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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Eastland Memorial Hospital District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sections 1023.004 and 1023.052, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1023.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The district is |
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composed of the territory described by Section 1.03, Chapter 221, |
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Acts of the 71st Legislature, Regular Session, 1989, unless the |
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boundaries of the district are expanded under Subchapter H or other |
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applicable law. |
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Sec. 1023.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Notice [Not earlier than
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30 days or later than 10 days before the date] of an election of |
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directors[, notice of the election] shall be published in |
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accordance with Section 4.003, Election Code, [one time] in a |
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newspaper with general circulation in the district. |
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SECTION 2. Chapter 1023, Special District Local Laws Code, |
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is amended by adding Subchapter H to read as follows: |
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SUBCHAPTER H. EXPANSION OF DISTRICT TERRITORY |
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Sec. 1023.401. EXPANSION OF DISTRICT TERRITORY. The |
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district may expand its territory in the manner provided by Section |
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286.101, Health and Safety Code, for the expansion of the territory |
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of a hospital district created under Chapter 286, Health and Safety |
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Code. Section 41.001(a), Election Code, does not apply to an |
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election held under this section. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2013. |