79R4993 HLT-D

By:  Smithee                                                      H.B. No. 1731



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of the board of directors of the South 
Randall County Hospital District to invest district funds.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 5, Chapter 200, Acts of the 62nd 
Legislature, Regular Session, 1971, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 5.  The board of directors shall manage, control and 
administer the hospital system and all funds and resources of the 
district, and may invest district money in funds and securities as 
prescribed by Chapter 2256, Government Code [but in no event shall 
any operating, depreciation or building fund reserves be invested 
in any funds or securities other than those specified in  Articles 
836 or 837, Revised Statutes].  The district, through its board of 
directors, shall have the power and authority to sue and be sued, to 
promulgate rules and regulations governing the operation of the 
hospital, hospital system, its staff and its employees.  The board 
of directors shall appoint a qualified person to be known as the 
administrator or manager of the hospital district.  Such 
administrator or manager shall serve at the will of the board and 
shall receive such compensation as may be fixed by the board.  The 
administrator or manager shall, upon assuming his duties, execute a 
bond payable to the hospital district in an amount to be set by the 
board of directors, in no event less than Five Thousand Dollars 
($5,000), conditioned that he shall perform the duties required of 
him, and containing such other conditions as the board may require.  
The administrator or manager may appoint an assistant administrator 
or manager.  The administrator or manager shall supervise all the 
work and activities of the district and shall have general 
direction of the affairs of the district, subject to the 
limitations as may be prescribed by the board.  The board of 
directors shall have the authority to appoint to the staff such 
doctors as it may be deemed necessary for the efficient operation of 
the district, and may provide for temporary appointments to the 
staff if warranted by circumstances.  The board may delegate to the 
administrator or manager the authority to employ technicians, 
nurses and employees of the district.  Such board shall be 
authorized to contract with any other political subdivision or 
governmental agency whereby the district will provide 
investigatory or other services as to the medical, hospital, or 
welfare needs of the inhabitants of the district and shall be 
authorized to contract with any county or incorporated municipality 
located outside its boundaries for the care and treatment of the 
sick, diseased or injured persons of any such county or 
municipality, and shall have the authority to contract with the 
State of Texas, or agencies of the federal government for the state 
or federal government to reimburse the district for the treatment 
of sick, diseased or injured persons.  The board shall require 
reimbursement from the sheriff of Randall County or the police 
chief of a municipality within Randall County for the district's 
care and treatment of a person confined in a jail facility of the 
county or municipality who is not a resident of the district.  A 
person confined in a jail facility of the county or municipality is 
not considered a resident of the district unless the person meets 
the qualifications for residency notwithstanding the confinement, 
the length of confinement, or the facts surrounding the 
confinement.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives 
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as 
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this 
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this 
Act takes effect September 1, 2005.