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TX Health & Safety Code § 772.526 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.526. Form of Bonds

Sec. 772.526.  FORM OF BONDS.  (a)  A district may issue bonds in various series or issues.(b)  Bonds may mature serially or otherwise not more than 25 years after the bonds' date of issuance.  Bonds shall bear interest at any rate permitted by state law.(c)  A district's bonds and interest coupons:(1)  are investment securities under Chapter 8, Business & Commerce Code;(2)  may be issued registrable as to principal or to both principal and interest; and(3)  may be made redeemable before maturity or contain a mandatory redemption provision at the option of the district.(d)  A district may issue bonds in the form, denomination, and manner and under the terms and conditions provided by the board in the resolution authorizing the bonds' issuance.  The bonds must be signed and executed as provided by the board in the resolution.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.527 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.527. Provisions of Bonds

Sec. 772.527.  PROVISIONS OF BONDS.  (a)  In this section, "resolution" means a board resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds, including refunding bonds.(b)  In a resolution, the board may:(1)  provide for the flow of funds and the establishment and maintenance of an interest and sinking fund, reserve fund, or other fund; and(2)  make additional covenants with respect to the bonds, the pledged revenues, and the operation and maintenance of any facilities the revenue of which is pledged.(c)  A resolution may:(1)  prohibit the further issuance of bonds or other obligations payable from the pledged revenue; or(2)  reserve the right to issue additional bonds to be secured by a pledge of and payable from the revenue on a parity with or subordinate to the lien and pledge in support of the bonds being issued.(d)  A resolution may contain other provisions and covenants determined by the board.(e)  The board may adopt and have executed any other proceedings or instruments necessary or convenient for issuance of bonds.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.528 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.528. Approval and Registration of Bonds

Sec. 772.528.  APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS.  (a)  Bonds issued by a district must be submitted to the attorney general for examination.(b)  If the attorney general finds that the bonds have been authorized in accordance with law, the attorney general shall approve the bonds.  On approval by the attorney general, the comptroller shall register the bonds.(c)  After approval and registration, the bonds are incontestable in any court or other forum for any reason and are valid and binding obligations in accordance with the bonds' terms for all purposes.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.529 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.529. Refunding Bonds

Sec. 772.529.  REFUNDING BONDS.  (a)  A district may issue bonds to refund all or any part of the district's outstanding bonds, including matured and unpaid interest coupons.(b)  Refunding bonds shall mature serially or otherwise, as determined by the board, not more than 25 years after the bonds' date of issuance.  Bonds shall bear interest at any rate permitted by state law.(c)  Refunding bonds may be payable from the same source as the bonds being refunded or from other sources.(d)  Refunding bonds must be approved by the attorney general in the same manner as the district's other bonds.  The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds being refunded.(e)  A resolution authorizing the issuance of refunding bonds may provide that the bonds be sold and the proceeds deposited in a place at which the bonds being refunded are payable, in which case the refunding bonds may be issued before the cancellation of the bonds being refunded.  If refunding bonds are issued before cancellation of the other bonds, an amount sufficient to pay the principal of the bonds being refunded and interest on those bonds accruing to the bonds' maturity dates or option dates, if the bonds have been duly called for payment before maturity according to the bonds' terms, must be deposited in the place at which the bonds being refunded are payable.  The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds without the surrender and cancellation of the bonds being refunded.(f)  A refunding may be accomplished in one or more installment deliveries.  Refunding bonds and the bonds' interest coupons are investment securities under Chapter 8, Business & Commerce Code.(g)  Instead of the method set forth in Subsections (a)-(f), a district may refund bonds, notes, or other obligations as provided by the general laws of this state.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.530 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.530. Bonds as Investments and Security for Deposits

Sec. 772.530.  BONDS AS INVESTMENTS AND SECURITY FOR DEPOSITS.  (a)  District bonds are legal and authorized investments for:(1)  a bank;(2)  a savings bank;(3)  a credit union;(4)  a trust company;(5)  a savings and loan association;(6)  an insurance company;(7)  a fiduciary;(8)  a trustee;(9)  a guardian; and(10)  a sinking fund of a municipality, county, school district, special district, and other political subdivision of this state and other public funds of this state and state agencies, including the permanent school fund.(b)  District bonds may secure deposits of public funds of the state or a municipality, county, school district, or other political subdivision of this state.  The bonds are lawful and sufficient security for deposits to the extent of the bonds' value if accompanied by all unmatured coupons.(c)  District bonds are authorized investments under Chapter 2256, Government Code.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.531 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.531. Exemption From Taxation

Sec. 772.531.  EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION.  A bond issued by the district under this subchapter, any transaction relating to the bond, and profits made in the sale or redemption of the bond are exempt from taxation by the state or by any municipality, county, special district, or other political subdivision of this state.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.532 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.532. Transfer of Assets

Sec. 772.532.  TRANSFER OF ASSETS.  If a regional emergency communications district is established under this subchapter, the regional planning commission for the region in which the district is established may transfer to the district any land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets acquired by the regional planning commission in relation to the provision of 9-1-1 service.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.601 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million|Section 772.601. Short Title

Sec. 772.601.  SHORT TITLE.  This subchapter may be cited as the Regional Emergency Communication Districts Act.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.602 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million|Section 772.602. Definitions

Sec. 772.602.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "9-1-1 region" means the portion of a state planning region established under Chapter 391, Local Government Code, composed of counties and municipalities that on September 1, 2015, exclusively received 9-1-1 system services provided by a 9-1-1 system operated through a regional planning commission.(2)  "Board" means the board of managers of a district.(3)  "District" means a regional emergency communication district created under this subchapter.(4)  "Regional planning commission" means a commission or council of governments created under Chapter 391, Local Government Code, for a designated region.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.603 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million|Section 772.603. Application of Subchapter

Sec. 772.603.  APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.  (a)  This subchapter applies to a 9-1-1 region:(1)  in which the total population served by the 9-1-1 system operated through a regional planning commission was less than 1.5 million on September 1, 2015; and(2)  in which the governing bodies of each participating county and municipality in the 9-1-1 region adopt a resolution under Section 772.604 to participate in the district.(b)  This subchapter does not affect:(1)  a public agency or group of public agencies acting jointly that provided 9-1-1 service before September 1, 1987, or that had voted or contracted before that date to provide that service;(2)  a district created under Subchapter B, C, D, F, or G; or(3)  the distribution of funds under Section 771.072.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.604 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million|Section 772.604. Creation of District

Sec. 772.604.  CREATION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  A district is created when the governing bodies of each participating county and municipality in a 9-1-1 region adopt a resolution approving the district's creation.  The district's creation is effective on the date the last resolution is adopted by a participating county or municipality.(b)  The district shall file with the county clerk of each county in which the district is located a certificate declaring the creation of the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.605 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million|Section 772.605. Political Subdivision; District Powers

Sec. 772.605.  POLITICAL SUBDIVISION; DISTRICT POWERS.  (a)  A district is a political subdivision of this state created to carry out essential governmental functions.(b)  A district may exercise all powers necessary to carry out the purposes and provisions of this subchapter.(c)  A district created under this subchapter may enter into an interlocal agreement with an emergency communication district established under Subchapter B, C, D, F, or G to promote enhanced public safety and increased fiscal and service efficiencies.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.606 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million|Section 772.606. Territory of District

Sec. 772.606.  TERRITORY OF DISTRICT.  The territory of a district:(1)  consists of the territory of each participating county or municipality located in a 9-1-1 region; and(2)  does not include any land that is located in the territory of an emergency communication district authorized under Subchapter B, C, D, F, or G.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.607 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million|Section 772.607. Board of Managers

Sec. 772.607.  BOARD OF MANAGERS.  (a)  A district is governed by a board of managers.(b)  A district's initial board is composed of members who are appointed by the governing bodies of each participating county and municipality.  At least two-thirds of the initial board members must be elected officials of the participating counties and municipalities.(c)  The initial board appointed under Subsection (b) shall establish the size of the board and the qualifications of board members.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.608 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million|Section 772.608. Powers and Duties of Board

Sec. 772.608.  POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.  (a)  The board shall name, control, and manage the district.(b)  The board shall approve, adopt, and amend an annual budget.(c)  The board may adopt orders, rules, bylaws, policies, and procedures governing the operations of the board and the district.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.609 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million|Section 772.609. Director of District; Staff; Fiscal and Administrative Agent

Sec. 772.609.  DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT; STAFF; FISCAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.  (a)  The regional planning commission for the 9-1-1 region in which the district is established shall serve as the fiscal and administrative agent for the district.(b)  The executive director of the regional planning commission for the 9-1-1 region may serve as director of the district.(c)  The director is responsible for:(1)  performing all duties required by the board;(2)  ensuring that board policies and procedures are implemented for the purposes of this subchapter;(3)  preparing an annual budget; and(4)  employing and assigning employees of the regional planning commission to perform duties under this subchapter in accordance with the district's approved annual budget.(d)  The director may use district money to compensate an employee assigned duties under this subchapter.(e)  The director and an employee assigned duties under this subchapter are employees of the regional planning commission for all purposes.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.610 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million|Section 772.610. Audit and Reporting Requirements

Sec. 772.610.  AUDIT AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.  The district shall prepare an annual report that includes:(1)  the amount and source of funds received by the district;(2)  the amount and source of funds spent by the district; and(3)  the results of an audit of the district's affairs prepared by an independent certified public accountant in compliance with the district's policies and procedures.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.611 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million|Section 772.611. Provision of 9-1-1 Service

Sec. 772.611.  PROVISION OF 9-1-1 SERVICE.  (a)  A district shall provide 9-1-1 service to each participating county or municipality through one or a combination of the following methods and features or equivalent state-of-the-art technology:(1)  the transfer method;(2)  the relay method;(3)  the dispatch method;(4)  automatic number identification;(5)  automatic location identification; or(6)  selective routing.(b)  The district shall design, implement, and operate a 9-1-1 system for each participating county and municipality in the district.(c)  For each individual telephone subscriber in the district, 9-1-1 service is mandatory and is not an optional service under any definition of terms relating to telephone service.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.612 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million|Section 772.612. Liability

Sec. 772.612.  LIABILITY.  The liability protection provided by Section 771.053 applies to services provided under this subchapter.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.613 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million|Section 772.613. Primary Emergency Telephone Number

Sec. 772.613.  PRIMARY EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER.  The digits 9-1-1 are the primary emergency telephone number in a district.  A public safety agency whose services are available through a 9-1-1 system:(1)  may maintain a separate number for an emergency telephone call; and(2)  shall maintain a separate number for a nonemergency telephone call.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.614 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million|Section 772.614. Transmitting Requests for Emergency Aid

Sec. 772.614.  TRANSMITTING REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY AID.  (a)  A 9-1-1 system established under this subchapter must be capable of transmitting requests for firefighting, law enforcement, ambulance, and medical services to a public safety agency that provides the requested service at the location from which the call originates.  A 9-1-1 system may provide for transmitting requests for other emergency services, including poison control, suicide prevention, and civil defense.(b)  A public safety answering point may transmit emergency response requests to private safety entities, with the approval of the board and the consent of each participating jurisdiction and emergency services district serving the relevant area.  A participating jurisdiction's or emergency services district's consent may be withdrawn at any time.(c)  With the consent of a participating county or municipality, a privately owned automatic intrusion alarm or other privately owned automatic alerting device may be installed to cause the number 9-1-1 to be dialed to gain access to emergency services.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1194 (H.B. 4350), Sec. 6, eff. June 14, 2019.|