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Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 1020.001. Definitions - Sec. 1020.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Board" means the...
Section 1020.002. Authority for Operation - Sec. 1020.002. AUTHORITY FOR OPERATION. The district operates in accordance...
Section 1020.003. Essential Public Function - Sec. 1020.003. ESSENTIAL PUBLIC FUNCTION. The district performs an essential...
Section 1020.004. District Territory - Sec. 1020.004. DISTRICT TERRITORY. The boundaries of the district are...
Section 1020.005. Correction of Invalid Procedures - Sec. 1020.005. CORRECTION OF INVALID PROCEDURES. If a court holds...
Section 1020.006. District Support and Maintenance Not State Obligation - Sec. 1020.006. DISTRICT SUPPORT AND MAINTENANCE NOT STATE OBLIGATION. The...
Section 1020.007. Restriction on State Financial Assistance - Sec. 1020.007. RESTRICTION ON STATE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. The legislature may...
Subchapter B. District Administration
Section 1020.051. Board Election; Term - Sec. 1020.051. BOARD ELECTION; TERM. (a) The district is governed...
Section 1020.052. Notice of Election - Sec. 1020.052. NOTICE OF ELECTION. At least 35 days before...
Section 1020.053. Ballot Petition - Sec. 1020.053. BALLOT PETITION. A person who wants to have...
Section 1020.054. Qualifications for Office - Sec. 1020.054. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a) A person may not...
Section 1020.055. Board Vacancy - Sec. 1020.055. BOARD VACANCY. If a vacancy occurs in the...
Section 1020.056. Officers - Sec. 1020.056. OFFICERS. (a) The board shall elect: (1) a...
Section 1020.057. Compensation; Expenses - Sec. 1020.057. COMPENSATION; EXPENSES. A director or officer serves without...
Section 1020.058. Voting Requirement - Sec. 1020.058. VOTING REQUIREMENT. A concurrence of four directors is...
Section 1020.059. District Administrator; Assistant Administrator - Sec. 1020.059. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR; ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATOR. (a) The board shall...
Section 1020.060. General Duties of District Administrator - Sec. 1020.060. GENERAL DUTIES OF DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR. Subject to the...
Section 1020.061. Employees; Appointment of Staff - Sec. 1020.061. EMPLOYEES; APPOINTMENT OF STAFF. (a) The board may...
Section 1020.062. Recruitment of Medical Staff and Employees - Sec. 1020.062. RECRUITMENT OF MEDICAL STAFF AND EMPLOYEES. (a) The...
Section 1020.063. Continuing Education; Retraining - Sec. 1020.063. CONTINUING EDUCATION; RETRAINING. The board may spend district...
Section 1020.064. Seniority; Retirement Benefits - Sec. 1020.064. SENIORITY; RETIREMENT BENEFITS. The board may: (1) adopt...
Subchapter C. Powers and Duties
Section 1020.101. District Responsibility - Sec. 1020.101. DISTRICT RESPONSIBILITY. The district has full responsibility for...
Section 1020.102. Restriction on Political Subdivision Taxation and Debt - Sec. 1020.102. RESTRICTION ON POLITICAL SUBDIVISION TAXATION AND DEBT. A...
Section 1020.103. Management, Control, and Administration - Sec. 1020.103. MANAGEMENT, CONTROL, AND ADMINISTRATION. The board shall manage,...
Section 1020.104. Hospital System - Sec. 1020.104. HOSPITAL SYSTEM. (a) The district shall provide for...
Section 1020.105. Rules - Sec. 1020.105. RULES. The board may adopt rules governing the...
Section 1020.106. Purchasing and Accounting Procedures - Sec. 1020.106. PURCHASING AND ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES. The board may prescribe:...
Section 1020.107. Provision of Certain Health Services - Sec. 1020.107. PROVISION OF CERTAIN HEALTH SERVICES. The district may...
Section 1020.108. District Property, Facilities, and Equipment - Sec. 1020.108. DISTRICT PROPERTY, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT. (a) The board...
Section 1020.109. Eminent Domain - Sec. 1020.109. EMINENT DOMAIN. (a) The district may exercise the...
Section 1020.110. Gifts and Endowments - Sec. 1020.110. GIFTS AND ENDOWMENTS. The board may accept for...
Section 1020.111. Construction Contracts - Sec. 1020.111. CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTS. A construction contract that requires the...
Section 1020.112. Operating and Management Contracts - Sec. 1020.112. OPERATING AND MANAGEMENT CONTRACTS. The board may enter...
Section 1020.113. Contracts With Governmental Entities for Hospitalization - Sec. 1020.113. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR HOSPITALIZATION. (a) The...
Section 1020.114. Contracts With Governmental Entities for Investigatory or Other Services - Sec. 1020.114. CONTRACTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES FOR INVESTIGATORY OR OTHER...
Section 1020.115. Payment for Treatment; Procedures - Sec. 1020.115. PAYMENT FOR TREATMENT; PROCEDURES. (a) When a patient...
Section 1020.116. Nonprofit Corporation - Sec. 1020.116. NONPROFIT CORPORATION. (a) The district may create and...
Section 1020.117. Authority to Sue and Be Sued - Sec. 1020.117. AUTHORITY TO SUE AND BE SUED. (a) The...
Subchapter D. Change in Boundaries
Section 1020.151. Territory That May Be Annexed - Sec. 1020.151. TERRITORY THAT MAY BE ANNEXED. (a) The district...
Section 1020.152. Petition to Annex Territory - Sec. 1020.152. PETITION TO ANNEX TERRITORY. (a) A petition requesting...
Section 1020.153. Election Order - Sec. 1020.153. ELECTION ORDER. (a) If, on receipt of a...
Section 1020.154. Ballot - Sec. 1020.154. BALLOT. The ballot for the election shall be...
Section 1020.155. Notice of Election - Sec. 1020.155. NOTICE OF ELECTION. (a) Notice of the election...
Section 1020.156. Election Results - Sec. 1020.156. ELECTION RESULTS. (a) Territory may not be annexed...
Section 1020.157. Effect of Annexation - Sec. 1020.157. EFFECT OF ANNEXATION. (a) Territory annexed to the...
Subchapter E. General Financial Provisions
Section 1020.201. Budget - Sec. 1020.201. BUDGET. (a) The district administrator shall prepare an...
Section 1020.202. Notice; Hearing; Adoption of Budget - Sec. 1020.202. NOTICE; HEARING; ADOPTION OF BUDGET. (a) The board...
Section 1020.204. Restriction on Expenditures - Sec. 1020.204. RESTRICTION ON EXPENDITURES. Money may be spent only...
Section 1020.205. Fiscal Year - Sec. 1020.205. FISCAL YEAR. (a) The district operates on a...
Section 1020.206. Audit - Sec. 1020.206. AUDIT. (a) The board shall have an independent...
Section 1020.207. Inspection of Audit and District Records - Sec. 1020.207. INSPECTION OF AUDIT AND DISTRICT RECORDS. The audit...
Section 1020.208. Financial Report - Sec. 1020.208. FINANCIAL REPORT. As soon as practicable after the...
Section 1020.209. Depository - Sec. 1020.209. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board shall select one or...
Section 1020.210. Spending and Investment Restrictions - Sec. 1020.210. SPENDING AND INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. (a) Except as provided...
Subchapter F. Bonds
Section 1020.251. General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 1020.251. GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. The board may issue and...
Section 1020.252. Tax to Pay General Obligation Bonds - Sec. 1020.252. TAX TO PAY GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS. (a) At...
Section 1020.253. General Obligation Bond Election - Sec. 1020.253. GENERAL OBLIGATION BOND ELECTION. (a) The district may...
Section 1020.254. Revenue Bonds - Sec. 1020.254. REVENUE BONDS. (a) The board may issue revenue...
Section 1020.255. Refunding Bonds - Sec. 1020.255. REFUNDING BONDS. (a) The board may issue refunding...
Section 1020.256. Maturity of Bonds - Sec. 1020.256. MATURITY OF BONDS. District bonds must mature not...
Section 1020.257. Execution of Bonds - Sec. 1020.257. EXECUTION OF BONDS. (a) The board president shall...
Section 1020.258. Bonds Exempt From Taxation - Sec. 1020.258. BONDS EXEMPT FROM TAXATION. The following are exempt...
Subchapter G. Taxes
Section 1020.301. Imposition of Ad Valorem Tax - Sec. 1020.301. IMPOSITION OF AD VALOREM TAX. (a) The board...
Section 1020.302. Tax Rate - Sec. 1020.302. TAX RATE. (a) The board may impose the...
Section 1020.303. Election to Increase Maximum Tax Rate - Sec. 1020.303. ELECTION TO INCREASE MAXIMUM TAX RATE. (a) The...
Section 1020.304. Assessment and Collection by County Tax Assessor-Collector - Sec. 1020.304. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION BY COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. (a)...
Section 1020.305. Assessment and Collection by District Tax Assessor-Collector - Sec. 1020.305. ASSESSMENT AND COLLECTION BY DISTRICT TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTOR. (a)...
Subchapter H. Dissolution
Section 1020.351. Dissolution; Election - Sec. 1020.351. DISSOLUTION; ELECTION. (a) The district may be dissolved...
Section 1020.352. Ballot - Sec. 1020.352. BALLOT. The ballot for an election under this...
Section 1020.353. Election Results - Sec. 1020.353. ELECTION RESULTS. (a) If a majority of the...
Section 1020.354. Transfer of District Assets - Sec. 1020.354. TRANSFER OF DISTRICT ASSETS. (a) If a majority...