Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 1032.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET. (a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed annual budget. (b) Notice of the hearing must be published one time at least 10 days before the date of the hearing. (c) Any district resident is entitled to be present a…

Sec. 1032.153. AMENDMENTS TO BUDGET. The budget may be amended as required by circumstances. The board must approve all amendments. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1032.154. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES. Money may be spent only for an expense included in the budget or an amendment to the budget. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1032.155. FISCAL YEAR. (a) The district operates on a fiscal year established by the board. (b) The fiscal year may not be changed: (1) during a period that revenue bonds of the district are outstanding; or (2) more than once in a 24-month period. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Le…

Sec. 1032.156. ANNUAL AUDIT. The board annually shall have an audit made of the district's financial condition. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1032.157. INSPECTION OF ANNUAL AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS. The annual audit and other district records shall be open to inspection at the district's principal office. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1032.158. FINANCIAL REPORT. As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board: (1) a complete sworn statement of all district money; and (2) a complete account of the disbursements of that money. Added by Acts …

Sec. 1032.159. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall select one or more banks inside or outside the district to serve as a depository for district money. (b) District money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1032.160(b), and money transmitted to a bank for payment of bon…

Sec. 1032.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. (a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 1032.107(c) and by Subchapter E, the district may not incur an obligation payable from district revenue other than the revenue on hand or to be on hand in the current and following di…

Sec. 1032.161. GENERAL AUTHORITY TO BORROW MONEY; SECURITY. (a) The board may borrow money at a rate not to exceed the maximum annual percentage rate allowed by law for district obligations at the time the loan is made. (b) To secure a loan, the board may pledge: (1) district rev…

Sec. 1032.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. The board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district for any purpose relating to: (1) the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of buildings or improvements; and…

Sec. 1032.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. (a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1032.201, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interes…

Sec. 1032.203. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION. (a) The district may issue general obligation bonds only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of the district voters. (b) The order calling the election shall provide for clerks as in county elections and must specify: (1) the…

Sec. 1032.204. MATURITY OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. District general obligation bonds must mature not later than 50 years after the date of issuance. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1032.205. EXECUTION OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. (a) The board president shall execute the general obligation bonds in the district's name. (b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner provided by Chapter 618, Government Code. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Le…

Sec. 1032.206. REVENUE BONDS. (a) The board may issue revenue bonds to: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, renovate, or equip buildings or improvements for hospital purposes; or (2) acquire sites to be used for hospital purposes. (b) The bonds must be payable from and secu…

Sec. 1032.207. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The board may, without an election, issue refunding bonds to refund outstanding indebtedness issued or assumed by the district. (b) A refunding bond may be: (1) sold, with the proceeds of the refunding bond applied to the payment of the outstan…

Sec. 1032.208. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state: (1) bonds issued by the district; (2) the transfer and issuance of the bonds; and (3) profits made in the sale of the bonds. Added by Acts 200…

Sec. 1032.209. ADDITIONAL MEANS OF SECURING REPAYMENT OF BONDS. In addition to the authority to issue general obligation bonds and revenue bonds under this subchapter, the board may provide for the security and payment of district bonds from a pledge of a combination of ad valore…

Sec. 1032.210. USE OF BOND PROCEEDS. The district may use the proceeds of bonds issued under this subchapter to pay: (1) any expense the board determines is reasonable and necessary to issue, sell, and deliver the bonds; (2) interest payments on the bonds during a period of acqui…

Sec. 1032.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX. (a) The board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation. (b) The board shall impose the tax to pay: (1) indebtedness issued or assumed by the district; and (2) the maintenance and operating expense…

Sec. 1032.252. TAX RATE. (a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of taxable property in the district. (b) In setting the tax rate, the board shall consider the income of the district from sources other than taxation. Added by Acts …

Sec. 1032.253. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION BY COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. (a) This section applies unless the board elects to have taxes assessed and collected under Section 1032.254. (b) The tax assessor-collector of Gonzales County shall assess and collect taxes imposed by the…

Sec. 1032.254. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION BY DISTRICT TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. (a) The board may elect to have district taxes assessed and collected by a tax assessor-collector appointed by the board. An election under this subsection must be made by December 1 and governs the mann…

Sec. 1032.301. DISSOLUTION; ELECTION. (a) The district may be dissolved only on approval of a majority of the district 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'…

Sec. 1032.302. NOTICE OF ELECTION. (a) The board shall give notice of an election under this subchapter by publishing once a week for two consecutive weeks a substantial copy of the election order in a newspaper with general circulation in the district. (b) The first publication …

Sec. 1032.303. BALLOT. The ballot for an election under this subchapter must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The dissolution of Gonzales Healthcare Systems." Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 605 (H.B. 694), Sec. 6, eff. June 19, 2009.

Sec. 1032.304. ELECTION RESULTS. (a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter 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 admini…

Sec. 1032.305. TRANSFER OF 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 Gonzales C…

Sec. 1032.306. 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. 1032.307. REPORT; DISSOLUTION ORDER. (a) After the district has paid all its debts and has disposed of all its money and other assets as prescribed by this subchapter, the board shall file a written report with the Commissioners Court of Gonzales County summarizing the board…

Sec. 1033.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of directors of the district. (2) "Director" means a member of the board. (3) "District" means the Grapeland Hospital District of Houston County, Texas. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 316…

Sec. 1033.002. AUTHORITY FOR CREATION. The district is created under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1033.003. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of the Grapeland Independent School District as those boundaries existed on May 26, 1971. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1033.004. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION. The support and maintenance of the district's hospital system and any indebtedness incurred by the district under this chapter may not become a charge against or obligation of this state. Added by Acts 2007, 80…

Sec. 1033.005. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009. SUBCHAP…

Sec. 1033.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM. (a) The board consists of seven directors elected from the district at large. (b) Directors serve staggered two-year terms unless four-year terms are established under Section 285.081, Health and Safety Code. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S…

Sec. 1033.052. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. To qualify for election to the board, a person must: (1) be at least 18 years of age; (2) have been a district resident for at least two years; and (3) be a qualified property taxpaying voter of the district. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg.…

Sec. 1033.053. BOND; RECORD OF BOND AND OATH OR AFFIRMATION OF OFFICE. (a) Each director shall qualify for office by executing a good and sufficient commercial bond for $1,000 that is: (1) payable to the district; and (2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's …

Sec. 1033.054. BOARD VACANCY. If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, a majority of the directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1033.055. OFFICERS. The board shall elect from among its members a president, a secretary, and a treasurer at the first meeting after each directors' election. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1033.056. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. A director serves without compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1033.057. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. (a) The board may employ a district administrator to manage the operations of the hospital system. (b) The district administrator may employ necessary personnel to perform the services provided by the hospital system. Added by Acts 2007, 80t…

Sec. 1033.058. EMPLOYEES; APPOINTMENT AND DISMISSAL OF STAFF. (a) The board may appoint to or dismiss from the staff any doctors the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district and make temporary appointments as necessary. (b) The board may employ an att…

Sec. 1033.059. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; PUBLIC INSPECTION. The board shall: (1) maintain all district records, including books, accounts, notices, minutes, and other matters of the district and the district's operation at the district office; and (2) make those records available f…

Sec. 1033.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY. The district shall provide all necessary medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.