SB 1070: Health care district: County of Imperial.

Existing law establishes a local health care district in the County of Imperial, designated as the Imperial Valley Healthcare District, that includes all of the County of Imperial. Existing law requires the initial board of directors of the Imperial Valley Healthcare District to be appointed from and by specified bodies, including, among others, the Imperial County Board of Supervisors, the Pioneers Memorial Healthcare District Board of Directors, and the Heffernan Memorial Healthcare District Board of Directors. Existing law requires the initial board of directors to recommend a permanent funding source mechanism to be presented to and approved by voters via ballot measure and requires the permanent funding source mechanism to be placed on the ballot for the March 2024 or November 2024 election.

This bill would instead require the initial board of directors, the elected board of directors, or a combination of the initial and elected board of directors to recommend a permanent funding source mechanism to be presented to voters via ballot measure and would require the permanent funding source mechanism to be placed on the ballot on or before the November 2026 election.

This bill would make legislative findings and declarations as to the necessity of a special statute for the County of Imperial.