Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 3, Chapter 1033 - Grapeland Hospital District Of Houston County, Texas
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 1033.001 - 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 1033.002 - Authority For Creation
The district is created under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166),...
- Texas Section 1033.003 - District Territory
The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of the Grapeland Independent School District as those boundaries existed on May 26, 1971. Added...
- Texas Section 1033.004 - District Support And Maintenance Not State Obligation
The support and maintenance of the district's hospital system and any indebtedness incurred by the district under this chapter may not become a charge against...
SUBCHAPTER B DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION
- Texas Section 1033.005 - Restriction On State Financial Assistance
The legislature may not make a direct appropriation for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a district facility. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S.,...
- Texas Section 1033.051 - Board Election; Term
(a) The board consists of seven directors elected from the district at large. (b) Directors serve staggered two-year terms unless four-year terms are established under...
- Texas Section 1033.052 - Qualifications For Office
To qualify for election to the board, a person must: (1) be at least 18 years of age; (2) have been a district resident for...
- Texas Section 1033.053 - Bond; Record Of Bond And Oath Or Affirmation Of Office
(a) Each director shall qualify for office by executing a good and sufficient commercial bond for $1,000 that is: (1) payable to the district; and...
- Texas Section 1033.054 - Board Vacancy
If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, a majority of the directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term. Added by Acts...
- Texas Section 1033.055 - Officers
The board shall elect from among its members a president, a secretary, and a treasurer at the first meeting after each directors' election. Added by...
- Texas Section 1033.056 - Compensation; Expenses
A director serves without compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for necessary expenses incurred in the performance of official duties. Added by Acts 2007, 80th...
- Texas Section 1033.057 - District Administrator
(a) The board may employ a district administrator to manage the operations of the hospital system. (b) The district administrator may employ necessary personnel to...
- Texas Section 1033.058 - Employees; Appointment And Dismissal Of Staff
(a) The board may appoint to or dismiss from the staff any doctors the board considers necessary for the efficient operation of the district and...
SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas Section 1033.059 - Maintenance Of Records; Public Inspection
The board shall: (1) maintain all district records, including books, accounts, notices, minutes, and other matters of the district and the district's operation at the...
- Texas Section 1033.101 - District Responsibility
The district shall provide all necessary medical and hospital care for the district's needy inhabitants. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B....
- Texas Section 1033.102 - Restriction On Political Subdivision Taxation And Debt
A political subdivision of this state, other than the district, may not impose a tax or issue bonds or other obligations to provide hospital service...
- Texas Section 1033.103 - Management And Control Of District
The board has full power to manage and control the district. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff....
- Texas Section 1033.104 - Hospital System
The district has the responsibility to establish a hospital or hospital system within its boundaries to provide hospital and medical care to the district's residents....
- Texas Section 1033.105 - Rules
(a) The board shall adopt rules for the efficient operation of the district, including district facilities. (b) The board shall: (1) publish the rules in...
- Texas Section 1033.106 - Purchasing And Accounting Procedures
The board may prescribe the method of making purchases and expenditures and the manner of accounting and control used by the district. Added by Acts...
- Texas Section 1033.107 - Eminent Domain
(a) The district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire a fee simple or other interest in real, personal, or mixed property located...
- Texas Section 1033.108 - Gifts And Endowments
The board may accept for the district a gift or endowment to be held in trust and administered by the board under the directions, limitations,...
- Texas Section 1033.109 - Contracts With Political Subdivisions For Hospital Care
The board may contract with a political subdivision to provide hospital care for needy persons who reside outside the district. Added by Acts 2007, 80th...
SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 1033.110 - Payment For Treatment; Procedures
(a) A person who resides in the district is entitled to receive necessary medical and hospital care from the district regardless of whether the person...
- Texas Section 1033.151 - Budget
The board shall prepare a budget that includes: (1) proposed expenditures and disbursements; (2) estimated receipts and collections for the next fiscal year; and (3)...
- Texas Section 1033.152 - 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 1033.153 - Fiscal Year
The district's fiscal year is from October 1 to September 30. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02, eff....
- Texas Section 1033.154 - Annual Audit
(a) The board annually shall require an independent audit of the district's books and records. (b) Not later than December 1 of each year, the...
SUBCHAPTER E BONDS
- Texas Section 1033.155 - Depository
(a) The board by resolution shall designate a bank in Houston County as the district's depository. A designated bank serves for two years and until...
- Texas Section 1033.201 - Bonds
The district may issue bonds to: (1) purchase, construct, acquire, repair, or renovate buildings or improvements; and (2) equip buildings for hospital purposes. Added by...
- Texas Section 1033.202 - Tax To Pay Bonds
The board may issue bonds under Section 1033.201 only if the board imposes an ad valorem tax at a rate sufficient to create an interest...
- Texas Section 1033.203 - Bond Election
(a) The board may issue bonds under Section 1033.201 only if the bonds are authorized by a majority of district voters voting in an election...
- Texas Section 1033.204 - Maturity Of Bonds
District 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),...
SUBCHAPTER F TAXES
- Texas Section 1033.205 - Execution Of Bonds
(a) The board president shall execute the district's bonds in the district's name. (b) The board secretary shall countersign the bonds. Added by Acts 2007,...
- Texas Section 1033.251 - Imposition Of Ad Valorem Tax
(a) The board shall impose a tax on all property in the district subject to district taxation. (b) The tax may be used only to:...
- Texas Section 1033.252 - 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....
SUBCHAPTER G DISSOLUTION
- Texas Section 1033.253 - Tax Assessor And Collector
The tax assessor-collector of Houston County shall collect taxes for the district. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 3166), Sec. 1.02,...
- Texas Section 1033.301 - Dissolution; Election
(a) The district may be dissolved as provided by this subchapter. (b) The board may order an election on the question of dissolving the district...
- Texas Section 1033.302 - Ballot
The ballot for an election under this subchapter must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition: "The dissolution of the Grapeland Hospital...
- Texas Section 1033.303 - Election Results
(a) If a majority of the votes in an election under this subchapter favor dissolution and transfer of the district's assets and obligations, the board...
- Texas Section 1033.304 - Transfer Of District Assets
(a) If a majority of the votes in the election favor dissolution and transfer of the district's assets and obligations, the board shall transfer to...
Last modified: September 28, 2016