Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 243	House Author:  Menendez
Effective:  6-14-13	Senate Sponsor:  Uresti

            House Bill 243 amends the Health and Safety Code to authorize a community center to sell real property acquired by the center solely through a gift or grant of money or real property from a private entity without the approval of the Department of State Health Services or any local agency that appoints members to the board of trustees of the community center.  The bill requires a community center that acquires real property by gift or grant to notify the private entity providing the gift or grant that the center may subsequently sell the real property as provided by the bill. The bill requires such real property to be sold for the property's fair market value except under certain circumstances. The bill sets out notification requirements for a center that intends to enter into a binding obligation to sell real property and requires the board of trustees to adopt rules relating to the notification process. The bill authorizes a community center to use proceeds received from a sale of such real property only for certain authorized purposes.