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ID H0217
Bill
AI Summary
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Raises the indebtedness threshold requiring voter election for hospital district works and improvements from an unspecified amount to $1,500,000 or more, or when indebtedness exceeds annual income and revenue.
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Lowers the indebtedness threshold for medical or business equipment requiring voter election to $100,000 or more, or when indebtedness exceeds annual income and revenue.
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Eliminates the election requirement for hospital districts to enter into leases or other transactions with the Idaho Health Facilities Authority, regardless of amount involved.
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Allows hospital districts to incur indebtedness or liability without voter election for purchasing, leasing, or constructing health care facilities, equipment, and technology, provided no property tax revenues are used for payment.
Legislative Description
Amends existing law relating to hospital districts to revise what is in the interest of the hospital district and in the public interest or necessity for incurring indebtedness, to provide that certain indebtedness be payable out of taxes in order to be submitted to the electors, to revise the amount required to submit certain matters to the electors, to remove provisions regarding the requirement to submit certain matters to the electors and to provide that indebtedness or liability may be incurred without election for certain matters.
HOSPITAL DISTRICTS
Last Action
Governor signed Session Law Chapter 185 Effective: 07/01/11
4/5/2011