Title SD, Special District Local Laws Code

Sec. 1121.058. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ADMINISTRATOR'S BOND. (a) The board may appoint a qualified person as district administrator. (b) The district administrator serves at the will of the board. (c) The district administrator is entitled to compensation determined by the board.…

Sec. 1121.059. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. Subject to the limitations prescribed by the board, the district administrator shall: (1) supervise the work and activities of the district; and (2) direct the general affairs of the district. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg.,…

Sec. 1121.060. ASSISTANT DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ATTORNEY. (a) The board may appoint qualified persons as assistant district administrator and attorney for the district. (b) The assistant district administrator and attorney for the district serve at the will of the board. (c) The…

Sec. 1121.061. EMPLOYEES. (a) The district may employ nurses, technicians, fiscal agents, accountants, architects, additional attorneys, and other necessary employees. (b) The board may delegate to the district administrator the authority to employ persons for the district. Added…

Sec. 1121.062. RECRUITMENT OF MEDICAL STAFF AND EMPLOYEES. The board may spend district money, enter into agreements, and take other necessary actions to recruit physicians and other persons to serve as medical staff members or district employees. The actions may include: (1) adv…

Sec. 1121.063. APPOINTMENT AND REMOVAL OF MEDICAL STAFF. The board may: (1) appoint to the medical staff any doctor the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district; (2) remove any doctor from the medical staff, after due process, if the board considers t…

Sec. 1121.064. RETIREMENT 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 syste…

Sec. 1121.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY. The district has full responsibility for operating the district's hospital facilities and providing medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 2…

Sec. 1121.102. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION. The board shall manage, control, and administer the district and the money and resources of the district. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.

Sec. 1121.103. RULES. The board may adopt rules governing: (1) the operation of the district and any district hospital; and (2) the duties, functions, and responsibilities of district staff and employees. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May …

Sec. 1121.104. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES. The board may prescribe: (1) the method of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district; and (2) accounting and control procedures for the district. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1,…

Sec. 1121.105. PROVISION OF CERTAIN HEALTH SERVICES. (a) The district may operate or provide for the operation of a mobile emergency medical service. (b) The district may operate or provide for home health services, long-term care, skilled nursing care, intermediate nursing care,…

Sec. 1121.106. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT. (a) The board shall determine: (1) the type, number, and location of buildings required to maintain an adequate health care district; and (2) the type of equipment necessary to provide medical care in the district. (b) …

Sec. 1121.107. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS. The board may enter into operating or management contracts relating to hospital or other health care facilities for the district. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.

Sec. 1121.108. SERVICE CONTRACTS. (a) The board may contract with public or private hospitals, clinics, physicians or other health care providers, political subdivisions of the state, accredited public or private medical schools and their affiliated nonprofit entities or faculty …

Sec. 1121.109. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in property located in district territory if the interest is necessary for the district to exercise the rights or authority conferred by this chapter…

Sec. 1121.110. COST OF RELOCATING OR ALTERING PROPERTY. In exercising the power of eminent domain, if the board requires relocating, raising, lowering, rerouting, changing the grade, or altering the construction of any railroad, highway, pipeline, or electric transmission and ele…

Sec. 1121.111. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS. The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust for any purpose and under any direction, limitation, or provision in writing by the donor that is consistent with the proper management of the district. Added by Act…

Sec. 1121.112. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES. (a) When a person who resides in the district is admitted as a patient to a district facility or receives medical or hospital care from the district, the district administrator may have an inquiry made into the financial circumsta…

Sec. 1121.113. REIMBURSEMENT FOR SERVICES. (a) If the district provides care or treatment to a sick or injured person who is not an inhabitant of Cameron County, the board shall require the county, municipality, or public hospital located outside of the district and in which the …

Sec. 1121.114. NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (a) The district may create and sponsor a nonprofit corporation under the Business Organizations Code and may contribute money to or solicit money for the corporation. (b) A corporation created under this section may use money contributed by …

Sec. 1121.115. LOANS AND GRANTS FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES. Under the authority granted by Section 52-a, Article III, Texas Constitution, the district may loan or grant money to any person for the development of medical education and research in the district. Added by Acts…

Sec. 1121.116. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED. The board may sue and be sued on behalf of the district. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.

Sec. 1121.117. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS; ADVERTISING FOR CERTAIN CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. (a) The board may enter into a construction contract on the district's behalf. (b) The board may enter into a construction contract only after competitive bidding as provided by Subchapter B, C…

Sec. 1121.151. BUDGET. (a) The board and the district administrator shall jointly prepare a proposed annual budget for the district. (b) The proposed budget must contain a complete financial statement, including a statement of: (1) the outstanding obligations of the district; (2)…

Sec. 1121.152. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET. (a) The board shall hold a public hearing on the proposed budget. (b) The board shall publish notice of the hearing in a newspaper with general circulation in the district not later than the 10th day before the date of the heari…

Sec. 1121.153. AMENDMENT OF BUDGET. After the budget is adopted, the budget may be amended if the proposed amendment is adopted by the board. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.

Sec. 1121.154. FISCAL YEAR. (a) The district operates according to a fiscal year established by the board. (b) The fiscal year may not be changed: (1) during a period in which revenue bonds of the district are outstanding; or (2) more than once in a 24-month period. Added by Acts…

Sec. 1121.155. ANNUAL AUDIT. The board shall have an annual audit made of the financial condition of the district. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.

Sec. 1121.156. INSPECTION OF ANNUAL AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS. The annual audit and other district records are open to inspection during regular business hours at the principal office of the district. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28,…

Sec. 1121.157. FINANCIAL REPORT. As soon as practicable after the close of each fiscal year, the district administrator shall prepare for the board a sworn statement of the amount of district money and an account of the disbursement of that money. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R…

Sec. 1121.158. SHORT-TERM FINANCING. The district may borrow money through short-term financing. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.

Sec. 1121.159. DEBT LIMITATION. Except as provided by this chapter and Chapter 1207, Government Code, the district may not incur a debt payable from district revenue other than revenue available in the current fiscal year and the immediately following fiscal year of the district.…

Sec. 1121.160. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall select at least one bank to serve as a depository for district money. (b) The board may solicit bids from local financial institutions to determine which institution may serve as a depository for district money. (c) District money, o…

Sec. 1121.161. RESTRICTION ON INVESTMENT. The board may invest operating, depreciation, or building reserves only in funds or securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015. SUBCHAPTER E. …

Sec. 1121.201. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. If authorized by an election, the board may issue and sell general obligation bonds in the name and on the faith and credit of the district to: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements; (2) equip buil…

Sec. 1121.202. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. (a) At the time general obligation bonds are issued by the district under Section 1121.201, the board shall impose an ad valorem tax in an amount sufficient to create an interest and sinking fund to pay the principal of and inte…

Sec. 1121.203. 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 order a bond election. The order calling the election m…

Sec. 1121.204. REVENUE BONDS. (a) The board may issue revenue bonds to: (1) acquire, purchase, construct, repair, renovate, or equip buildings or improvements for district purposes; (2) acquire sites to be used for district purposes; or (3) acquire and operate a mobile emergency …

Sec. 1121.205. MATURITY. District bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of their issuance. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1, eff. May 28, 2015.

Sec. 1121.206. EXECUTION OF BONDS. (a) The board chair shall execute district 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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 141 (S.B. 2034), Sec. 1…

Sec. 1121.207. BONDS NOT SUBJECT TO TAXATION. The following are not subject to taxation by the state or by a political subdivision of the state: (1) bonds issued by the district; (2) any transaction relating to the bonds; and (3) profits made in the sale of the bonds. Added by Ac…

Sec. 1121.251. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX. (a) The board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to taxation by the district. (b) The tax may be used to pay: (1) indebtedness issued or assumed by the district; and (2) the maintenance and operating expenses of…

Sec. 1121.252. LIMITATION ON TAX RATE. (a) The tax rate on all taxable property in the district for all purposes may not exceed 25 cents on each $100 valuation of the property according to the most recent certified tax appraisal roll of the district. (b) In setting the tax rate, …

Sec. 1121.253. REDUCTION IN AD VALOREM TAX RATE BY COUNTY. The Cameron County Commissioners Court, in determining the county ad valorem tax rate for the first year in which the district imposes ad valorem taxes on property in the district, shall: (1) take into account the decreas…

Sec. 1121.254. RESIDENCE HOMESTEAD TAX PROVISIONS APPLICABLE. (a) The board shall ensure that all district residents receive all ad valorem tax exemptions and limitations that the residents are entitled to receive under the constitution and the Tax Code. (b) The board shall adopt…