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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the Fairfield Hospital District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1015.052, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1015.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Notice [At least 35 days
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before the date of an election of directors, notice] of an [the] |
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election of directors shall be published in accordance with Chapter |
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4, Election Code [one time in a newspaper with general circulation
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in the district]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1015.252, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by amending Subsection (b) and adding Subsection |
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(b-1) to read as follows: |
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(b) The tax rate for all purposes may not exceed 12 cents on |
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each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district, unless |
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the tax rate is increased as provided by Section 1015.254. |
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(b-1) If an increase in the tax rate is approved at an |
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election under Section 1015.254, the tax rate for all purposes may |
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not exceed the maximum tax rate approved by the voters at the |
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election. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter F, Chapter 1015, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 1015.254 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 1015.254. ELECTION TO INCREASE MAXIMUM TAX RATE. (a) |
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The board may order an election to increase the maximum tax rate of |
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the district to a rate not to exceed 25 cents on each $100 valuation |
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of the taxable property in the district. |
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(b) Subject to Subsection (d), the board shall order an |
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election to increase the maximum tax rate of the district on |
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presentation of a petition that: |
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(1) requests the election; |
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(2) states the maximum tax rate to be voted on at the |
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election; and |
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(3) is signed by at least 100 registered voters of the |
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district, as determined by the most recent official list of |
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registered voters. |
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(c) The board by order shall set a time and place to hold a |
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hearing on the petition. The board shall set a date for the hearing |
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that is not earlier than the 11th day after the date the board |
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issues the order. |
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(d) If, after the hearing, the board determines that the |
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petition is in proper form and that an increase of the maximum tax |
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rate would benefit the district, the board shall order an election |
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to authorize the increase of the maximum tax rate to the tax rate |
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stated in the petition. |
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(e) The election order must state: |
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(1) the nature of the election, including the |
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proposition that is to appear on the ballot; |
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(2) the maximum tax rate to be voted on at the |
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election; |
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(3) the date of the election; |
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(4) the hours during which the polls will be open; and |
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(5) the location of the polling places. |
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SECTION 4. 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, 2017. |