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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Sutton 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 3.03(d), Chapter 1047, Acts of the 68th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1983, is amended to read as follows: |
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(d) An election shall be held on the [first Saturday in] May |
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uniform election date under Section 41.001, Election Code, in each |
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even-numbered year, and the appropriate number of successor |
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directors shall be elected for four-year terms. |
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SECTION 2. Section 3.04, Chapter 1047, Acts of the 68th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1983, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 3.04. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Notice [At least 35 days
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before the date of an election of directors, notice] of the election |
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shall be published one time in a newspaper with general circulation |
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in the district in accordance with Section 4.003, Election Code. |
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SECTION 3. Section 3.05, Chapter 1047, Acts of the 68th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1983, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 3.05. APPLICATION [PETITION]. (a) A person who wishes |
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to have his name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director |
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must file with the secretary of the board of directors an |
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application in accordance with Chapter 144, Election Code [a
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petition signed by at least 10 registered voters of the district
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asking that his name be placed on the ballot.
The determination of
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whether a person is a registered voter of the district shall be
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based on the most recent official lists of registered voters]. |
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(b) [The petition must be filed with the secretary not later
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than the 31st day before the date of the election.
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[(c)] The petition must specify the commissioner precinct |
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the candidate wishes to represent or specify that the candidate |
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wishes to represent the district at large. |
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SECTION 4. The heading to Section 3.14, Chapter 1047, Acts |
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of the 68th Legislature, Regular Session, 1983, is amended to read |
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as follows: |
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Sec. 3.14. PHYSICIANS, HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS, TECHNICIANS, |
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NURSES, AND OTHER DISTRICT EMPLOYEES. |
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SECTION 5. Section 3.14, Chapter 1047, Acts of the 68th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1983, is amended by adding |
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Subsections (c) and (d) to read as follows: |
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(c) 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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(d) 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 6. Section 4.07, Chapter 1047, Acts of the 68th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1983, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 4.07. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. (a) The board may enter |
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into construction contracts on behalf of the district; however, the |
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board may enter into construction contracts that involve spending |
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more than the amount provided by Section 271.024, Local Government |
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Code, [$10,000] only after competitive bidding as provided by |
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Subchapter B, Chapter 271, Local Government Code [Chapter 770, Acts
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of the 66th Legislature, Regular Session, 1979 (Article 2368a.3,
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Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes)]. |
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(b) Chapter 2253, Government Code [Article 5160, Revised
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Statutes], as it relates to performance and payment bonds, applies |
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to construction contracts let by the district. |
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SECTION 7. Article 4, Chapter 1047, Acts of the 68th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1983, is amended by adding Section |
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4.14 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 4.14. BENEFITS FOR INJURED EMPLOYEES. (a) The |
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district may establish a comprehensive program to provide income |
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and medical benefits to a district employee who sustains an injury |
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that arises out of and in the course and scope of employment. |
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(b) If the district adopts a comprehensive program under |
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Subsection (a) of this section, the district is exempt from Section |
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504.011, Labor Code, to the extent that the section requires the |
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district to provide workers' compensation to its employees. |
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SECTION 8. Article 5, Chapter 1047, Acts of the 68th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1983, is amended by adding Section |
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5.11 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 5.11. GENERAL AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY. |
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(a) The board may borrow money at a rate not to exceed the maximum |
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annual percentage rate allowed by law for district obligations at |
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the time the loan is made. |
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(b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge: |
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(1) district revenue that is not pledged to pay the |
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district's bonded indebtedness; |
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(2) a district tax to be imposed by the district in the |
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next 12-month period following the date of the pledge that is not |
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pledged to pay the principal of or interest on district bonds; or |
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(3) a district bond that has been authorized but not |
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sold. |
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(c) A loan for which taxes or bonds are pledged must mature |
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not later than the first anniversary of the date the loan is made. A |
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loan for which district revenue is pledged must mature not later |
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than the fifth anniversary of the date the loan is made. |
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SECTION 9. Article 6, Chapter 1047, Acts of the 68th |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1983, is amended by adding Sections |
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6.12 and 6.13 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 6.12. ADDITIONAL MEANS OF SECURING REPAYMENT OF BONDS. |
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In addition to the authority to issue general obligation bonds and |
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revenue bonds under this article, the board may provide for the |
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security and payment of district bonds from a pledge of a |
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combination of ad valorem taxes as authorized by Section 6.02 of |
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this Act and revenue and other sources authorized by Section 6.04 of |
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this Act. |
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Sec. 6.13. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS. The district may use the |
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proceeds of bonds issued under this article to pay: |
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(1) any expense the board determines is reasonable and |
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necessary to insure, 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 10. This Act takes effect immediately if it |
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receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each |
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house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. |
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If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate |
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effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |