JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<select id="radiology-study-provider" class="selectList">
    <option> 1</option>
    <option> 2</option>
    <option> 3</option>
    <option> 4</option>
</select>

JavaScript

$('.selectList').change(function(){
      alert("the change event is firing");
  });
 // $('.selectList').focus(function(){
      //$('div:jqmData(role="footer")').hide(); // hide the footer
    //  alert("Focus event is firing");
 // });
  $('.selectList').blur(function(){
      //$('div:jqmData(role="footer")').show(); // show the footer
      alert("Blur event is firing");
  });