AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

 

McCulloch County Hospital District and its board of directors are seeking to amend the process by which the board may lease a district-owned hospital or facility to a person and the process by which notice of an election of district directors is published.  H.B. 1920 seeks to address these issues by establishing provisions relating to the election and authority of the district's board of directors.

 

H.B. 1920 amends current law relating to the election and authority of the board of directors of the McCulloch County Hospital District.

 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

 

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

 

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

 

SECTION 1. Amends Section 1059.052, Special District Local Laws Code, as follows:

 

Sec. 1059.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Requires that notice of an election of directors be published in accordance with Section 4.003 (Method of Giving Notice), Election Code, in a newspaper with general circulation in the district. Deletes existing text requiring that notice of the election be published one time in a newspaper with general circulation in the district, not earlier than 30 days or later than 10 days before the election. Makes nonsubstantive changes.

 

SECTION 2. Amends Section 1059.107, Special District and Local Laws Code, by adding Subsection (f), as follows:

 

(f) Authorizes the board of directors of the McCulloch County Hospital District (board) (district) to order the lease of a hospital or other facility owned by the district to any person. Requires that the resolution include a finding by the board that the lease of the hospital of facility is in the best interest of the residents of the district.

 

SECTION 3. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2013.