By: Keffer (Senate Sponsor - Duncan) H.B. No. 1237
(In the Senate - Received from the House April 22, 2013;
April 22, 2013, read first time and referred to Committee on
Intergovernmental Relations; May 10, 2013, reported favorably by
the following vote: Yeas 5, Nays 0; May 10, 2013, sent to printer.)
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the Eastland Memorial Hospital District.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Sections 1023.004 and 1023.052, Special District
Local Laws Code, are amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1023.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district is
composed of the territory described by Section 1.03, Chapter 221,
Acts of the 71st Legislature, Regular Session, 1989, unless the
boundaries of the district are expanded under Subchapter H or other
applicable law.
Sec. 1023.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Notice [Not earlier than
30 days or later than 10 days before the date] of an election of
directors[, notice of the election] shall be published in
accordance with Section 4.003, Election Code, [one time] in a
newspaper with general circulation in the district.
SECTION 2. Chapter 1023, Special District Local Laws Code,
is amended by adding Subchapter H to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER H. EXPANSION OF DISTRICT TERRITORY
Sec. 1023.401. EXPANSION OF DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) The
district may expand its territory in the manner provided by Section
286.101, Health and Safety Code, for the expansion of the territory
of a hospital district created under Chapter 286, Health and Safety
Code.
(b) The board shall hold an election under this section on
the first uniform election date that allows the board sufficient
time to comply with applicable requirements of law.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2013.
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