Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 1002.005. CORRECTION OF INVALID PROCEDURES. If a court holds that any procedure under this chapter violates the constitution of this state or of the United States, the district by resolution may provide an alternative procedure that conforms with the constitution. Acts 2003,…

Sec. 1002.006. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION. The support and maintenance of the district's hospital system may not become a charge against or obligation of this state. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005. SUBCHAPTER B. DISTRICT ADMI…

Sec. 1002.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS; ELECTION. (a) The board consists of nine persons elected as provided by this section. (b) For the purpose of electing a board, the district is divided into three areas: (1) Area Angleton, composed of: (A) all territory within Brazoria County ele…

Sec. 1002.052. BOND; RECORD OF BOND AND OATH OF OFFICE. (a) Each director shall execute a good and sufficient bond for $5,000 that is: (1) approved by the Commissioners Court of Brazoria County and the board; (2) payable to the district; and (3) conditioned on the faithful perfor…

Sec. 1002.053. BOARD VACANCY. (a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the remainder of the unexpired term. (b) If the number of directors is reduced to less than five, the remaining directors shall immediately call a…

Sec. 1002.054. OFFICERS. The board shall elect a president and a secretary from among the directors to serve until the next directors election. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 1002.055. COMPENSATION; REIMBURSEMENT. A director serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred by the director in the performance of official duties on the approval of the expenses by the board. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. A…

Sec. 1002.056. VOTING REQUIREMENT. A concurrence of five directors is sufficient in any matter relating to the business of the district. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 1002.057. RECRUITMENT OF STAFF AND EMPLOYEES. The board may spend district money, enter into agreements, and take other necessary action to recruit physicians and other persons to serve as medical staff members or district employees, including: (1) advertising and marketing;…

Sec. 1002.058. OFFICE FACILITIES. (a) In this section, "licensed health care professional" means any individual who is licensed or certified by or registered in this state to provide health care. (b) The board shall determine the type, number, and location of buildings necessary …

Sec. 1002.059. HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR STAFF AND EMPLOYEES. The board may spend district money, enter into agreements, and take other necessary action to conduct, participate in, or otherwise assist in providing health care educational programs for current or prospective me…

Sec. 1002.060. RETIREMENT OF BENEFITS. The board may provide retirement benefits for district employees by: (1) establishing or administering a retirement program; or (2) participating in: (A) the Texas County and District Retirement System; or (B) another statewide retirement sy…

Sec. 1002.061. EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIANS. (a) The board may employ a physician and retain all or part of the professional income generated by the physician for medical services provided at a hospital or other health care facility owned or operated by the district if the board sati…

Sec. 1002.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY. The district has full responsibility for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy residents. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 1002.102. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS. A political subdivision other than the district in Brazoria County may not impose taxes or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to provide medical care for district residents. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., …

Sec. 1002.103. POWERS OF BOARD. (a) The board has all powers necessary, convenient, or incidental to carry out the purposes for which the district was created. (b) The board has the complete management and control of all the business of the district, including the power to negoti…

Sec. 1002.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM. (a) The district shall provide for the establishment of a hospital or hospital system within the district's boundaries to provide health care services to persons residing in the district by: (1) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or re…

Sec. 1002.105. OPERATING, MANAGEMENT, OR CONSULTING CONTRACTS. (a) The board may enter into an operating, management, or consulting contract to obtain management or consulting services for the district or for any portion of the district. The contract must provide that the board r…

Sec. 1002.106. PROVISION OF SERVICES OUTSIDE DISTRICT. Subject to the approval of the board, the district may provide primary care, emergency services, preventive medical services, and other health-related services outside the district if the services serve the purpose of the dis…

Sec. 1002.107. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in any type of property, real, personal, or mixed, located in the territory of the district if the interest is necessary or convenient for the distri…

Sec. 1002.108. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS. (a) The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board for the purposes and under the directions, limitations, or provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsistent …

Sec. 1002.109. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED. As a government agency, the district may sue and be sued in its own name in any court of this state. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 1002.110. PUBLIC WORKS CONTRACTS. With respect to the construction of public works, the district has all of the powers and duties conferred on a municipality under Chapter 2269, Government Code, with respect to the construction of a facility. To the extent of any conflict, t…

Sec. 1002.151. PETITION TO EXPAND DISTRICT TERRITORY. (a) Territory may be added to the district on a petition for annexation signed by the owners of a majority in value of the land sought to be annexed, as shown by the county tax rolls. (b) The petition must be filed with the se…

Sec. 1002.152. NOTICE OF HEARING. (a) The board shall pass an order fixing a time and place at which the petition shall be heard. (b) The secretary shall issue notice of the time and place of the hearing. The notice must describe the territory proposed to be annexed by metes and …

Sec. 1002.153. ORDER OF ANNEXATION. If, after hearing the petition, the board finds that the proposed annexation is to the advantage of the district and to the territory to be annexed, the board may by order annex the territory to the district. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec…

Sec. 1002.154. RATIFICATION ELECTION. (a) Annexation of the territory does not become final until ratified by a majority vote at a separate election held within the boundaries of the district and by a majority vote at a separate election held within the territory to be annexed. (…

Sec. 1002.155. ASSUMPTION OF DEBTS AND TAXES. If the district has outstanding debts or taxes, the proposition for assumption of its proportion of the debts or taxes by the territory if annexed shall also be submitted at the election. The annexed territory shall bear its pro rata …

Sec. 1002.201. DISSOLUTION; ELECTION. (a) The district may be dissolved only on approval of a majority of the voters voting in an election held for that purpose. (b) The board may order an election on the question of dissolving the district and disposing of the district's assets …

Sec. 1002.202. NOTICE OF ELECTION. (a) The board shall give notice of the election by publishing a substantial copy of the election order in a newspaper with general circulation in the district once a week for two consecutive weeks. (b) The first publication must appear at least …

Sec. 1002.203. BALLOT. The ballot for the election shall be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The dissolution of the Angleton-Danbury Hospital District of Brazoria County, Texas." Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 1002.204. ELECTION RESULTS. (a) If a majority of the votes in the election favor dissolution, the board shall find that the district is dissolved. (b) If a majority of the votes in the election do not favor dissolution, the board shall continue to administer the district and…

Sec. 1002.205. TRANSFER OR ADMINISTRATION OF ASSETS. (a) If a majority of the votes in the election held under this subchapter favor dissolution, the board shall: (1) transfer the land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets that belong to the district to Brazoria C…

Sec. 1002.206. SALE OR TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subchapter, the district may not be dissolved unless the board provides for the sale or transfer of the district's assets and liabilities to another person or entity. (b) Th…

Sec. 1002.207. IMPOSITION OF TAX AND RETURN OF SURPLUS TAXES. (a) After the board finds that the district is dissolved, the board shall: (1) determine the debt owed by the district; and (2) impose on the property included in the district's tax rolls a tax that is in proportion of…

Sec. 1002.208. REPORT; DISSOLUTION ORDER. (a) After the district has paid all its debts and has disposed of all its assets and funds as prescribed by this subchapter, the board shall file a written report with the Commissioners Court of Brazoria County summarizing the board's act…

Sec. 1002.251. DEPOSITORY. The board shall by resolution designate a bank within the county as the district's depository, and all funds of the district shall be secured in the manner provided for the security of county funds. Such depository shall serve for a period of five years…

Sec. 1002.252. AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY. (a) The board may borrow money for district obligations. (b) To secure a loan or line of credit, the board may pledge: (1) revenue of the district that is not pledged to pay the district's bonded indebtedness; (2) taxes to be im…

Sec. 1002.301. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. (a) The board may issue and sell bonds authorized by an election in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements; and (2) equip buildings or improv…

Sec. 1002.302. TAXES TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. (a) The board shall impose an annual ad valorem tax in an amount sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on the general obligation bonds as they mature. (b) The tax required by th…

Sec. 1002.303. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION. (a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the voters voting in an election held for that purpose. (b) The board may call the election on its own motion. The order calling …

Sec. 1002.304. EXECUTION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. The board president shall execute the general obligation bonds in the name of the district. The board secretary shall countersign the bonds. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.

Sec. 1002.305. INVESTMENT OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND PROCEEDS. Any part of the proceeds of general obligation bonds, until they are needed for the purpose for which the bonds were issued, may be invested in securities of the United States or placed on time deposit or in certifica…

Sec. 1002.306. REVENUE BONDS. (a) The board may issue revenue bonds to: (1) purchase, construct, repair, renovate, or acquire buildings, sites, or improvements and equip buildings, sites, or improvements for hospitals and the hospital system; and (2) establish and maintain office…

Sec. 1002.351. IMPOSITION OF TAXES. (a) The board shall impose on all property subject to district taxation, for the benefit of the district, a tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 assessed value of the property according to the most recent certified appraisal roll o…

Sec. 1002.352. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. The board may provide for the appointment of a tax assessor-collector for the district or may contract for the assessment and collection of taxes as provided by the Tax Code. Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1277, Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2005.