Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 1044.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION. The district operates in accordance with 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. 1044.003. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. The district is a political subdivision of this state. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1044.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Hunt County. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1044.005. 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. Added by A…

Sec. 1044.006. PUBLIC PURPOSE; TAX EXEMPTION. All property owned by the district: (1) shall be held for public purposes; and (2) is exempt from taxation of every character. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009. SUBCHAPTER B. DIST…

Sec. 1044.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM. (a) The board consists of nine directors elected as follows: (1) two directors elected from each county commissioners precinct; and (2) one director elected from the district at large. (b) The two candidates from each county commissioners prec…

Sec. 1044.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION. Notice of an election of directors shall be published in accordance with Section 4.003, Election Code, in a newspaper of general circulation in the district. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009…

Sec. 1044.053. BALLOT APPLICATION. A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for director must file with the board secretary an application in accordance with Chapter 144, Election Code. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 31…

Sec. 1044.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR CANDIDACY. (a) A person may not be a candidate for director from the district at large unless the person is a qualified voter of the district. (b) A person may not be a candidate for director for a county commissioners precinct unless the person …

Sec. 1044.055. BOND; RECORD OF BOND AND OATH OR AFFIRMATION OF OFFICE. (a) Each director shall execute a good and sufficient bond for $1,000 that is: (1) payable to the district; and (2) conditioned on the faithful performance of the director's duties. (b) Each director's bond an…

Sec. 1044.056. BOARD VACANCY. If a vacancy occurs on the board, the majority of the remaining 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. 1044.057. OFFICERS. The board shall elect: (1) a president and a secretary from among its members; and (2) any other officers the board requires. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1044.058. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. A director serves without compensation but may be reimbursed for actual expenses incurred in the performance of official duties on approval of the expenses by the board. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, ef…

Sec. 1044.059. VOTING REQUIREMENT. A concurrence of a majority of the directors present is sufficient in any matter relating to district business. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1044.060. EMPLOYEES. The board may employ a general manager, attorneys, bookkeepers, architects, or any other employees or consultants considered necessary for the efficient financing, development, and operation of the district. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (…

Sec. 1044.0605. EMPLOYMENT OF PHYSICIANS. (a) The board may appoint, contract for, or employ physicians as the board considers necessary to provide medical services at a health care facility owned or operated by the district as provided by this section. The board may retain all o…

Sec. 1044.061. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; PUBLIC INSPECTION. Except as provided by Section 1044.055, all district records, including books, accounts, notices, minutes, and all other matters of the district and the operation of its facilities, shall be: (1) maintained at the district…

Sec. 1044.062. SEAL. The board may adopt a seal for the district. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009. SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES

Sec. 1044.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY. The district has full responsibility for providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy and indigent residents. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1044.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION. Hunt County or a political subdivision with boundaries that overlap the district's boundaries may not impose a tax on property in the district for hospital purposes. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3…

Sec. 1044.103. MEDICAL FACILITIES; LEGISLATIVE INTENT. It is the intent of the legislature that the people of Hunt County be provided with the best and most modern health care available. To achieve that intent, the district may locate a medical or related facility in the city of …

Sec. 1044.104. RULES. (a) The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the district, including district facilities. (b) On approval by the board, the rules may be published in booklet form at district expense and made available to any taxpayer on request. Added by Acts 20…

Sec. 1044.105. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES. (a) The board may prescribe the method and manner of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district. (b) The board shall prescribe: (1) all accounting and control procedures; and (2) the method of purchasing necessar…

Sec. 1044.106. 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 district territory, if the interest is necessary or convenient for the district to exer…

Sec. 1044.107. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS. 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 other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsisten…

Sec. 1044.108. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES. (a) When a patient who resides in the district is admitted to a district facility, the board shall have an inquiry made into the circumstances of: (1) the patient; and (2) the patient's relatives who are legally liable for the pat…

Sec. 1044.109. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED. As a governmental agency, the district may sue and be sued in its own name in any court of this state. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009. SUBCHAPTER D. GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 1044.151. BUDGET. The board annually shall require a budget to be prepared for the next fiscal year that includes: (1) proposed expenditures and disbursements; (2) estimated receipts and collections; and (3) the amount of taxes required to be imposed for the year. Added by A…

Sec. 1044.152. PROPOSED BUDGET: NOTICE AND HEARING. (a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget. (b) Notice of the hearing must be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation in Hunt County not later than the 10th day before the date of the …

Sec. 1044.153. FISCAL YEAR. The district operates on a fiscal year that begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1044.154. ANNUAL AUDIT. (a) The board annually shall have an independent audit made of the district's books and records for the fiscal year. (b) Not later than December 31 each year, the audit shall be filed: (1) with the comptroller; and (2) at the district office. Added by…

Sec. 1044.155. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board by resolution shall designate a bank in Hunt County as the district's depository. A designated bank serves for five years until a successor is designated. (b) All income received by the district shall be deposited with the district deposit…

Sec. 1044.201. 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. 1044.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. (a) 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 interest on general obligation bonds issued by the district under Section 1044.201 as the bonds…

Sec. 1044.203. 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 voting in an election held for that purpose. (b) The board may order the election on its own motion. (c) The …

Sec. 1044.204. MATURITY OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. District general obligation bonds must mature not later than 40 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. 1044.205. 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. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1,…

Sec. 1044.206. REVENUE BONDS. (a) The board may issue revenue bonds to: (1) acquire, purchase, construct, 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. 1044.207. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The board may 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 outstanding indebtedness; or …

Sec. 1044.208. 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. 1044.209. 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. 1044.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX. (a) On final approval of the annual budget, the board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation. (b) The board shall impose the tax to: (1) pay the interest on and create a sinking fund for bonds a…

Sec. 1044.252. TAX RATE. The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 75 cents on each $100 valuation of all taxable property in the district. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff. April 1, 2009.

Sec. 1044.253. TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. The board may: (1) appoint a tax assessor-collector for the district; or (2) contract with the tax assessor-collector of Hunt County, the City of Greenville, or the Greenville Independent School District for the assessment or collection, or …

Sec. 1045.001. 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 Hutchinson County Hospital District. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, ef…

Sec. 1045.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION. The district operates and is financed as provided by Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and by this chapter and other laws relating to hospital districts organized under Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2007,…