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TX Health & Safety Code § 775.0355 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter C. Organization, Powers, and Duties|Section 775.0355. Disqualification of Emergency Services Commissioners in Certain Counties

Sec. 775.0355.  DISQUALIFICATION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES COMMISSIONERS IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.  (a)  In this section, "emergency services organization" means:(1)  a volunteer fire department;(2)  a career or combination fire department;(3)  a municipal fire department;(4)  an emergency medical services organization under the jurisdiction of the Department of State Health Services;(5)  any other agency under the jurisdiction of the state fire marshal's office; or(6)  any other organization or corporation that governs an emergency services organization.(b)  This section applies only to a district located wholly in a county:(1)  with a population of more than three million;(2)  with a population of more than 200,000 that borders Lake Palestine; or(3)  with a population of less than 200,000 that borders another state and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.(c)  A person is disqualified from serving as an emergency services commissioner if that person:(1)  is related within the third degree of affinity or consanguinity to:(A)  a person providing professional services to the district;(B)  a commissioner of the same district; or(C)  a person who is an employee or volunteer of an emergency services organization providing emergency services to the district;(2)  is an employee of a commissioner of the same district, attorney, or other person providing professional services to the district;(3)  is serving as an attorney, consultant, or architect or in some other professional capacity for the district or an emergency services organization providing emergency services to the district; or(4)  fails to maintain the qualifications required by law to serve as a commissioner.(d)  Any rights obtained by a third party through official action of a board covered by this section are not impaired or affected by the disqualification under this section of an emergency services commissioner to serve, provided that the third party had no knowledge, at the time the rights were obtained, of the fact that the commissioner was disqualified to serve.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 900 (H.B. 2653), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1347 (S.B. 1265), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1347 (S.B. 1265), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.0362 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter C. Organization, Powers, and Duties|Section 775.0362. Limit on Regulation of Fireworks

Sec. 775.0362.  LIMIT ON REGULATION OF FIREWORKS.  Except as provided by Section 775.0363, the district may not regulate the sale, use, or transportation of fireworks.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 639 (S.B. 917), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.0363 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter C. Organization, Powers, and Duties|Section 775.0363. Regulation of Fireworks

Sec. 775.0363.  REGULATION OF FIREWORKS.  The district may adopt a rule relating to fireworks that is the same as or less stringent than a rule adopted or enforced by the commissioner of insurance and the state fire marshal under Chapter 2154, Occupations Code, relating to retail fireworks stands, fireworks bulk manufacturing and storage facilities, fireworks sales buildings, or any other structure used in public pyrotechnic displays to which the rules adopted under Chapter 2154, Occupations Code, apply.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 639 (S.B. 917), Sec. 5, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.0365 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter C. Organization, Powers, and Duties|Section 775.0365. Board Training

Sec. 775.0365.  BOARD TRAINING.  (a)  An emergency services  commissioner shall complete at least six hours of continuing education relating to the performance of the duties of an emergency services commissioner at least once in a two-year period.(b)  Continuing education instruction required by Subsection (a) must be certified by an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.(c)  For purposes of Subsection (a), an emergency services commissioner may carry forward from one two-year period to the next two-year period not more than three continuing education hours that the commissioner completes in excess of the required six hours.(d)  For purposes of removal under Section 775.0422 or 775.0423, "incompetency" includes the failure of an emergency services commissioner to comply with Subsection (a).|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 639 (S.B. 917), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.0366 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter C. Organization, Powers, and Duties|Section 775.0366. Service Contracts

Sec. 775.0366.  SERVICE CONTRACTS.  (a)  In this section, "local government" has the meaning assigned by Section 791.003, Government Code.(b)  The board may contract with a local government, including another district, to provide staff, facilities, equipment, programs, or services the board considers necessary to provide or obtain emergency services that the district or the local government is authorized to provide.(c)  A person acting under a contract under this section, including an emergency services commissioner, does not, because of that action, hold more than one civil office of emolument or more than one office of honor, trust, or profit.(d)  Except as provided by Subsection (e), if a district contracts with a local government under this section to provide or obtain emergency services, the district is responsible for any civil liability that arises from furnishing those services if the district would have been responsible for furnishing the services in the absence of the contract.(e)  The parties to a contract between governmental entities under this section may agree to assign responsibility for civil liability that arises from services provided under the contract in any manner agreed to by the parties.  The parties must assign that responsibility in a written provision of the contract that specifically refers to this subsection and states that the assignment of liability is intended to be different from liability otherwise assigned under Subsection (d).(f)  This section does not change the liability limits and immunities for a governmental unit under Chapter 101, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, or other law.(g)  A contract under this section is not a joint enterprise for liability purposes.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 639 (S.B. 917), Sec. 6, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.037 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter C. Organization, Powers, and Duties|Section 775.037. Officers of Board

Sec. 775.037.  OFFICERS OF BOARD.  (a)  The emergency services commissioners shall elect from among their members a president, vice-president, secretary, treasurer, and assistant treasurer to perform the duties usually required of the respective offices.  The office of secretary and treasurer may be combined.(b)  The treasurer must execute and file with the county clerk a bond conditioned on the faithful execution of the treasurer's duties.  The treasurer of a district located in more than one county shall file the bond with the county clerk of the county with the largest population in the district.  The county judge of the county in which the bond is to be filed must determine the amount and sufficiency of the bond before it is filed.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.038 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter C. Organization, Powers, and Duties|Section 775.038. Compensation; Conflict of Interest

Sec. 775.038.  COMPENSATION;  CONFLICT OF INTEREST.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 219 (H.B. 2504), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.(a-1)  A commissioner of a district is entitled to receive compensation in the same manner and amount as are provided by Section 49.060, Water Code.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 219 (H.B. 2504), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.(c)  Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 219 (H.B. 2504), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.(d)  Commissioners are subject to Chapter 171, Local Government Code.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 392, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 219 (H.B. 2504), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 219 (H.B. 2504), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.039 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter C. Organization, Powers, and Duties|Section 775.039. Differential Pay and Benefits for Employees of Emergency Services Districts

Sec. 775.039.  DIFFERENTIAL PAY AND BENEFITS FOR EMPLOYEES OF EMERGENCY SERVICES DISTRICTS.  (a)  A board may provide differential pay to a district employee who is a member of the state military forces or a reserve component of the United States armed forces who is called to active duty if:(1)  the board adopts a policy providing for differential pay for all similarly situated employees; and(2)  the employee's military pay is less than the employee's gross pay from the district.(b)  The combination of differential pay and military pay may not exceed the employee's actual gross pay from the district.(c)  For purposes of this section, military pay does not include money the employee receives:(1)  for service in a combat zone;(2)  as hardship pay; or(3)  for being separated from the employee's family.(d)  The differential pay provided by Subsection (a) begins when the benefits allowed under Section 437.202, Government Code, are exhausted and continues until the employee's active military duty terminates.(e)  The board may extend the insurance benefits provided by the district to a district employee who is a member of the state military forces or a reserve component of the United States armed forces who is called to active duty and to the employee's dependents.  The extension period begins when the benefits allowed under Section 437.202, Government Code, are exhausted and continues until the employee's active military duty terminates.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1097 (S.B. 1477), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1217 (S.B. 1536), Sec. 3.12, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.040 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter C. Organization, Powers, and Duties|Section 775.040. Fees for Providing Services

Sec. 775.040.  FEES FOR PROVIDING SERVICES.  A district, or a person authorized by contract on the district's behalf, may charge a reasonable fee for emergency services performed for or on behalf of a person or entity, including a fee for responding to a false alarm or for a fire code inspection.|Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 392, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 496, Sec. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.041 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter C. Organization, Powers, and Duties|Section 775.041. Fee Payment and Collection

Sec. 775.041.  FEE PAYMENT AND COLLECTION.  (a)  A fee imposed by a district under Section 775.040 must be paid within a reasonable amount of time as established by the district.(b)  If the fee has not been paid in the amount of time established by the district, the district may collect the fee by filing a complaint in the appropriate court of jurisdiction in the county in which the district's principal office or meeting place is located.(c)  If the district prevails in any suit to collect the fee, it may, in the same action, recover reasonable fees for attorneys, expert witnesses, and other costs incurred by the district in the suit.  The court shall determine the amount of the attorney's fees.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 496, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.042 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter C. Organization, Powers, and Duties|Section 775.042. Removal of Board Member by Board

Sec. 775.042.  REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER BY BOARD.  (a)  A board may remove a member if:(1)  the member is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the board;  and(2)  the other members of the board unanimously vote to remove that member.(b)  Not later than the 30th day after the date of a vote to remove a member under Subsection (a), that member may file a written appeal for reinstatement to the commissioners court of the county in which a single-county district is located or, if the district is located in more than one county, the commissioners court of the county where the member resides.  The court may reinstate the member if it finds the removal unwarranted after considering:(1)  a reason for an absence;(2)  the time and place of a missed meeting;(3)  the business conducted at a missed meeting;  and(4)  any other factors or circumstances the court considers relevant.(c)  The validity of a board action is not affected because it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 496, Sec. 10, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 308 (H.B. 527), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.0422 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter C. Organization, Powers, and Duties|Section 775.0422. Removal of Appointed Board Member by Commissioners Court

Sec. 775.0422.  REMOVAL OF APPOINTED BOARD MEMBER BY COMMISSIONERS COURT.(a)  This section does not apply to a district unless the commissioners court of the county in which the district is located adopts this section by resolution.(a-1)  This section applies only to an appointed board member.  This section does not apply to a board member who:(1)  is elected; or(2)  is appointed to fill a vacancy in an elected board member position.(b)  The commissioners court of the county in which a district is located, by an order adopted by a majority vote after a hearing, may remove a board member for:(1)  incompetency, as defined by Section 87.011, Local Government Code;(2)  official misconduct, as defined by Section 87.011, Local Government Code; or(3)  misconduct, as defined by Section 178.001, Local Government Code.(b-1)  Section 551.0745, Government Code, applies to a deliberation regarding a removal of a board member in the same manner as that section applies to a deliberation regarding a dismissal of a member of an advisory body.(c)  Not later than the 30th day before the date on which the hearing is held, a commissioners court seeking removal under this section must:(1)  notify the board members that it is considering that action; and(2)  provide the board member with an opportunity to show cause why the board member should not be removed.(d)  The validity of a board action is not affected because it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 308 (H.B. 527), Sec. 2, eff. June 19, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 116 (H.B. 1917), Sec. 1, eff. May 21, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 116 (H.B. 1917), Sec. 2, eff. May 21, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 639 (S.B. 917), Sec. 7, eff. June 17, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 639 (S.B. 917), Sec. 8, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.0423 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter C. Organization, Powers, and Duties|Section 775.0423. Removal of Elected Board Member

Sec. 775.0423.  REMOVAL OF ELECTED BOARD MEMBER.  (a)  This section applies only to a board member who:(1)  is elected; or(2)  is appointed to fill a vacancy in an elected board member position.(b)  A board member may be removed using the procedures provided by Chapter 87, Local Government Code, for:(1)  incompetency, as defined by Section 87.011, Local Government Code;(2)  official misconduct, as defined by Section 87.011, Local Government Code;(3)  intoxication, as described by Section 87.013, Local Government Code; or(4)  misconduct, as defined by Section 178.001, Local Government Code.(c)  The validity of a board action is not affected because it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 639 (S.B. 917), Sec. 9, eff. June 17, 2011.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.043 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter C. Organization, Powers, and Duties|Section 775.043. Exemption From Investment Training

Sec. 775.043.  EXEMPTION FROM INVESTMENT TRAINING.  (a)  Section 2256.008, Government Code, does not apply to an officer or employee of a district created under this chapter.(b)  A district may invest funds only in the authorized investments set forth under Government Code Section 2256.009 (obligations of, or guaranteed by governmental entities), 2256.010 (certificates of deposit and share certificates), or 2256.016 (investment pools), unless the treasurer, chief financial officer (if not the treasurer), and the investment officer of the district attend and successfully complete the training requirements under Section 2256.008, Government Code.|Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 914, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 1999.  Renumbered from Health & Safety Code Sec. 775.041 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(80), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.044 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter C. Organization, Powers, and Duties|Section 775.044. Vacancy on Board of District Located in More Than One County

Sec. 775.044.  VACANCY ON BOARD OF DISTRICT LOCATED IN MORE THAN ONE COUNTY.  (a)  Not later than the 90th day after a board vacancy for a district located in more than one county occurs, the remaining board members shall appoint a person to fill the unexpired term.(b)  If the board has not filled the vacancy before the 91st day after the date of the vacancy, the commissioners court of the county where the previous board member resided shall appoint a person to fill the vacancy.(c)  A person appointed under this section must be eligible to serve under Section 775.035.|Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 384 (S.B. 1437), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.0445 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter C. Organization, Powers, and Duties|Section 775.0445. Vacancy on Board of District Located in Certain Counties

Sec. 775.0445.  VACANCY ON BOARD OF DISTRICT LOCATED IN CERTAIN COUNTIES.  (a)  In this section, "vacancy" means a vacancy in the office of director that occurs for any reason, including an office that is vacant because:(1)  a director was disqualified under Section 775.0355; or(2)  no candidate filed for election to the office.(b)  This section applies only to a district located wholly in a county:(1)  with a population of more than three million;(2)  with a population of more than 200,000 that borders Lake Palestine; or(3)  with a population of less than 200,000 that borders another state and the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway.(c)  Not later than the 90th day after a board vacancy occurs, the remaining board members shall appoint a person to fill the unexpired term.(d)  A person appointed under this section must be eligible to serve under Section 775.0345.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 900 (H.B. 2653), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1347 (S.B. 1265), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1347 (S.B. 1265), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2013.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 775.045 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 775 - Emergency Services Districts|Subchapter C. Organization, Powers, and Duties|Section 775.045. Applicability of Certain Laws

Sec. 775.045.  APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), notwithstanding any other law:(1)  Section 1301.551(i), Occupations Code, applies to a district as if the district were a municipality; and(2)  Section 233.062, Local Government Code, applies to a district as if the district were in an unincorporated area of a county.(b)  Subsection (a) does not apply to a district:(1)  that before February 1, 2013, has adopted a fire code, fire code amendments, or other requirements in conflict with Subsection (a); and(2)  whose territory is located:(A)  in or adjacent to a general law municipality with a population of less than 4,000 that is served by a water control and improvement district governed by Chapter 51, Water Code; and(B)  in a county that has a population of more than one million and is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 420,000.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1363 (S.B. 1596), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.|