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AN ACT
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relating to the election by voters regarding the maximum tax rate of |
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a hospital district and to the employment of certain physicians and |
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health care providers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subsection (f), Section 285.231, Health and |
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Safety Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(f) The ballot for the election shall be printed to permit |
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voting for or against the proposition: "The increase by the |
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_______________ (name of district) Hospital District of the maximum |
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rate of annual taxes imposed for hospital purposes to a rate not to |
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exceed _______________ (insert the amount prescribed by the |
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petition, not to exceed 75 cents) on each $100 valuation of all |
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taxable property in the district." |
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SECTION 2. Section 5, Chapter 287, Acts of the 61st |
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Legislature, Regular Session, 1969, is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 5. The board of directors shall manage, control, and |
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administer the hospital system and all funds and resources of the |
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district, but in no event shall any operating, depreciation, or |
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building fund reserves be invested in any funds or securities |
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authorized by law, including Chapter 2256, Government Code. The |
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board is given full authority to establish rules and regulations |
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relating to seniority of employees of the district, including a |
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retirement plan based thereon, and may give effect to previous |
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years of service for those employees who have been continuously |
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employed in the operation or management of the hospital facilities |
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acquired, including those acquired upon the creation thereof by |
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reason of Section 2 of this Act, or constructed by the district. |
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The district, through its board of directors, shall have the power |
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and authority to sue and be sued, and shall be entitled to all |
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causes of action and defenses enjoyed by similar authorities, to |
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promulgate rules and regulations governing the operation of the |
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hospital, hospital system, its staff, and its employees. The board |
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of directors shall appoint a qualified person to be known as the |
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administrator or manager of the hospital district and may in its |
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discretion appoint an assistant to the administrator or manager. |
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Such administrator or manager and assistant administrator or |
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manager, if any, shall serve at the will of the board and shall |
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receive such compensation as may be fixed by the board. The |
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administrator or manager shall, upon assuming his duties, execute a |
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bond payable to the hospital district in an amount to be set by the |
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board of directors, in no event less than $500,000 conditioned that |
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he shall perform the duties required of him, and containing such |
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other conditions as the board may require. The administrator or |
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manager shall supervise all the work and activities of the district |
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and shall have general direction of the affairs of the district, |
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subject to the limitations as may be prescribed by the board. The |
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board of directors shall have the authority to appoint to the staff |
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such doctors as it may be deemed necessary for the efficient |
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operation of the district, and may provide for temporary |
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appointments to the staff if warranted by circumstances. The board |
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may employ physicians or other health care providers as the board |
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considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district. |
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This section does not authorize the board to supervise or control |
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the practice of medicine, as prohibited by Subtitle B, Title 3, |
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Occupations Code. The board may delegate to the administrator or |
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manager the authority to employ technicians, nurses, and employees |
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of the district other than physicians. Such board shall be |
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authorized to contract with any other public or private entity, |
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including a county, municipality, hospital district, or any other |
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political subdivision, or a charitable organization, to provide |
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health care or related services inside or outside of the district. |
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SECTION 3. Section 285.232, Health and Safety Code, is |
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repealed. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1972 passed the Senate on |
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May 10, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that the |
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Senate concurred in House amendment on May 25, 2007, by the |
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following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1972 passed the House, with |
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amendment, on May 23, 2007, by the following vote: Yeas 144, |
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Nays 0, two present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |