Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HB2819 Compare Versions

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1	1	81R10835 ALB-F
2	2	By: Chisum H.B. No. 2819
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to the Childress County Hospital District.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Section 1012.061, Special District Local Laws
10	10	Code, as effective April 1, 2009, is amended to read as follows:
11	11	Sec. 1012.061. EMPLOYEES. (a) The board shall authorize
12	12	the chief executive officer to employ nurses, technicians, and
13	13	other employees for the efficient operation of the district.
14	14	(b) The board may employ physicians or other health care
15	15	providers as the board considers necessary for the efficient
16	16	operation of the district.
17	17	(c) This section may not be construed as authorizing the
18	18	board to supervise or control the practice of medicine, as
19	19	prohibited by Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code.
20	20	SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 1012, Special District
21	21	Local Laws Code, as effective April 1, 2009, is amended by adding
22	22	Sections 1012.208 and 1012.209 to read as follows:
23	23	Sec. 1012.208. ADDITIONAL MEANS OF SECURING REPAYMENT OF
24	24	BONDS. In addition to the authority to issue general obligation
25	25	bonds and revenue bonds under this subchapter, the board may
26	26	provide for the security and payment of district bonds from a pledge
27	27	of a combination of ad valorem taxes as authorized by Section
28	28	1012.202 and revenue and other sources authorized by Section
29	29	1012.205.
30	30	Sec. 1012.209. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS. The district may use
31	31	the proceeds of bonds issued under this subchapter to pay:
32	32	(1) any expense the board determines is reasonable and
33	33	necessary to issue, sell, and deliver the bonds;
34	34	(2) interest payments on the bonds during a period of
35	35	acquisition or construction of a project or facility to be provided
36	36	through the bonds, not to exceed five years;
37	37	(3) costs related to the operation and maintenance of
38	38	a project or facility to be provided through the bonds:
39	39	(A) during an estimated period of acquisition or
40	40	construction, not to exceed five years; and
41	41	(B) for one year after the project or facility is
42	42	acquired or constructed;
43	43	(4) costs related to the financing of the bond funds,
44	44	including debt service reserve and contingency funds;
45	45	(5) costs related to the bond issuance;
46	46	(6) costs related to the acquisition of land or
47	47	interests in land for a project or facility to be provided through
48	48	the bonds; and
49	49	(7) costs of construction of a project or facility to
50	50	be provided through the bonds, including the payment of related
51	51	professional services and expenses.
52	52	SECTION 3. Section 1012.158(d), Special District Local Laws
53	53	Code, as effective April 1, 2009, is repealed.
54	54	SECTION 4. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
55	55	a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
56	56	provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
57	57	Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
58	58	Act takes effect September 1, 2009.