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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the amount of an expenditure that may be paid by an |
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emergency services district employee without board approval. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 775.073(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The board by resolution may allow a district employee |
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who has executed a bond in an amount equal to the amount required |
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for the district treasurer to sign an instrument to disburse |
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district funds. An expenditure of more than $50,000 [$2,000] may |
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not be paid unless the expenditure is presented to the board and the |
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board approves the expenditure. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a purchase made on or after the effective date of this Act. A |
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purchase made before the effective date of this Act is governed by |
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the law as it existed immediately before the effective date of this |
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Act, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |