By: Hinojosa, Lucio S.C.R. No. 39
(In the Senate - Filed April 9, 2015; April 13, 2015, read
first time and referred to Committee on Intergovernmental
Relations; May 6, 2015, reported favorably by the following vote:
Yeas 4, Nays 0; May 6, 2015, sent to printer.)
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SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The establishment of the Hidalgo County Healthcare
District will provide numerous benefits to the community, but
taxpayers should not be unduly burdened to fund the district; and
WHEREAS, The Hidalgo County Healthcare District will serve
the insured and uninsured alike, while providing resources to
support a medical school, generating new revenue, and creating
jobs; and
WHEREAS, The Hidalgo County Commissioners Court supports the
formation of a county health care funding district, and it
anticipates that the district will provide a mechanism to receive
federal matching funds to support indigent health care services; as
a member of the district, the county will be eligible for Medicaid
reimbursements and matching funds it is not currently receiving;
and
WHEREAS, The district is intended to decrease the burden on
taxpayers by taking advantage of federal matching funds, and
underlying support for the district is the assumption that once it
is formed and operating, the county will reduce its own tax rate
accordingly; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the 84th Legislature of the State of Texas
hereby respectfully urge Hidalgo County to reduce its tax rate upon
establishment of the Hidalgo County Healthcare District; and, be it
further
RESOLVED, That the secretary of state forward official copies
of this resolution to the Hidalgo County Commissioners Court.
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