
  SEC. 2.  Due to the unique circumstances concerning the Grossmont
Healthcare District, it is necessary that authority be given for
extension of the lease agreement, and the Legislature finds and
declares that a general statute cannot be made applicable within the
meaning of Section 16 of Article IV of the California Constitution.