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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to Haskell County Hospital District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Sec. 1040.052, Special District Local Laws Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1040.052. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. A person may not |
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be appointed as a director unless the person: |
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(1) is a district resident; and |
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(2) is not an employee of the district or Haskell |
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County [owns land in the district subject to taxation]. |
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SECTION 2. Sec. 1040.053, Special District Local Laws Code, |
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is amended by deleting subsection (b). |
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SECTION 3. Sec. 1040.152(c), Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(c) Any district resident [taxpayer] is entitled to: |
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(1) appear at the time and place designated in the |
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notice; and |
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(2) be heard regarding any item included in the |
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proposed budget. |
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SECTION 4. Sec. 1040.153, Special District Local Laws Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1040.153. FISCAL YEAR. |
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The district operates on a |
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fiscal year established by the Board [that begins on October 1 and
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ends on September 30]. |
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SECTION 5. Sec. 1040.154(b), Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is revised to read as follows: |
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(b) The audit shall be available for inspection at all times |
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[Not later than December 31 each year, the audit shall be filed:
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(1) with the comptroller; and
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(2)] at the district office. |
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SECTION 6. Sec. 1040.155(a), Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is revised to read as follows: |
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(a) The board by resolution shall designate a bank or banks |
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[in Haskell County] as the district's depository [or treasurer]. [A
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designated bank serves for two years and until a successor is
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designated.] |
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SECTION 7. Chapter 1040, Special District Local Laws Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 1040.207 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1040.207. REVENUE BONDS. (a) The board may issue and |
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sell revenue bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the |
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district to: |
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(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, renovate, |
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or equip buildings or improvements for hospitals and the hospital |
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system; or |
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(2) acquire sites to be used for hospital purposes. |
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(b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of |
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all or part of the revenue derived from the operation of the |
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district's hospital system. |
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(c) The bonds may be additionally secured by a mortgage or |
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deed of trust on all or part of the district's property. |
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(d) The bonds must be issued in the manner provided by |
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Sections 264.042, 264.043, and 264.046-264.049, Health and Safety |
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Code, for issuance of revenue bonds by a county hospital authority. |
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SECTION 8. Chapter 1040, Special District Local Laws Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 1040.208 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1040.208. 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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1040.202 and revenue and other sources as authorized by Section |
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1058.207. |
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SECTION 9. Chapter 1040, Special District Local Laws Code, |
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is amended by adding Section 1040.209 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1040.209. 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) construction costs of a project or facility to be |
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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, 2015. |