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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the operations and administration of the Concho County |
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Hospital District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1016.053, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1016.053. BALLOT APPLICATION [PETITION]. A person who |
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wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate |
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for director must file an application with the board secretary in |
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accordance with Chapter 144, Election Code [a petition requesting |
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that action. The petition must be: |
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[(1) signed by at least 10 registered taxpaying |
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voters; and |
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[(2) filed by the deadline imposed by Section 144.005, |
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Election Code]. |
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SECTION 2. Section 1016.054, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1016.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a) A person may |
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not be elected or appointed as a director unless the person is: |
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(1) a district resident; and |
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(2) a qualified voter[; |
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[(3) a freeholder; and |
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[(4) at least 18 years of age when elected or |
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appointed]. |
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(b) A person may not be elected or appointed as a director if |
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the person is a district employee. |
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SECTION 3. Section 1016.057, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1016.057. OFFICERS. The board shall elect a |
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president, a vice president, and a secretary from among its |
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members. |
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SECTION 4. The heading to Section 1016.060, Special |
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District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1016.060. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR[; ASSISTANT |
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ADMINISTRATOR]. |
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SECTION 5. Section 1016.060(c), Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The district administrator serves [and any assistant |
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administrator serve] at the will of the board and is [are] entitled |
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to the compensation determined by the board. |
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SECTION 6. Section 1016.110, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 1016.110. CONSTRUCTION [OR PURCHASE] CONTRACTS. (a) |
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The board may enter into construction contracts for the district. |
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(b) The board may enter into a public work contract as |
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authorized under Chapter 2269, Government Code. |
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(c) Chapter 2253, Government Code, as it relates to |
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performance and payment bonds, applies to the district's |
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construction contracts [A construction or purchase contract that |
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involves the expenditure of more than $2,000 may be made only after |
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advertising in the manner provided by Chapter 252 and Subchapter C, |
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Chapter 262, Local Government Code]. |
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SECTION 7. Section 1016.160(a), Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 1016.107(c) of |
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this code, Section 315.002, Health and Safety Code, this |
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subchapter, and Subchapter E of this chapter, the district may not |
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incur a debt [an obligation] payable from district revenue other |
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than the revenue on hand or to be on hand in the current and |
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following district fiscal years. |
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SECTION 8. The following provisions of the Special District |
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Local Laws Code are repealed: |
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(1) Section 1016.055; and |
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(2) Sections 1016.060(b) and (d). |
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SECTION 9. (a) The changes in law made by this Act to |
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Section 1016.053, Special District Local Laws Code, apply only to |
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an election ordered on or after the effective date of this Act. |
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(b) The changes in law made by this Act to Section 1016.054, |
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Special District Local Laws Code: |
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(1) do not affect the entitlement of a director |
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serving on the board of directors immediately before the effective |
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date of this Act to continue to serve on the board for the remainder |
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of the director's term; |
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(2) apply only to a member of the board of directors |
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elected or appointed to the board on or after the effective date of |
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this Act; and |
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(3) do not prohibit a director serving on the board of |
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directors on the effective date of this Act from being reelected or |
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reappointed to the board if the director has the qualifications |
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required for membership on the board under Section 1016.054, |
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Special District Local Laws Code, as amended by this Act. |
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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, 2025. |