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TX Health & Safety Code § 534.009 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle A - Services for Persons With Mental Illness or an Intellectual Disability|Chapter 534 - Community Services|Subchapter A. Community Centers|Section 534.009. Meetings

Sec. 534.009.  MEETINGS.  (a)  The board of trustees shall adopt rules for the holding of regular and special meetings.(b)  Board meetings are open to the public to the extent required by and in accordance with Chapter 551, Government Code.(c)  The board of trustees shall keep a record of its proceedings in accordance with Chapter 551, Government Code.  The record is open for public inspection in accordance with that law.(d)  The board of trustees shall send to each appropriate department and each local agency that appoints the members a copy of the approved minutes of board of trustees meetings by:(1)  mailing a copy appropriately addressed and with the necessary postage paid using the United States Postal Service; or(2)  another method agreed to by the board of trustees and the local agency.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 6.15, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(84), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1336, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 534.010 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle A - Services for Persons With Mental Illness or an Intellectual Disability|Chapter 534 - Community Services|Subchapter A. Community Centers|Section 534.010. Executive Director

Sec. 534.010.  EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR.  (a)  The board of trustees shall appoint an executive director for the community center.(b)  The board of trustees shall:(1)  adopt a written policy governing the powers that may be delegated to the executive director; and(2)  annually report to each local agency that appoints the members the executive director's total compensation and benefits.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 6.16, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1336, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 534.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle A - Services for Persons With Mental Illness or an Intellectual Disability|Chapter 534 - Community Services|Subchapter A. Community Centers|Section 534.011. Personnel

Sec. 534.011.  PERSONNEL.  (a)  The executive director, in accordance with the policies of the board of trustees, shall employ and train personnel to administer the community center's programs and services.  The community center may recruit those personnel and contract for recruiting and training purposes.(b)  The board of trustees shall provide employees of the community center with appropriate rights, privileges, and benefits.(c)  The board of trustees may provide workers' compensation benefits.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 6.17, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1336, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 534.0115 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle A - Services for Persons With Mental Illness or an Intellectual Disability|Chapter 534 - Community Services|Subchapter A. Community Centers|Section 534.0115. Nepotism

Sec. 534.0115.  NEPOTISM.  (a)  The board of trustees or executive director may not hire as a paid officer or employee of the community center a person who is related to a member of the board of trustees by affinity within the second degree or by consanguinity within the third degree.(b)  An officer or employee who is related to a member of the board of trustees in a prohibited manner may continue to be employed if the person began the employment not later than the 31st day before the date on which the member was appointed.(c)  The officer or employee or the member of the board of trustees shall resign if the officer or employee began the employment later than the 31st day before the date on which the member was appointed.(d)  If an officer or employee is permitted to remain in employment under Subsection (b), the related member of the board of trustees may not participate in the deliberation of or voting on an issue that is specifically applicable to the officer or employee unless the issue affects an entire class or category of employees.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 6.18, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1336, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 534.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle A - Services for Persons With Mental Illness or an Intellectual Disability|Chapter 534 - Community Services|Subchapter A. Community Centers|Section 534.012. Advisory Committees

Sec. 534.012.  ADVISORY COMMITTEES.  (a)  The board of trustees may appoint committees, including medical committees, to advise the board of trustees on matters relating to mental health and intellectual disability services.(b)  Each committee must be composed of at least three members.(c)  The appointment of a committee does not relieve the board of trustees of the final responsibility and accountability as provided by this subtitle.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 6.19, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1336, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 534.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle A - Services for Persons With Mental Illness or an Intellectual Disability|Chapter 534 - Community Services|Subchapter A. Community Centers|Section 534.013. Cooperation of Departments

Sec. 534.013.  COOPERATION OF DEPARTMENTS.  Each appropriate department shall provide assistance, advice, and consultation to local agencies, boards of trustees, and executive directors in the planning, development, and operation of a community center.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1336, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 534.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle A - Services for Persons With Mental Illness or an Intellectual Disability|Chapter 534 - Community Services|Subchapter A. Community Centers|Section 534.014. Budget; Request for Funds

Sec. 534.014.  BUDGET; REQUEST FOR FUNDS.  (a)  Each community center shall annually provide to each local agency that appoints members to the board of trustees a copy of the center's:(1)  approved fiscal year operating budget;(2)  most recent annual financial audit; and(3)  staff salaries by position.(b)  The board of trustees shall annually submit to each local agency that appoints the members a request for funds or in-kind assistance to support the center.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 6.20, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1336, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 534.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle A - Services for Persons With Mental Illness or an Intellectual Disability|Chapter 534 - Community Services|Subchapter A. Community Centers|Section 534.015. Provision of Services

Sec. 534.015.  PROVISION OF SERVICES.  (a)  The board of trustees may adopt rules to regulate the administration of mental health or intellectual disability services by a community center.  The rules must be consistent with the purposes, policies, principles, and standards prescribed by this subtitle.(b)  The board of trustees may contract with a local agency or a qualified person or organization to provide a portion of the mental health or intellectual disability services.(c)  With the approval of each appropriate commissioner, the board of trustees may contract with the governing body of another county or municipality to provide mental health and intellectual disability services to residents of that county or municipality.(d)  A community center may provide services to a person who voluntarily seeks assistance or who has been committed to that center.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1336, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 534.0155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle A - Services for Persons With Mental Illness or an Intellectual Disability|Chapter 534 - Community Services|Subchapter A. Community Centers|Section 534.0155. For Whom Services May Be Provided

Sec. 534.0155.  FOR WHOM SERVICES MAY BE PROVIDED.  (a)  This subtitle does not prevent a community center from providing services to:(1)  a person with a chemical dependency;(2)  a person with a developmental disability; or(3)  a person younger than four years of age who is eligible for early childhood intervention services.(b)  A community center may provide those services by contracting with a public or private agency in addition to the appropriate department.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 6.21, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 646, Sec. 7(a), eff. Aug. 30, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1292 (H.B. 2303), Sec. 4, eff. June 19, 2009.Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1336, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 534.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle A - Services for Persons With Mental Illness or an Intellectual Disability|Chapter 534 - Community Services|Subchapter A. Community Centers|Section 534.016. Screening and Continuing Care Services

Sec. 534.016.  SCREENING AND CONTINUING CARE SERVICES.  (a)  A community center shall provide screening services for:(1)  a person who requests voluntary admission to a Department of State Health Services facility for persons with mental illness; and(2)  a person for whom proceedings for involuntary commitment to a Department of State Health Services or Department of Aging and Disability Services facility for persons with mental illness or an intellectual disability have been initiated.(b)  A community center shall provide continuing mental health and physical care services for a person referred to the center by a Department of State Health Services facility and for whom the facility superintendent has recommended a continuing care plan.(c)  Services provided under this section must be consistent with the applicable rules and standards of each appropriate department.(d)  The appropriate commissioner may designate a facility other than the community center to provide the screening or continuing care services if:(1)  local conditions indicate that the other facility can provide the services more economically and effectively; or(2)  the commissioner determines that local conditions may impose an undue burden on the community center.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1336, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 534.017 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle A - Services for Persons With Mental Illness or an Intellectual Disability|Chapter 534 - Community Services|Subchapter A. Community Centers|Section 534.017. Fees for Services

Sec. 534.017.  FEES FOR SERVICES.  (a)  A community center shall charge reasonable fees for services the center provides, unless prohibited by other service contracts or law.(b)  The community center may not deny services to a person because of inability to pay for the services.(c)  The community center has the same rights, privileges, and powers for collecting fees for treating patients or clients that each appropriate department has by law.(d)  The county or district attorney of the county in which the community center is located shall represent the center in collecting fees when the center's executive director requests the assistance.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 6.22, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1336, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 534.0175 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle A - Services for Persons With Mental Illness or an Intellectual Disability|Chapter 534 - Community Services|Subchapter A. Community Centers|Section 534.0175. Trust Exemption

Sec. 534.0175.  TRUST EXEMPTION.  (a)  If a patient or client is the beneficiary of a trust that has an aggregate principal of $250,000 or less, the corpus or income of the trust is not considered to be the property of the patient or client or the patient's or client's estate and is not liable for the patient's or client's support.  If the aggregate principal of the trust exceeds $250,000, only the portion of the corpus of the trust that exceeds that amount and the income attributable to that portion are considered to be the property of the patient or client or the patient's or client's estate and are liable for the patient's or client's support.(b)  To qualify for the exemption provided by Subsection (a), the trust and the trustee must comply with the requirements prescribed by Sections 552.018 and 593.081.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1020, Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1336, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 534.018 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle A - Services for Persons With Mental Illness or an Intellectual Disability|Chapter 534 - Community Services|Subchapter A. Community Centers|Section 534.018. Gifts and Grants

Sec. 534.018.  GIFTS AND GRANTS.  A community center may accept gifts and grants of money, personal property, and real property to use in providing the center's programs and services.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 6.23, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1336, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 534.019 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle A - Services for Persons With Mental Illness or an Intellectual Disability|Chapter 534 - Community Services|Subchapter A. Community Centers|Section 534.019. Contribution by Local Agency

Sec. 534.019.  CONTRIBUTION BY LOCAL AGENCY.  A participating local agency may contribute land, buildings, facilities, other real and personal property, personnel, and funds to administer the community center's programs and services.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 6.23, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1336, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 534.020 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle A - Services for Persons With Mental Illness or an Intellectual Disability|Chapter 534 - Community Services|Subchapter A. Community Centers|Section 534.020. Acquisition and Construction of Property and Facilities by Community Center

Sec. 534.020.  ACQUISITION AND CONSTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AND FACILITIES BY COMMUNITY CENTER.  (a)  A community center may purchase or lease-purchase real and personal property and may construct buildings and facilities.(b)  The board of trustees shall require that an appraiser certified by the Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board conduct an independent appraisal of real estate the community center intends to purchase.  The board of trustees may waive this requirement if the purchase price is less than the value listed for the property by the local appraisal district and the property has been appraised by the local appraisal district within the preceding two years.  A community center may not purchase or lease-purchase property for an amount that is greater than the property's appraised value unless:(1)  the purchase or lease-purchase of that property at that price is necessary;(2)  the board of trustees documents in the official minutes the reasons why the purchase or lease-purchase is necessary at that price; and(3)  a majority of the board approves the transaction.(c)  The board of trustees shall establish in accordance with relevant rules of each appropriate department competitive bidding procedures and practices for capital purchases and for purchases involving department funds or required local matching funds.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 107, Sec. 6.23, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 646, Sec. 8, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1336, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 534.021 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle A - Services for Persons With Mental Illness or an Intellectual Disability|Chapter 534 - Community Services|Subchapter A. Community Centers|Section 534.021. Approval and Notification Requirements

Sec. 534.021.  APPROVAL AND NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  A community center must receive from each appropriate department prior written approval to acquire real property, including a building, if the acquisition involves the use of funds of that department or local funds required to match funds of that department.  In addition, for acquisition of nonresidential property, the community center must notify each local agency that appoints members to the board of trustees not later than the 31st day before it enters into a binding obligation to acquire the property.(b)  A community center must notify each appropriate department and each local agency that appoints members to the board of trustees not later than the 31st day before it enters into a binding obligation to acquire real property, including a building, if the acquisition does not involve the use of funds of that department or local funds required to match funds of that department.  Each appropriate commissioner, on request, may waive the 30-day requirement on a case-by-case basis.(c)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules relating to the approval and notification process.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 646, Sec. 9(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1993.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1336, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 534.023 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle A - Services for Persons With Mental Illness or an Intellectual Disability|Chapter 534 - Community Services|Subchapter A. Community Centers|Section 534.023. Sale of Real Property Acquired Solely Through Private Gift or Grant

Sec. 534.023.  SALE OF REAL PROPERTY ACQUIRED SOLELY THROUGH PRIVATE GIFT OR GRANT.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), a community center may sell center real property, including a building, without the approval of each appropriate department or any local agency that appoints members to the board of trustees, only if the real property was acquired solely through a gift or grant of money or real property from a private entity, including an individual.(b)  A community center that acquires real property by gift or grant shall, on the date the center acquires the gift or grant, notify the private entity providing the gift or grant that:(1)  the center may subsequently sell the real property; and(2)  the sale is subject to the provisions of this section.(c)  Except as provided by Subsection (d), real property sold under Subsection (a) must be sold for the property's fair market value.(d)  Real property sold under Subsection (a) may be sold for less than fair market value only if the board of trustees adopts a resolution stating:(1)  the public purpose that will be achieved by the sale; and(2)  the conditions and circumstances for the sale, including conditions to accomplish and maintain the public purpose.(e)  A community center must notify each appropriate department and each local agency that appoints members to the board of trustees not later than the 31st day before the date the center enters into a binding obligation to sell real property under this section.  Each appropriate commissioner, on request, may waive the 30-day notice requirement on a case-by-case basis.(f)  The executive commissioner shall adopt rules relating to the notification process.(g)  A community center may use proceeds received from a sale of real property under this section only for a purpose authorized by this subchapter or for a public purpose authorized for a community center by state or federal law.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 231 (H.B. 243), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1336, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 534.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle A - Services for Persons With Mental Illness or an Intellectual Disability|Chapter 534 - Community Services|Subchapter A. Community Centers|Section 534.031. Surplus Personal Property

Sec. 534.031.  SURPLUS PERSONAL PROPERTY.  The executive commissioner, in coordination with the appropriate department, may transfer, with or without reimbursement, ownership and possession of surplus personal property under that department's control or jurisdiction to a community center for use in providing mental health or intellectual disability services, as appropriate.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1336, eff. April 2, 2015.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 534.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability|Subtitle A - Services for Persons With Mental Illness or an Intellectual Disability|Chapter 534 - Community Services|Subchapter A. Community Centers|Section 534.032. Research

Sec. 534.032.  RESEARCH.  A community center may engage in research and may contract for that purpose.|Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1336, eff. April 2, 2015.|