1-1 By: Van de Putte, Longoria (Senate Sponsor - Madla) H.B. No. 1567 1-2 (In the Senate - Received from the House April 21, 1997; 1-3 April 22, 1997, read first time and referred to Committee on 1-4 Intergovernmental Relations; April 29, 1997, reported favorably by 1-5 the following vote: Yeas 10, Nays 0; April 29, 1997, sent to 1-6 printer.) 1-7 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 1-8 AN ACT 1-9 relating to charitable organizations created by certain hospital 1-10 districts. 1-11 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: 1-12 SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 281, Health and Safety 1-13 Code, is amended by adding Section 281.0565 to read as follows: 1-14 Sec. 281.0565. CHARITABLE ORGANIZATIONS. (a) In this 1-15 section, "charitable organization" means an organization that is 1-16 exempt from federal income tax under Section 501(a) of the Internal 1-17 Revenue Code of 1986 by being listed as an exempt organization in 1-18 Section 501(c)(3) or 501(c)(4) of the code. 1-19 (b) A district may create a charitable organization to 1-20 facilitate the management of a district health care program by 1-21 providing or arranging health care services, developing resources 1-22 for health care services, or providing ancillary support services 1-23 for the district. 1-24 (c) A charitable organization created by a district under 1-25 this section is a unit of local government for purposes of Chapter 1-26 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code. 1-27 SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 1997, and 1-28 applies to a charitable organization regardless of the date on 1-29 which the organization was created. 1-30 SECTION 3. The importance of this legislation and the 1-31 crowded condition of the calendars in both houses create an 1-32 emergency and an imperative public necessity that the 1-33 constitutional rule requiring bills to be read on three several 1-34 days in each house be suspended, and this rule is hereby suspended. 1-35 * * * * *