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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the authority of the Travis County Healthcare District |
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to make capital or financial contributions to certain public |
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institutions or charitable organizations. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (d), Section 281.0565, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(d) A district created in a county with a population of more |
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than 800,000 that was not included in the boundaries of a hospital |
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district before September 1, 2003, may make a capital or other |
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financial contribution to: |
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(1) a charitable organization created by the district |
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to provide regional administration and delivery of health care |
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services to or for the district; or |
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(2) a public institution or a charitable organization |
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for the support of medical, dental, or clinical education, |
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training, or research occurring within the district for the purpose |
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of delivery of health care services to or for the district, provided |
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that the public institution or charitable organization receiving |
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the capital or financial contribution does not use any part of the |
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funding, either directly or indirectly, to provide or refer for |
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abortion or abortion-related services. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2011. |