By Greenbert, Naishtat H.B. No. 2797 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-1 AN ACT 1-2 relating to the contracting for, and establishment and continuance 1-3 of, certain retirement programs for the benefit of employees of 1-4 municipal hospital authorities. 1-5 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-6 SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 262, Health and Safety 1-7 Code, is amended by adding Section 262.035 to read as follows: 1-8 Sec. 262.035. If any authority is created by the governing 1-9 body of a municipality which has established a municipal retirement 1-10 system pursuant to Chapter 451, Acts of the 72nd Legislature, 1-11 Regular Session, 1991 (Article 6243n, Vernon's Texas Civil 1-12 Statutes), then the board of such authority shall have the 1-13 authority to, and shall provide retirement benefits for, employees 1-14 of such authority by participating in and making all contributions 1-15 required or authorized by the municipal retirement system 1-16 established by such municipality pursuant to Chapter 451, Acts of 1-17 the 72nd Legislature, Regular Session, 1991 (Article 6243n, 1-18 Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes). 1-19 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect July 1, 1993. 1-20 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-21 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-22 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-23 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 2-1 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended.