81R10835 ALB-F

By: Chisum H.B. No. 2819

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the Childress County Hospital District.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 1012.061, Special District Local Laws Code, as effective April 1, 2009, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 1012.061. EMPLOYEES. (a) The board shall authorize the chief executive officer to employ nurses, technicians, and other employees for the efficient operation of the district.

(b) The board may employ physicians or other health care providers as the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district.

(c) This section may not be construed as authorizing the board to supervise or control the practice of medicine, as prohibited by Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code.

SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 1012, Special District Local Laws Code, as effective April 1, 2009, is amended by adding Sections 1012.208 and 1012.209 to read as follows:

Sec. 1012.208. ADDITIONAL MEANS OF SECURING REPAYMENT OF BONDS. In addition to the authority to issue general obligation bonds and revenue bonds under this subchapter, the board may provide for the security and payment of district bonds from a pledge of a combination of ad valorem taxes as authorized by Section 1012.202 and revenue and other sources authorized by Section 1012.205.

Sec. 1012.209. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS. The district may use the proceeds of bonds issued under this subchapter to pay:

(1) any expense the board determines is reasonable and necessary to issue, sell, and deliver the bonds;

(2) interest payments on the bonds during a period of acquisition or construction of a project or facility to be provided through the bonds, not to exceed five years;

(3) costs related to the operation and maintenance of a project or facility to be provided through the bonds:

(A) during an estimated period of acquisition or construction, not to exceed five years; and

(B) for one year after the project or facility is acquired or constructed;

(4) costs related to the financing of the bond funds, including debt service reserve and contingency funds;

(5) costs related to the bond issuance;

(6) costs related to the acquisition of land or interests in land for a project or facility to be provided through the bonds; and

(7) costs of construction of a project or facility to be provided through the bonds, including the payment of related professional services and expenses.

SECTION 3. Section 1012.158(d), Special District Local Laws Code, as effective April 1, 2009, is repealed.

SECTION 4. 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, 2009.