Texas Special District Local Laws Code Title 3, Chapter 1096 - South Limestone Hospital District
SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 1096.001 - 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 1096.002 - Authority For Creation
The South Limestone Hospital District is created under the authority of Section 9, Article IX, Texas Constitution, and has the rights, powers, and duties provided...
- Texas Section 1096.003 - District Territory
The boundaries of the district are coextensive with the boundaries of the Groesbeck Independent School District as those boundaries existed on January 1, 1969. Added...
- Texas Section 1096.004 - 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 1096.005 - 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 1096.006 - 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 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S.,...
- Texas Section 1096.051 - Board Election; Term
(a) The district is governed by a board of seven directors elected from the district at large. (b) Each even-numbered year, on the May uniform...
- Texas Section 1096.052 - Qualifications For Office
(a) To qualify for election to the board, a person must: (1) be at least 18 years of age; (2) have been a resident of...
- Texas Section 1096.053 - Bond; Record Of Bond And Oath
(a) Each director shall qualify by executing a good and sufficient bond for $1,000 that is: (1) payable to the district; and (2) conditioned on...
- Texas Section 1096.054 - Board Vacancy
If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the remaining directors shall appoint a director for the unexpired term. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd...
- Texas Section 1096.055 - Officers
(a) The board shall elect from among its members a president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer. (b) The board may combine the offices of secretary...
- Texas Section 1096.056 - Compensation; Expenses
A director is not entitled to compensation but is entitled to reimbursement for any necessary expense incurred in the performance of official duties. Added by...
- Texas Section 1096.057 - District Administrator
(a) The board may employ a district administrator to manage the operations of the hospital system. (b) The district administrator may hire necessary personnel to...
- Texas Section 1096.058 - Employees
The board may employ an attorney, a general manager, a bookkeeper, an architect, nurses, and other employees necessary for the efficient operation of the district....
- Texas Section 1096.059 - Maintenance Of Records; Public Inspection
Except as provided by Section 1096.053, the board shall: (1) maintain all district records, including books, accounts, notices, minutes, and other matters of the district...
- Texas Section 1096.060 - Recruitment Of Medical Staff
The board may spend district money to recruit physicians, nurses, and other trained medical personnel. The board may pay the tuition or other education-related costs...
SUBCHAPTER C POWERS AND DUTIES
- Texas Section 1096.061 - Continuing Education; Retraining
The board may spend district money for the continuing education and retraining of district employees. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B....
- Texas Section 1096.101 - District Responsibility
The district shall provide all necessary hospital and medical care for the district's needy inhabitants. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B....
- Texas Section 1096.102 - 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 1096.103 - Management And Control Of District
The board has full power to manage and control the district. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff....
- Texas Section 1096.104 - 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 1096.105 - 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 1096.106 - 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 1096.107 - Eminent Domain
(a) To carry out a power provided by this chapter, the district may exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire the fee simple title...
- Texas Section 1096.108 - Gifts And Endowments
The board may accept a gift or endowment to be held and administered as required by the respective donor, to the extent that those requirements...
- Texas Section 1096.109 - Contracts With Political Subdivision For Hospital Care
The board may contract with a political subdivision to provide hospital and medical care for needy persons who reside outside the district. Added by Acts...
- Texas Section 1096.110 - Provision Of Certain Health Services
The board may provide emergency services, home health care services, long-term health care services, or any other health care services the board determines are necessary...
- Texas Section 1096.111 - Operation Of Hospital; Rates Charged; Reserve Funds
(a) The district shall operate a hospital without the intervention of private profit for the use and benefit of the public. (b) The board shall...
SUBCHAPTER D GENERAL FINANCIAL PROVISIONS
- Texas Section 1096.112 - Payment For Treatment; Procedures
(a) A person who resides in the district is entitled to receive necessary medical and hospital care regardless of whether the person has the ability...
- Texas Section 1096.151 - 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 1096.152 - 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 in a newspaper of general...
- Texas Section 1096.153 - Fiscal Year
The district's fiscal year is from October 1 to September 30. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (S.B. 1026), Sec. 1.01, eff....
- Texas Section 1096.154 - 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...
- Texas Section 1096.155 - Depository
(a) The board by resolution shall designate a bank in the county in which the district is located as the district's depository. A designated bank...
- Texas Section 1096.156 - Authority To Borrow Money; Security
(a) The board may borrow money at a rate not to exceed the maximum annual percentage rate allowed by law for district obligations at the...
- Texas Section 1096.157 - Investment Of District Money
(a) The law applicable to municipalities with respect to security for and investment of money governs, as applicable, the investment of district money. The bond...
SUBCHAPTER E BONDS
- Texas Section 1096.158 - Tax Exemption
Because property owned by the district is held for public purposes only and is devoted exclusively to the use and benefit of the public, the...
- Texas Section 1096.201 - Revenue Bonds
(a) The district may issue revenue bonds to provide for any district purposes. The bonds must be authorized by a board resolution adopted by a...
- Texas Section 1096.202 - Execution Of Bonds
District bonds must be signed by the president or vice president and countersigned by the secretary. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 112...
- Texas Section 1096.203 - 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),...
SUBCHAPTER F TAXES
- Texas Section 1096.204 - Refunding Bonds
The board may issue bonds for the purpose of refunding outstanding bonds in the manner provided by this subchapter for other bonds. Added by Acts...
- Texas Section 1096.251 - 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 proceeds may be used only...
- Texas Section 1096.252 - Tax Rate
The board shall impose the tax at a rate not to exceed 38 cents on each $100 valuation. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S.,...
- Texas Section 1096.253 - Tax Assessor-collector
The board may use any of the following to assess and collect district taxes: (1) the tax assessor-collector for Limestone County; (2) the tax assessor-collector...
Last modified: September 28, 2016