Bill Text: TX HB4279 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to expansion of the territory of the Frio Hospital District and to the election of the board of directors of the district.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Enrolled - Dead) 2017-06-12 - Effective immediately [HB4279 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HB4279-Enrolled.html
H.B. No. 4279 |
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relating to expansion of the territory of the Frio Hospital | ||
District and to the election of the board of directors of the | ||
district. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 1030.004, Special District Local Laws | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1030.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. Unless the district's | ||
boundaries are expanded under Subchapter H, the [ |
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the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Frio County, | ||
Texas, except that a portion of the southern boundary follows the | ||
boundary of the Frio River beginning at the intersection of the | ||
south county line and the Frio River to the point at which the | ||
boundary intersects the Leona River and follows the Leona River to | ||
the west county line. | ||
SECTION 2. Sections 1030.051(a) and (b), Special District | ||
Local Laws Code, are amended to read as follows: | ||
(a) Unless the district's boundaries are expanded under | ||
Subchapter H, the [ |
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directors. | ||
(b) Unless the district's boundaries are expanded under | ||
Subchapter H: | ||
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commissioners precinct and one director is elected from the | ||
district at large; and | ||
(2) the [ |
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district is combined with Precinct 1 to represent one precinct. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 1030.052, Special District Local Laws | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1030.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Notice [ |
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SECTION 4. Section 1030.053, Special District Local Laws | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1030.053. BALLOT APPLICATION [ |
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wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate | ||
for director must file with the board secretary an application in | ||
accordance with Chapter 144, Election Code [ |
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SECTION 5. Chapter 1030, Special District Local Laws Code, | ||
is amended by adding Subchapter H to read as follows: | ||
SUBCHAPTER H. EXPANSION OF TERRITORY TO INCLUDE ALL OF FRIO COUNTY | ||
Sec. 1030.351. PETITION TO EXPAND DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) | ||
Registered voters of a defined territory composed of all territory | ||
within Frio County that does not include the territory of the | ||
district may file a petition with the board secretary requesting | ||
inclusion of the territory in the district. | ||
(b) The petition must be signed by at least 50 registered | ||
voters of the territory or a majority of those voters, whichever is | ||
less. | ||
Sec. 1030.352. NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) The board by order | ||
shall set a time and place to hold a hearing on the petition | ||
described by Section 1030.351. | ||
(b) The hearing may not be held earlier than the 31st day | ||
after the date the board issues the order. | ||
Sec. 1030.353. ORDER OF ANNEXATION. (a) If, after the | ||
hearing, the board finds that annexation of the territory into the | ||
district would be feasible and would benefit the district, the | ||
board may approve the annexation by a resolution entered in its | ||
minutes. | ||
(b) The board is not required to include all of the | ||
territory described in the petition if the board finds that a change | ||
is necessary or desirable. | ||
Sec. 1030.354. RATIFICATION ELECTION. (a) Annexation of | ||
territory is final when approved by a majority of the voters at: | ||
(1) an election held in the district; and | ||
(2) a separate election held on the same date in the | ||
territory to be annexed. | ||
(b) If the district has outstanding debts or taxes, the | ||
voters in the elections to approve annexation must also determine | ||
whether the annexed territory will assume its portion of the debts | ||
or taxes on annexation. | ||
Sec. 1030.355. BALLOT. The ballot for the elections shall | ||
be printed to permit voting for or against the following, as | ||
applicable: | ||
(1) "Adding (description of territory to be added) to | ||
the Frio Hospital District." | ||
(2) "(Description of territory to be added) assuming | ||
its proportionate share of the outstanding debts and taxes of the | ||
Frio Hospital District, if it is added to the district." | ||
Sec. 1030.356. ANNEXATION ELECTION. (a) An election held | ||
under this subchapter to annex territory must be ordered in | ||
accordance with Chapter 3, Election Code. | ||
(b) Notice of an election held under this subchapter to | ||
annex territory must be given as provided by Chapter 4, Election | ||
Code. | ||
Sec. 1030.357. COMPOSITION AND ELECTION OF BOARD FOLLOWING | ||
ANNEXATION. (a) If annexation is approved, the board shall be | ||
governed by a board of nine directors with two directors elected | ||
from each commissioners precinct and one director elected at large. | ||
(b) At the next regularly scheduled board meeting following | ||
the canvassing of the election to expand the district's territory, | ||
the board shall appoint two individuals who meet the qualifications | ||
under Section 1030.054 to serve as temporary directors representing | ||
Precinct 4 until the date of the next regular election of directors. | ||
(c) On the date of the next regular election following the | ||
approval of annexation, in addition to the directors scheduled to | ||
be elected at that election, two directors shall be elected from | ||
Precinct 4. | ||
(d) The two initial directors elected from Precinct 4 shall | ||
draw lots to determine which director shall serve a one-year term. | ||
SECTION 6. 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, 2017. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I certify that H.B. No. 4279 was passed by the House on April | ||
20, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 142, Nays 2, 2 present, not | ||
voting. | ||
______________________________ | ||
Chief Clerk of the House | ||
I certify that H.B. No. 4279 was passed by the Senate on May | ||
19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
APPROVED: _____________________ | ||
Date | ||
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Governor |