Bill Text: TX HB811 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the powers and duties of the Scurry County Hospital District.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-06-17 - Effective immediately [HB811 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB811-Enrolled.html
| H.B. No. 811 | ||
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| relating to the powers and duties of the Scurry County Hospital | ||
| District. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 3, Special District Local Laws | ||
| Code, is amended by adding Chapter 1119 to read as follows: | ||
| CHAPTER 1119. SCURRY COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT | ||
| SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS | ||
| Sec. 1119.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: | ||
| (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the | ||
| district. | ||
| (2) "District" means the Scurry County Hospital | ||
| District. | ||
| [Sections 1119.002-1119.050 reserved for expansion] | ||
| SUBCHAPTER B. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION | ||
| Sec. 1119.051. EMPLOYMENT OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS. (a) | ||
| The board may employ health care providers other than physicians as | ||
| the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the | ||
| district. | ||
| (b) The board may delegate to the administrator of the | ||
| district the authority to employ health care providers under | ||
| Subsection (a). | ||
| [Sections 1119.052-1119.100 reserved for expansion] | ||
| SUBCHAPTER C. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS | ||
| Sec. 1119.101. GENERAL AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY. | ||
| (a) The board may borrow money at a rate not to exceed the maximum | ||
| annual percentage rate allowed by law for district obligations at | ||
| the time the loan is made. | ||
| (b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge: | ||
| (1) district revenue that is not pledged to pay the | ||
| district's bonded indebtedness; | ||
| (2) a district tax to be imposed by the district during | ||
| the 12-month period following the date of the pledge that is not | ||
| pledged to pay the principal of or interest on district bonds; or | ||
| (3) district bonds that have been authorized but not | ||
| sold. | ||
| (c) A loan for which taxes or bonds are pledged must mature | ||
| not later than the first anniversary of the date the loan is made. A | ||
| loan for which district revenue is pledged must mature not later | ||
| than the fifth anniversary of the date the loan is made. | ||
| [Sections 1119.102-1119.150 reserved for expansion] | ||
| SUBCHAPTER D. BONDS | ||
| Sec. 1119.151. ADDITIONAL MEANS OF SECURING REPAYMENT OF | ||
| BONDS. In addition to the authority to issue general obligation | ||
| bonds and revenue bonds under Subchapter G, Chapter 286, Health and | ||
| Safety Code, the board may provide for the security and repayment of | ||
| district bonds from a pledge of a combination of taxes as authorized | ||
| by Section 286.142, Health and Safety Code, and revenue and other | ||
| sources as authorized by Section 286.144, Health and Safety Code. | ||
| Sec. 1119.152. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS. The district may use | ||
| the proceeds of bonds issued under Chapter 286, Health and Safety | ||
| Code, to pay: | ||
| (1) any expense the board determines is reasonable and | ||
| necessary to issue, sell, and deliver the bonds; | ||
| (2) interest payments on the bonds during a period of | ||
| acquisition or construction of a project or facility to be provided | ||
| through the bonds, not to exceed five years; | ||
| (3) costs related to the operation and maintenance of | ||
| a project or facility to be provided through the bonds: | ||
| (A) during an estimated period of acquisition or | ||
| construction, not to exceed five years; and | ||
| (B) for one year after the project or facility is | ||
| acquired or constructed; | ||
| (4) costs related to the financing of the bond funds, | ||
| including debt service reserve and contingency funds; | ||
| (5) costs related to the bond issuance; | ||
| (6) costs related to the acquisition of land or | ||
| interests in land for a project or facility to be provided through | ||
| the bonds; and | ||
| (7) costs of construction of a project or facility to | ||
| be provided through the bonds, including the payment of related | ||
| professional services and expenses. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives | ||
| a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as | ||
| provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this | ||
| Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this | ||
| Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
| ______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
| President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
| I certify that H.B. No. 811 was passed by the House on April | ||
| 7, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 139, Nays 5, 1 present, not | ||
| voting; and that the House concurred in Senate amendments to H.B. | ||
| No. 811 on May 27, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 0, 2 | ||
| present, not voting. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
| I certify that H.B. No. 811 was passed by the Senate, with | ||
| amendments, on May 25, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays | ||
| 0 | ||
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| ______________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| APPROVED: __________________ | ||
| Date | ||
| __________________ | ||
| Governor | ||
