Bill Text: TX SB1950 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Relating to the Donley County Hospital District.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-05-28 - Effective immediately [SB1950 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB1950-Enrolled.html
S.B. No. 1950 |
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relating to the Donley County Hospital District. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Section 1021.061(c), Special District Local Laws | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
(c) The board may delegate to the district administrator the | ||
authority to hire district employees, including technicians and | ||
nurses, for the efficient operation of the district. | ||
SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 1021, Special District | ||
Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Sections 1021.063, 1021.064, | ||
and 1021.065 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1021.063. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS. The board shall: | ||
(1) keep minutes of all board meetings and | ||
proceedings; and | ||
(2) maintain at the district's principal office all | ||
district records and accounts, including all contracts, notices, | ||
duplicate vouchers, and duplicate receipts. | ||
Sec. 1021.064. RECRUITMENT OF MEDICAL PERSONNEL. (a) The | ||
board may spend district money to recruit physicians, nurses, and | ||
other trained medical personnel. | ||
(b) The board may pay the tuition or other expenses of a | ||
full-time medical student or other student in a health occupation | ||
who: | ||
(1) is enrolled in and is in good standing at an | ||
accredited medical school, college, or university; and | ||
(2) contractually agrees to become a district employee | ||
or independent contractor in return for that assistance. | ||
Sec. 1021.065. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS; COURSES. The board | ||
may provide or contract for the provision of educational programs | ||
or courses for district employees, medical staff, board members, | ||
and the public as necessary or beneficial to promote the mission of | ||
the district. | ||
SECTION 3. Section 1021.103, Special District Local Laws | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1021.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION. | ||
(a) The board shall manage, control, and administer the hospital | ||
system and the district's money and resources. | ||
(b) The board may delegate to the district administrator | ||
the authority to manage, control, and administer the hospital, the | ||
hospital system, and the district's business, money, and resources | ||
under the board's oversight. | ||
SECTION 4. Section 1021.104, Special District Local Laws | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1021.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM. (a) The district shall | ||
provide for the establishment of a hospital or hospital system in | ||
the district by: | ||
(1) leasing, purchasing, constructing, acquiring, | ||
repairing, or renovating buildings and improvements; | ||
(2) equipping the buildings and improvements; and | ||
(3) administering the buildings and improvements for | ||
hospital purposes. | ||
(b) The hospital system, as determined by the board, may | ||
include: | ||
(1) facilities for domiciliary care of the sick, | ||
injured, or geriatric; | ||
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facilities; | ||
(3) dispensaries; | ||
(4) convalescent home facilities; | ||
(5) necessary nurses centers; | ||
(6) research centers or laboratories; | ||
(7) nursing homes or similar facilities for the care | ||
of the elderly; | ||
(8) blood banks; and | ||
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necessary for hospital care. | ||
(c) The district may operate or provide for the operation of | ||
a mobile emergency medical or air ambulance service as part of the | ||
hospital system. | ||
SECTION 5. Section 1021.105, Special District Local Laws | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1021.105. RULES. The board may adopt rules governing | ||
the operation of the hospital, the hospital system, and the | ||
district's staff and employees and as otherwise required to | ||
administer this chapter. | ||
SECTION 6. Section 1021.107, Special District Local Laws | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1021.107. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND | ||
EQUIPMENT. (a) The board shall determine the type, number, and | ||
location of buildings required for district purposes [ |
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buildings, materials, supplies, equipment, and vehicles for | ||
district purposes. | ||
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buildings and other facilities on terms considered to be in the best | ||
interest of the district's inhabitants. The term of the lease may | ||
not exceed 25 years. | ||
(c) The district may acquire equipment, land, improvements, | ||
or vehicles for use by [ |
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payment of the purchase price. A contract entered into under this | ||
subsection for equipment or vehicles must provide that the entire | ||
obligation be retired not later than the fifth anniversary of the | ||
date of the contract. | ||
(d) The district may sell or otherwise dispose of any | ||
property, including equipment and vehicles, on terms the board | ||
finds are in the best interest of the district's inhabitants. | ||
SECTION 7. Section 1021.110, Special District Local Laws | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1021.110. CONSTRUCTION OR PURCHASE CONTRACTS. A | ||
construction or purchase contract that involves the expenditure of | ||
more than the amount provided by Section 271.024, Local Government | ||
Code, must comply with the competitive procurement requirements | ||
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by Chapter 252, 262, or 271 [ |
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Government Code, as applicable. | ||
SECTION 8. Section 1021.112, Special District Local Laws | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1021.112. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR | ||
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county or municipality located outside the district's boundaries | ||
for the care and treatment [ |
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person of that county or municipality. | ||
(b) The board may contract with this state or a federal | ||
agency for the care and [ |
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person for whom this state or the agency is responsible. | ||
SECTION 9. Subchapter C, Chapter 1021, Special District | ||
Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 1021.116 to read as | ||
follows: | ||
Sec. 1021.116. FACILITIES OR SERVICES FOR PERSONS WHO ARE | ||
ELDERLY OR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES. (a) The district may: | ||
(1) purchase, construct, acquire by lease or contract, | ||
repair, renovate, equip, or administer the following types of | ||
facilities or services for the care of persons who are elderly or | ||
persons with disabilities: | ||
(A) a nursing home or similar long-term care | ||
facility; | ||
(B) elderly housing; | ||
(C) assisted living; | ||
(D) home health; | ||
(E) personal care; | ||
(F) special care; or | ||
(G) continuing care; and | ||
(2) purchase, acquire by lease or contract, repair, or | ||
equip durable medical equipment to provide services to persons who | ||
are elderly or to persons with disabilities. | ||
(b) For a facility or service described by Subsection (a), | ||
the board may: | ||
(1) lease or enter into an operating or management | ||
agreement relating to all or part of a facility or service that is | ||
owned by the district; | ||
(2) close, transfer, sell, or otherwise convey all or | ||
part of a facility; and | ||
(3) discontinue all or part of a service. | ||
(c) The board may issue general obligation bonds, revenue | ||
bonds, and other notes to acquire, construct, or improve a facility | ||
for the care of persons who are elderly or of persons with | ||
disabilities or to implement the delivery of a service for the care | ||
of persons who are elderly or of persons with disabilities. | ||
(d) For the purposes of this section, a facility or service | ||
described by Subsection (a) is a hospital project under Chapter | ||
223, Health and Safety Code, notwithstanding Section 223.002 of | ||
that chapter. | ||
SECTION 10. Section 1021.157, Special District Local Laws | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1021.157. INSPECTION OF AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS. | ||
The audit and other district records, including records described | ||
by Section 1021.063, shall be open to public inspection at the | ||
district's principal office. | ||
SECTION 11. Subchapter D, Chapter 1021, Special District | ||
Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Sections 1021.161 and | ||
1021.162 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1021.161. GENERAL AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY. | ||
(a) Notwithstanding Section 1021.160, 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 in the | ||
next 12-month period 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. | ||
Sec. 1021.162. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY IN EMERGENCY; | ||
SECURITY. (a) Notwithstanding Section 1021.160, 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 if the board declares that: | ||
(1) money is not available to meet authorized | ||
obligations of the district; and | ||
(2) an emergency exists. | ||
(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 in the | ||
next 12-month period 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. | ||
(d) The board may not spend money obtained from a loan under | ||
this section for any purpose other than: | ||
(1) the purpose for which the board declared an | ||
emergency; and | ||
(2) if district taxes or bonds are pledged to pay the | ||
loan, the purpose for which the pledged taxes were imposed or the | ||
pledged bonds were authorized. | ||
SECTION 12. Section 1021.201, Special District Local Laws | ||
Code, is amended to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 1021.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. The board may | ||
issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith | ||
and credit of the district for any purpose relating to: | ||
(1) the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, | ||
or renovation of buildings or improvements; [ |
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(2) equipping buildings or improvements for hospital | ||
purposes; or | ||
(3) acquiring and operating a mobile emergency medical | ||
or air ambulance service. | ||
SECTION 13. 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, 2019. | ||
______________________________ | ______________________________ | |
President of the Senate | Speaker of the House | |
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1950 passed the Senate on | ||
April 17, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. | ||
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Secretary of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1950 passed the House on | ||
May 14, 2019, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 4, two | ||
present not voting. | ||
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Chief Clerk of the House | ||
Approved: | ||
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Date | ||
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Governor |