Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 1110.160. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. (a) Except as otherwise provided by Section 1110.108(b) and Sections 1110.201-1110.207, 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 f…

Sec. 1110.201. 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) constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and improvements; and (2) equipping …

Sec. 1110.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. (a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1110.201, 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. 1110.203. 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 at an election held for that purpose. (b) The order calling the bond election must provide for clerks …

Sec. 1110.204. REVENUE BONDS. (a) The board may issue revenue bonds to purchase, construct, acquire, repair, renovate, or equip buildings and improvements for hospital purposes. (b) The bonds must be payable from and secured by a pledge of all or part of the district revenue deri…

Sec. 1110.205. 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 outstanding indebtedness; or (2) …

Sec. 1110.206. MATURITY OF BONDS. District bonds must mature not later than 40 years after their date of issuance. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2015.

Sec. 1110.207. EXECUTION OF BONDS. The board president shall execute the district's bonds in the district's name and the board secretary shall countersign the bonds in the manner provided by Chapter 618, Government Code. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), S…

Sec. 1110.208. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. The following are exempt from taxation by this state or a political subdivision of this state: (1) any bonds issued by the district; (2) the transfer and issuance of the bonds; and (3) any profits made in the sale of the bonds. Added by …

Sec. 1110.251. 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 for the benefit of the district to: (1) pay the interest on and create a sinking fund for bonds and other…

Sec. 1110.252. TAX RATE. (a) The board may impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 30 cents on each $100 valuation of all 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 A…

Sec. 1111.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the board of hospital managers of the district. (2) "District" means the Walker County Hospital District of Walker County, Texas. (3) "Manager" means a member of the board. (New.) Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., …

Sec. 1111.002. AUTHORITY FOR CREATION. The Walker County Hospital District of Walker County, Texas, is created under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013.

Sec. 1111.003. POLITICAL SUBDIVISION. The district is a political subdivision of this state. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013.

Sec. 1111.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Walker County, Texas. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013.

Sec. 1111.005. 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. 1111.006. 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. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013.…

Sec. 1111.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM. (a) The board consists of five elected managers. (b) Managers serve staggered four-year terms with the terms of two or three managers expiring each even-numbered year as appropriate. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec…

Sec. 1111.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION. At least 10 days before the date of a managers' election, notice of the election must be published one time in a newspaper of general circulation in Walker County. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1,…

Sec. 1111.053. REQUEST TO APPEAR ON BALLOT. A person who wants to have the person's name printed on the ballot as a candidate for manager must file a written request with the board secretary. The request must be: (1) signed by at least 20 district voters; and (2) filed by the dea…

Sec. 1111.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. A person may not serve as a manager unless the person is: (1) a resident of the district; and (2) at least 18 years of age. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013.

Sec. 1111.055. BOND; RECORD OF BOND AND OATH. (a) Each manager shall execute a good and sufficient bond for $5,000 that is: (1) approved by the board; (2) payable to the district; and (3) conditioned on the faithful performance of the manager's duties. (b) Each manager's bond and…

Sec. 1111.056. OFFICERS. (a) The board shall select from among the managers a presiding officer. (b) A presiding officer pro tem shall preside in the absence of the presiding officer. (c) The district administrator or any manager may be appointed secretary. Added by Acts 2011, 82…

Sec. 1111.057. OFFICE; MEETINGS. (a) The board: (1) shall establish an office and meeting place in the district; (2) shall establish regular meetings to conduct district business; and (3) may hold special meetings at other times as district business requires. (b) Except as provid…

Sec. 1111.058. RECORDS OF PROCEEDINGS. (a) The board shall require the board secretary to keep suitable records of all proceedings of each board meeting. (b) After each meeting: (1) the manager presiding at the meeting shall read and sign the record; and (2) the board secretary s…

Sec. 1111.059. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. (a) The board may appoint a qualified person as district administrator. (b) The district administrator serves at the will of the board and receives the compensation determined by the board. (c) Before assuming the duties of district administ…

Sec. 1111.060. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. Subject to any limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall: (1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and (2) direct the affairs of the district. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., C…

Sec. 1111.061. APPOINTMENT OF STAFF AND EMPLOYEES. (a) The board may: (1) appoint to the staff any doctors and employ any technicians, nurses, and other employees considered necessary for the efficient operation of the district; and (2) provide that the district administrator has…

Sec. 1111.062. RETIREMENT PROGRAM. The board may contract with this state or the federal government as necessary to establish or continue a retirement program for the benefit of district employees. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, …

Sec. 1111.063. SEAL. The board shall have a seal engraved with the district's name to authenticate the board's acts. The board secretary shall keep the seal. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013. SUBCHAPTER C. POWERS AND DUTIES

Sec. 1111.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY. The district has full responsibility for providing hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013.

Sec. 1111.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT. A political subdivision in Walker County, other than the district, may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations for hospital purposes or to provide medical care in the district. Added by Acts 2011,…

Sec. 1111.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION. The board shall manage, control, and administer the district's hospitals and hospital system. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013.

Sec. 1111.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM. (a) The district shall provide for: (1) the establishment of a hospital or hospital system in the district to furnish hospital care to district residents by: (A) purchasing, constructing, acquiring, repairing, or renovating buildings and improvemen…

Sec. 1111.105. RULES. The district through the board may adopt rules for the operation of the district. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013.

Sec. 1111.106. 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 to exercise a right, pow…

Sec. 1111.107. 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 any directions, limitations, or other provisions prescribed in writing by the donor that are not inconsisten…

Sec. 1111.108. LEASES. (a) The district through the board may lease all or part of the district's property, including the buildings and facilities comprising the hospital system, to any person on terms considered to be in the district's best interest. The term of a lease may not …

Sec. 1111.109. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS. The district through the board may: (1) enter into an operating or management contract with any person regarding any district hospital or any part of the district hospital system; and (2) delegate to the person the power to: (A) …

Sec. 1111.110. CONTRACTS FOR CARE. The board may contract with any lessee of the district's hospitals or any other person to provide hospital care to needy district inhabitants for the payments and terms and under the conditions the board considers to be in the district's best in…

Sec. 1111.111. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR HOSPITALIZATION. (a) The board may contract with a county or municipality located outside the district's boundaries for the hospitalization of a sick or injured person of that county or municipality. (b) The board may contra…

Sec. 1111.112. DISPOSITION OF PROPERTY. The district may sell or otherwise dispose of any property, including equipment, on terms the board finds are in the district's best interest. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013.

Sec. 1111.113. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED. As a governmental agency, the district, through the board, may sue and be sued in the district's own name in any court of this state. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2013. SUBCHAPTER D.…

Sec. 1111.151. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board by resolution shall designate a bank in Walker County as the district's depository. A designated bank serves for two years and until a successor is designated. (b) All district money shall be secured in the manner provided for securing cou…

Sec. 1111.201. 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 the purchase, construction, acquisition, repair, or renovation of buildings or improvements and equip…

Sec. 1111.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. (a) An ad valorem tax shall be imposed at a rate sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and interest on general obligation bonds issued under Section 1111.201 as the bonds mature. (b) The tax r…