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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Childress County Hospital District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1012.061, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, as effective April 1, 2009, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1012.061. EMPLOYEES. (a) The board shall authorize |
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the chief executive officer to employ nurses, technicians, and |
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other employees for the efficient operation of the district. |
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(b) The board may employ physicians or other health care |
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providers as the board considers necessary for the efficient |
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operation of the district. |
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(c) This section may not be construed as authorizing the |
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board to supervise or control the practice of medicine, as |
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prohibited by Subtitle B, Title 3, Occupations Code. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 1012, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, as effective April 1, 2009, is amended by adding |
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Sections 1012.208 and 1012.209 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1012.208. ADDITIONAL MEANS OF SECURING REPAYMENT OF |
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BONDS. In addition to the authority to issue general obligation |
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bonds and revenue bonds under this subchapter, the board may |
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provide for the security and payment of district bonds from a pledge |
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of a combination of ad valorem taxes as authorized by Section |
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1012.202 and revenue and other sources authorized by Section |
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1012.205. |
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Sec. 1012.209. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS. The district may use |
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the proceeds of bonds issued under this subchapter to pay: |
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(1) any expense the board determines is reasonable and |
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necessary to issue, sell, and deliver the bonds; |
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(2) interest payments on the bonds during a period of |
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acquisition or construction of a project or facility to be provided |
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through the bonds, not to exceed five years; |
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(3) costs related to the operation and maintenance of |
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a project or facility to be provided through the bonds: |
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(A) during an estimated period of acquisition or |
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construction, not to exceed five years; and |
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(B) for one year after the project or facility is |
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acquired or constructed; |
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(4) costs related to the financing of the bond funds, |
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including debt service reserve and contingency funds; |
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(5) costs related to the bond issuance; |
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(6) costs related to the acquisition of land or |
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interests in land for a project or facility to be provided through |
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the bonds; and |
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(7) costs of construction of a project or facility to |
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be provided through the bonds, including the payment of related |
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professional services and expenses. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1012.158(d), Special District Local Laws |
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Code, as effective April 1, 2009, is repealed. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2009. |