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AN ACT
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relating to the chief executive officer of the Hopkins County |
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Hospital District and to the delegation of certain authority by the |
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district's board of directors to the chief executive officer. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1043.059, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection |
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(a-1) to read as follows: |
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(a) The board may employ an [a general manager,] attorney, |
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bookkeeper, and architect. |
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(a-1) The board may delegate to the chief executive officer |
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the authority to hire, terminate, and make all other personnel |
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decisions relating to district employees. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 1043, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 1043.062 to read as |
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follows: |
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Sec. 1043.062. CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER. (a) The board |
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shall appoint a qualified person as the chief executive officer of |
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the district. |
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(b) The chief executive officer serves at the will of the |
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board and is entitled to the compensation determined by the board. |
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(c) Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the |
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chief executive officer shall: |
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(1) supervise the work and activities of the district; |
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and |
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(2) direct the affairs of the district. |
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(d) If the board delegates to the chief executive officer |
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the authority to hire, terminate, and make all other personnel |
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decisions relating to district employees, the chief executive |
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officer has exclusive authority over personnel matters and the |
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board may not participate in or make any decisions regarding the |
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employment of district employees other than the chief executive |
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officer. |
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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, 2013. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1473 passed the Senate on |
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April 25, 2013, by the 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. 1473 passed the House on |
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May 20, 2013, by the following vote: Yeas 147, Nays 0, two |
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present not voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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Approved: |
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Governor |