{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1043.059","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Special District Local Laws Code § 1043.059","heading":"APPOINTMENT AND RECRUITMENT OF STAFF AND EMPLOYEES.","body":"(a) The board may employ an attorney, bookkeeper, and architect.\n(a-1) The board may delegate to the chief executive officer the authority to hire, terminate, and make all other personnel decisions relating to district employees.\n(b) The board may spend district money to recruit physicians, nurses, or other trained medical personnel to the hospital staff.\n(c) The board may agree to pay all or part of the tuition or other costs of a medical technician or nursing student who:\n(1) is enrolled and in good standing in an accredited hospital, school, or college; and\n(2) contractually agrees to serve as a district employee on terms prescribed by the board.\n(d) Subject to Subsection (e), the board may provide financial inducements to a full-time medical intern or physician who contractually agrees to:\n(1) reside and practice in Hopkins County; and\n(2) provide care and treatment to its needy residents.\n(e) Repealed by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1011, Sec. 6, eff. June 19, 2009.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1011 (H.B. 4139), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1011 (H.B. 4139), Sec. 6, eff. June 19, 2009.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 795 (S.B. 1473), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.","path":["SPECIAL DISTRICT LOCAL LAWS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH","SUBTITLE A. HOSPITAL DISTRICTS","CHAPTER 1043. HOPKINS COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT","SUBCHAPTER B. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/SD/htm/SD.1043.htm#1043.059","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:41Z","sha256":"ea1921220c68a84307d9b1b5b578db455a9f2a4009ab93364f58b1a8a9fefeba","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1043.058","next":"us-tx/tex.-special-district-local-laws-code-1043.060"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}