RECRUITMENT OF MEDICAL STAFF AND EMPLOYEES.

(a) The district may spend district money, enter into agreements, or take other action it considers appropriate to recruit physicians, nurses, and other trained medical personnel, including:

(1) advertising and marketing;

(2) paying travel, recruitment, and relocation expenses;

(3) providing and subsidizing office space or other facilities for a health care professional, including a physician who agrees to render services in the district or to serve as a district employee; and

(4) subsidizing the income of a health care professional, including a physician who agrees to render services in the district.

(b) The district may pay the tuition or other expenses of a full-time medical, allied health professional, or nursing student who:

(1) is enrolled in and is in good standing at an accredited school, college, or university; and

(2) contractually agrees to render services to the district or become a district employee in return for that assistance.