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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 board of directors of certain |
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hospital districts to take certain actions. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1077.106, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection |
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(c) to read as follows: |
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(b) The district may: |
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(1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate |
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buildings and improvements; [and] |
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(2) mortgage or pledge the buildings and improvements |
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as security for the payment of the purchase price, subject to |
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Subsection (c); and |
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(3) equip buildings and improvements for hospital |
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purposes. |
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(c) The total amount of debt secured by the district's |
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buildings and improvements may not exceed $2.5 million. |
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SECTION 2. Sections 1081.056 and 1081.057, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1081.056. QUORUM. Any four [five] directors |
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constitute a quorum. |
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Sec. 1081.057. VOTING REQUIREMENT. A concurrence of four |
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[five] directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district |
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business. |
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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, 2015. |