Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB2658 Compare Versions

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1	1	89R3344 SRA-F
2	2	By: Virdell H.B. No. 2658
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7	7	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
8	8	AN ACT
9	9	relating to the Kimble County Hospital District of Kimble County,
10	10	Texas.
11	11	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
12	12	SECTION 1. Section 1049.052, Special District Local Laws
13	13	Code, is amended to read as follows:
14	14	Sec. 1049.052. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a) To qualify
15	15	for election to the board, a person must:
16	16	(1) be at least 18 years of age; and
17	17	(2) have been a district resident for at least one year
18	18	[two years; and
19	19	[(3) be a qualified property tax paying voter of the
20	20	district].
21	21	(b) A person is not eligible to serve as a director if the
22	22	person is a district employee.
23	23	SECTION 2. Section 1049.053, Special District Local Laws
24	24	Code, is amended to read as follows:
25	25	Sec. 1049.053. [BOND;] RECORD OF [BOND AND] OATH OR
26	26	AFFIRMATION OF OFFICE. (a) Each director shall qualify for office
27	27	by taking the official oath of office and subscribing to the
28	28	anti-bribery statement required by Section 1, Article XVI, Texas
29	29	Constitution [executing a good and sufficient commercial bond for
30	30	$1,000 that is:
31	31	[(1) payable to the district; and
32	32	[(2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the
33	33	director's duties].
34	34	(b) [The district shall pay for a director's bond.
35	35	[(c)] Each director's [bond and] constitutional oath or
36	36	affirmation of office and anti-bribery statement shall be
37	37	maintained indefinitely in [deposited with] the district's records
38	38	[depository for safekeeping].
39	39	SECTION 3. Section 1049.104, Special District Local Laws
40	40	Code, is amended to read as follows:
41	41	Sec. 1049.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM. (a) The district has the
42	42	responsibility to establish a hospital or hospital system within
43	43	its boundaries to provide hospital and medical care to the
44	44	district's residents.
45	45	(b) The hospital system may include:
46	46	(1) domiciliary care and treatment of sick, injured,
47	47	or elderly persons;
48	48	(2) outpatient clinics;
49	49	(3) pharmacies or other dispensaries;
50	50	(4) skilled nursing facilities;
51	51	(5) community health centers;
52	52	(6) assisted living facilities; and
53	53	(7) any other facilities the board considers necessary
54	54	for hospital or medical care.
55	55	SECTION 4. Section 1049.105(a), Special District Local Laws
56	56	Code, is amended to read as follows:
57	57	(a) The board may [shall] adopt rules for the efficient
58	58	operation of the district[, including district facilities].
59	59	SECTION 5. Section 1049.151, Special District Local Laws
60	60	Code, is amended to read as follows:
61	61	Sec. 1049.151. BUDGET. (a) The board shall prepare an
62	62	annual [a] budget that includes:
63	63	(1) proposed expenditures and disbursements;
64	64	(2) estimated receipts and collections for the next
65	65	fiscal year; and
66	66	(3) the amount of taxes required to be imposed to meet
67	67	the proposed budget.
68	68	(b) The board may delegate the duty to prepare a budget to
69	69	another person.
70	70	SECTION 6. The heading to Section 1049.152, Special
71	71	District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows:
72	72	Sec. 1049.152. PROPOSED BUDGET: NOTICE; [AND] HEARING;
73	73	ADOPTION.
74	74	SECTION 7. Section 1049.152, Special District Local Laws
75	75	Code, is amended by adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as
76	76	follows:
77	77	(d) The board may make a change to the proposed budget at the
78	78	hearing.
79	79	(e) At the conclusion of the hearing, the board shall adopt
80	80	a budget by acting on the proposed budget.
81	81	SECTION 8. Subchapter D, Chapter 1049, Special District
82	82	Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 1049.1525 to read as
83	83	follows:
84	84	Sec. 1049.1525. AMENDMENT OF BUDGET. The board may amend a
85	85	budget after it has been adopted.
86	86	SECTION 9. Section 1049.153, Special District Local Laws
87	87	Code, is amended to read as follows:
88	88	Sec. 1049.153. FISCAL YEAR. (a) The board may establish
89	89	the [The] district's fiscal year [is from October 1 to September
90	90	30].
91	91	(b) The district's fiscal year may not be changed:
92	92	(1) during a period in which district revenue bonds
93	93	are outstanding; or
94	94	(2) more than once in a 24-month period.
95	95	SECTION 10. Section 1049.155, Special District Local Laws
96	96	Code, is amended to read as follows:
97	97	Sec. 1049.155. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board by resolution
98	98	shall designate a bank in this state [Kimble County] as the
99	99	district's depository. A designated bank serves as the district's
100	100	depository:
101	101	(1) for a period not to exceed five [two] years, as
102	102	stated in the designation; and
103	103	(2) until a successor is designated.
104	104	(b) All district money, other than money invested in
105	105	accordance with Chapter 2256, Government Code, shall be deposited
106	106	in the depository and secured in accordance with Chapter 2257,
107	107	Government Code [in the manner provided for securing county funds].
108	108	(c) Before the board designates a bank to serve as the
109	109	district's depository under Subsection (a), the board shall solicit
110	110	bids from eligible banks to determine which bank to designate as the
111	111	district's depository.
112	112	(d) In designating as the district's depository a bank from
113	113	among the banks that submitted bids in response to a solicitation
114	114	under Subsection (c), the board shall consider criteria adopted by
115	115	the board, including:
116	116	(1) the level of service offered by the bank;
117	117	(2) the return on short-term and long-term funds by
118	118	the bank; and
119	119	(3) the cost of bank services.
120	120	SECTION 11. Sections 1049.105(b) and 1049.154(b), Special
121	121	District Local Laws Code, are repealed.
122	122	SECTION 12. This Act takes effect immediately if it
123	123	receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each
124	124	house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
125	125	If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate
126	126	effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.