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Texas Health & Safety Code - Section 121.044. Cooperative Agreement

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§ 121.044. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT.  (a) The members of a 
public health district shall prepare a written cooperative 
agreement that sets out fully the terms of operation of the 
district.
	(b)  The terms in a cooperative agreement must include:                        
		(1)  organizational structure;                                                
		(2)  financial administration;  and                                           
		(3)  procedures for:                                                          
			(A)  modification of the cooperative agreement;                              
			(B)  admission, withdrawal, and expulsion of 
members;                      
			(C)  dissolution of the district;  and                                       
			(D)  selection and removal of a director.                                    
	(c)  A cooperative agreement must be:                                          
		(1)  approved by the governing body of each member;  and                      
		(2)  signed by the appropriate officers of each 
governing body.             
	(d)  A modification of a cooperative agreement must be in 
writing.  A modification is effective on approval by the governing 
body of each member.
	(e)  A copy of a cooperative agreement and of each 
modification shall be:    
		(1)  included in the minutes of the governing body of 
each member;  and     
		(2)  filed with the clerk of each county and 
municipality in the district and with the department.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.                    

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