Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 3, Chapter 1011 - Schleicher County Hospital District

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 1011.001 - 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...
• Texas Section 1011.002 - Authority For Operation
  The Schleicher County Hospital District operates in accordance with and has the powers and responsibilities provided by Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution. Added by...
• Texas Section 1011.003 - 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,
• Texas Section 1011.004 - District Territory
  The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of Schleicher County. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec....

SUBCHAPTER B DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION

• Texas Section 1011.005 - 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...
• Texas Section 1011.051 - Board Election; Term
  (a) Except as provided by Section 1011.064, the board consists of seven directors elected from the district at large. (b) Unless four-year terms are established...
• Texas Section 1011.052 - Notice Of Election
  At least 10 days before the date of a directors' election, notice of the election must be published one time in a newspaper of general...
• Texas Section 1011.053 - Ballot Petition
  (a) 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...
• Texas Section 1011.054 - Qualifications For Office
  A person may not be appointed or elected as a director unless the person is: (1) a resident of the district; and (2) at least...
• Texas Section 1011.055 - Bond; Record Of Bond And Oath
  (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...
• Texas Section 1011.056 - Board Vacancy
  (a) If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term. (b) If the number...
• Texas Section 1011.057 - Officers
  The board shall elect from among its members a president and a secretary. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec....
• Texas Section 1011.058 - 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...
• Texas Section 1011.059 - Voting Requirement
  A concurrence of a majority of directors is sufficient in any matter relating to district business. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70...
• Texas Section 1011.060 - Meetings
  (a) A board meeting may be called by the president or a majority of the directors. (b) Notice of the time and place of a...
• Texas Section 1011.061 - Employees
  The board may employ a general manager and other necessary professional and clerical personnel. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147),...
• Texas Section 1011.062 - Maintenance Of Records; Public Inspection
  Sec. 1011.062. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS; PUBLIC INSPECTION.Except as provided by Section 1011.055, all district records, including books, accounts, notices, and minutes, and all other matters...
• Texas Section 1011.063 - Seal
  The board may adopt a seal for the district. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1,

SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES

• Texas Section 1011.064 - Alternative Election Of Directors By Precinct
  (a) The board may adopt an order to elect directors from five districts according to the commissioners precinct method. (b) If the board adopts an...
• Texas Section 1011.101 - District Responsibility
  The district has full responsibility for providing medical and hospital care for the district's residents, including the district's needy and indigent residents. Added by Acts...
• Texas Section 1011.102 - Restriction On County Or Municipal Taxation
  Schleicher County or a municipality in Schleicher County may not impose a tax for hospital purposes. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70...
• Texas Section 1011.103 - Management And Control Of District
  The management and control of the district is vested in the board. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec. 1.01,...
• Texas Section 1011.104 - Rules
  (a) The board may adopt rules governing the operation of the district and district facilities. (b) The rules, on approval by the board, may be...
• Texas Section 1011.105 - 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)...
• Texas Section 1011.106 - 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 located in...
• Texas Section 1011.107 - 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...
• Texas Section 1011.108 - Provision Of Services Outside District
  On approval of the board, the district may provide primary care, emergency services, preventive medical services, and other health-related services outside the district if the...
• Texas Section 1011.109 - Payment For Treatment; Procedures
  (a) When a patient who claims to be indigent is admitted to a district facility, the board shall have an inquiry made into the circumstances...

SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 1011.110 - Authority To Sue And Be Sued
  As a governmental agency, the district may sue and be sued in its own name in any court in this state. Added by Acts 2011,...
• Texas Section 1011.151 - Budget
  The board annually shall have a budget prepared for the next fiscal year that includes: (1) proposed expenditures and disbursements; (2) estimated receipts and collections;...
• Texas Section 1011.152 - 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...
• Texas Section 1011.153 - Fiscal Year
  The district's fiscal year begins on January 1 and ends on December 31. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B. 1147), Sec....
• Texas Section 1011.154 - Annual Audit
  (a) The board annually shall have an independent audit made of the district's books and records for the preceding fiscal year. (b) Not later than...

SUBCHAPTER E BONDS

• Texas Section 1011.155 - Depository Or Treasurer
  (a) The board by resolution shall designate a bank or banks in Schleicher County as the district's depository or treasurer. A designated bank serves for...
• Texas Section 1011.201 - 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...
• Texas Section 1011.202 - 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...
• Texas Section 1011.203 - 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...
• Texas Section 1011.204 - Maturity Of General Obligation Bonds
  District general obligation bonds must mature not later than 40 years after the date of issuance. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70...
• Texas Section 1011.205 - 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...

SUBCHAPTER F TAXES

• Texas Section 1011.206 - Refunding Bonds
  (a) District refunding bonds may be issued without an election and in the manner provided by this subchapter to refund outstanding bonds issued by the...
• Texas Section 1011.251 - Imposition Of Ad Valorem Tax
  (a) On final approval of the budget, the board shall impose a tax on all taxable property in the district subject to district taxation. (b)...
• Texas Section 1011.252 - 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....
• Texas Section 1011.253 - Tax Assessor-collector
  The tax assessor-collector of Schleicher County shall assess and collect taxes imposed by the district. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 70 (S.B....

Last modified: September 28, 2016