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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the powers of municipal hospital authorities and |
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hospital districts created under general or special law. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 262, Health and Safety |
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Code, is amended by adding Sections 262.037 and 262.038 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 262.037. ESTABLISHMENT OF NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (a) |
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The authority may form and sponsor a nonprofit corporation under |
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the Texas Nonprofit Corporation Law, as described by Section 1.008, |
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Business Organizations Code, to own and operate all or part of one |
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or more ancillary health care facilities consistent with the |
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purposes of an authority under this chapter. |
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(b) The board shall appoint the board of directors of a |
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nonprofit corporation formed under this section. |
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(c) The authority may contribute money to or solicit money |
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for the nonprofit corporation. If the authority contributes or |
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solicits money for the corporation, the authority shall establish |
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procedures and controls sufficient to ensure that the money is used |
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by the corporation for public purposes. |
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(d) A nonprofit corporation formed under this section has |
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the same powers as a development corporation under Section 221.030. |
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Sec. 262.038. HOSPITAL AUTHORITY CONTRACTS, |
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COLLABORATIONS, AND JOINT VENTURES. The authority may, directly or |
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through any nonprofit corporation formed by the authority, |
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contract, collaborate, or enter into a joint venture with any |
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public or private entity as necessary to carry out the functions of |
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or provide services to the authority. |
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SECTION 2. Section 285.091(a), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A hospital district created under general or special law |
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may, directly or through a nonprofit corporation created or formed |
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by the district, contract, collaborate, or enter into a joint |
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venture with any public or private entity as necessary to [form or] |
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carry out the functions of or provide services to the district [an
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intergovernmental initiative under Section 16B, Article 4413(502),
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Revised Statutes]. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |