Texas § SD.1053.156 - DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INTEREST

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§ SD.1053.156. DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INTEREST

DISCLOSURE OF FINANCIAL INTEREST. (a) In this section, "substantial interest" has the meaning assigned by Section 171.002 , Local Government Code. (b) A manager or hospital official shall disclose any financial interest the person has in the sale or lease of a facility described by Section 1053.152 not later than the 30th day before the date of an election held under this subchapter. (c) For purposes of this section, a person has a financial interest in the sale or lease if the person: (1) has a substantial interest in a business entity involved in the sale or lease; (2) is related within the second degree by consanguinity or affinity, as determined under Chapter 573 , Government Code, to a person who has a substantial interest in a business entity involved in the sale or lease; or (3) is a hospital official who will benefit financially from the sale or lease, other than from the continuation of a compensation package existing before the date of the sale or lease. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166 ), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

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