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TX Health & Safety Code § 772.228 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.228. Bonds as Investments and Security for Deposits

Sec. 772.228.  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 trust company; (4)  a savings and loan association; (5)  an insurance company; (6)  a fiduciary; (7)  a trustee; (8)  a guardian;  and(9)  a sinking fund of a municipality, county, school district, and other political subdivision of the state and other public funds of the state and its agencies, including the permanent school fund.(b)  District bonds are eligible to secure deposits of public funds of the state and municipalities, counties, school districts, and other political subdivisions of the state.  The bonds are lawful and sufficient security for deposits to the extent of their value when accompanied by all unmatured coupons.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.229 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter C. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 1.5 Million|Section 772.229. Tax Status of Bonds

Sec. 772.229.  TAX STATUS OF BONDS.  Because a district created under this subchapter is a public entity performing an essential public function, bonds issued by the district, any transaction relating to the bonds and profits made in the sale of the bonds are exempt from taxation by the state or by any municipality, county, special district, or other political subdivision of the state.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.301 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000|Section 772.301. Short Title

Sec. 772.301.  SHORT TITLE.  This subchapter may be cited as the Emergency Telephone Number Act.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.302 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000|Section 772.302. Purpose

Sec. 772.302.  PURPOSE.  It is the purpose of this subchapter to establish the number 9-1-1 as the primary emergency telephone number for use by certain local governments in this state and to encourage units of local government and combinations of those units to develop and improve emergency communication procedures and facilities in a manner that will make possible the quick response to any person calling the telephone number 9-1-1 seeking police, fire, medical, rescue, and other emergency services.  To this purpose the legislature finds that:(1)  it is in the public interest to shorten the time required for a citizen to request and receive emergency aid; (2)  there exist thousands of different emergency telephone numbers throughout the state, and telephone exchange boundaries and central office service areas do not necessarily correspond to public safety and political boundaries; (3)  a dominant part of the state's population is located in rapidly expanding metropolitan areas that generally cross the boundary lines of local jurisdictions and often extend into two or more counties;  and(4)  provision of a single, primary three-digit emergency number through which emergency services can be quickly and efficiently obtained would provide a significant contribution to law enforcement and other public safety efforts by making it less difficult to notify public safety personnel quickly.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.303 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000|Section 772.303. Definitions

Sec. 772.303.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:(1)  "Board" means the board of managers of a district.(2)  "Director" means the director of communication for a district.(3)  "District" means an emergency communication district created under this subchapter.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.304 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000|Section 772.304. Application of Subchapter

Sec. 772.304.  APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.  (a)  This subchapter applies only to a county with a population of more than 20,000 or to a group of two or more contiguous counties each with a population of 20,000 or more in which an emergency communication district was created under Chapter 288, Acts of the 69th Legislature, Regular Session, 1985, before January 1, 1988, or to a public agency or group of public agencies that withdraws from participation in a regional plan under Section 771.058(d).(b)  This subchapter does not affect the authority of a public agency to operate under another law authorizing the creation of a district in which 9-1-1 service is provided.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1405, Sec. 32, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.305 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000|Section 772.305. Additional Territory

Sec. 772.305.  ADDITIONAL TERRITORY.  (a)  If a municipality that is part of a district annexes territory that is not part of the district, the annexed territory becomes part of the district.(b)  A public agency located in whole or part in a county adjoining the district, by resolution adopted by its governing body and approved by the board of the district, may become part of the district and subject to its benefits and requirements.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.3051 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000|Section 772.3051. Removal of Certain Municipal Territory

Sec. 772.3051.  REMOVAL OF CERTAIN MUNICIPAL TERRITORY.  (a)  A municipality that is a participating jurisdiction may request that the municipality be removed from the district if the municipality operated a consolidated public safety answering point with at least three emergency communication districts described by Section 771.001(3)(A) for at least a three-year period before September 1, 2019.(b)  The board of a district that receives a request under Subsection (a) shall approve the request and, not later than the 91st day before the date the removal will take effect, notify each service supplier providing service in the district of the scheduled removal. The removal must take effect on a date that: (1)  allows the board to comply with the notice requirements of this section; and(2)  is not later than the 180th day after the date the board receives the request. (c)  Removal of a municipality under this section does not diminish or impair the rights of the holders of any outstanding and unpaid bonds, warrants, or other obligations of the district.(d)  If a municipality is removed under this section, the municipality shall compensate the district in an amount equal to the municipality's pro rata share of the district's indebtedness at the time the municipality is removed.  The district shall apply compensation received from a municipality under this subsection exclusively to the payment of the municipality's pro rata share of the district's indebtedness.|Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 819 (H.B. 2461), Sec. 1, eff. June 10, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.307 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000|Section 772.307. Powers and Duties of Board

Sec. 772.307.  POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.  (a)  The board shall control and manage the district.(b)  The board may adopt rules for the operation of the district.(c)  The board may contract with any public or private entity to carry out the purposes of this subchapter, including the operation of a 9-1-1 system.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.308 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000|Section 772.308. Director of District

Sec. 772.308.  DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT.  (a)  The board shall appoint a director of communication for the district and shall establish the director's compensation.  The director must be qualified by training and experience for the position.(b)  The board may remove the director at any time.(c)  With the board's approval, the director may employ any experts, employees, or consultants that the director considers necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.(d)  The director shall perform all duties that the board requires and shall supervise as general manager the operations of the district subject to any limitations prescribed by the board.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.309 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000|Section 772.309. Budget; Annual Report; Audit

Sec. 772.309.  BUDGET;  ANNUAL REPORT;  AUDIT.  (a)  The director shall prepare under the direction of the board an annual budget for the district.  To be effective, the budget must:(1)  be approved by the board; (2)  be presented to and approved by the commissioners court of each county in the district; (3)  be presented to and approved by the governing body of the most populous municipality in the district, if that municipality has a population of more than 140,000;  and(4)  be presented to the governing body of each other participating jurisdiction and approved by a majority of those jurisdictions.(b)  The board shall submit a draft of the proposed budget to the governing bodies of the participating jurisdictions not later than the 45th day before the date the board adopts the budget.  The participating jurisdictions shall review the proposed budget and submit any comments regarding the budget to the board.(c)  If the governing body of a county, municipality, or other participating jurisdiction does not approve or disapprove the budget before the 61st day after the date the body received the proposed budget for review, the budget is approved by operation of law.(d)  A revision of the budget must be approved in the same manner as the budget.(e)  As soon as practicable after the end of each district fiscal year, the director shall prepare and present to the board and to each participating jurisdiction in writing a sworn statement of all money received by the district and how the money was used during the preceding fiscal year.  The report must show in detail the operations of the district for the fiscal year covered by the report.(f)  The board shall have an independent financial audit of the district performed annually.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1406, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.310 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000|Section 772.310. Establishment of 9-1-1 Service

Sec. 772.310.  ESTABLISHMENT OF 9-1-1 SERVICE.  (a)  A district shall provide 9-1-1 service to each participating jurisdiction through one or a combination of the following methods and features:(1)  the transfer method; (2)  the relay method; (3)  the dispatch method; (4)  automatic number identification; (5)  automatic location identification; (6)  selective routing;  or(7)  any equivalent method.(b)  A district shall provide 9-1-1 service using one or both of the following plans:(1)  the district may design, implement, and operate a 9-1-1 system for each participating jurisdiction with the consent of the jurisdiction;  or(2)  the district may design, implement, and operate a 9-1-1 system for two or more participating jurisdictions with the consent of each of those jurisdictions if a joint operation would be more economically feasible than separate systems for each jurisdiction.(c)  Under either plan authorized by Subsection (b), the final plans for the particular system must have the approval of each participating jurisdiction covered by the system.(d)  The district shall recommend minimum standards for a 9-1-1 system.(e)  A service supplier involved in providing 9-1-1 service, a manufacturer of equipment used in providing 9-1-1 service, or an officer or employee of a service supplier involved in providing 9-1-1 service is not liable for any claim, damage, or loss arising from the provision of 9-1-1 service unless the act or omission proximately causing the claim, damage, or loss constitutes gross negligence, recklessness, or intentional misconduct.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 638, Sec. 16, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.311 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000|Section 772.311. Primary Emergency Telephone Number

Sec. 772.311.  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 may maintain a separate number or numbers for emergencies and shall maintain a separate number or numbers for nonemergency telephone calls.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.312 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000|Section 772.312. Transmitting Requests for Emergency Aid

Sec. 772.312.  TRANSMITTING REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY AID.  (a)  A 9-1-1 system established under this subchapter must be capable of transmitting requests for fire-fighting, law enforcement, ambulance, and medical services to a public safety agency or agencies that provide the requested service at the place from which the call originates.  A 9-1-1 system may also provide for transmitting requests for other emergency services such as 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.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.Amended by: Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1194 (H.B. 4350), Sec. 4, eff. June 14, 2019.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.313 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000|Section 772.313. Powers of District

Sec. 772.313.  POWERS OF DISTRICT.  (a)  The district is a body corporate and politic, exercising public and essential governmental functions and having all the powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and provisions of this subchapter, including the capacity to sue or be sued.(b)  To fund the district, the district may apply for, accept, and receive federal, state, county, or municipal funds and private funds and may spend those funds for the purposes of this subchapter.  The board shall determine the method and sources of funding for the district.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.316 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000|Section 772.316. District Depository

Sec. 772.316.  DISTRICT DEPOSITORY.  (a)  The board shall select a depository for the district in the manner provided by law for the selection of a county depository.(b)  A depository selected by the board is the district's depository for two years after the date of its selection and until a successor depository is selected and qualified.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.317 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000|Section 772.317. Allowable Expenses

Sec. 772.317.  ALLOWABLE EXPENSES.  Allowable operating expenses of a district include all costs attributable to designing a 9-1-1 system and to all equipment and personnel necessary to establish and operate a public safety answering point and other related answering points that the board considers necessary.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.318 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000|Section 772.318. Number and Location Identification

Sec. 772.318.  NUMBER AND LOCATION IDENTIFICATION.  (a)  As part of computerized 9-1-1 service, a service supplier shall furnish current telephone numbers of subscribers and the addresses associated with the numbers on a call-by-call basis.(b)  A business service user that provides residential facilities and owns or leases a publicly or privately owned telephone switch used to provide telephone service to facility residents shall provide to those residential end users the same level of 9-1-1 service that a service supplier is required to provide under Subsection (a) to other residential end users in the district.(c)  Information furnished under this section is confidential and is not available for public inspection.(d)  A service supplier or business service user under Subsection (b) is not liable to a person who uses a 9-1-1 system created under this subchapter for the release to the district of the information specified in Subsections (a) and (b).|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 936, Sec. 16, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 638, Sec. 18, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.319 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000|Section 772.319. Public Review

Sec. 772.319.  PUBLIC REVIEW.  (a)  Periodically, the board shall solicit public comments and hold a public review hearing on the continuation of the district and the 9-1-1 emergency service fee.  The first hearing shall be held three years after the date the order certifying the creation of the district is filed with the county clerks.  Subsequent hearings shall be held three years after the date each order required by Subsection (d) is adopted.(b)  The board shall publish notice of the time and place of the hearing once a week for two consecutive weeks in a daily newspaper of general circulation published in the district.  The first notice must be published not later than the 16th day before the date set for the hearing.(c)  At the hearing, the board shall also solicit comments on the participation of the district in the applicable regional plan for 9-1-1 service under Chapter 771.  After the hearing, the board may choose to participate in the regional plan as provided by that chapter.(d)  After the hearing, the board shall adopt an order on the continuation or dissolution of the district and the 9-1-1 emergency service fee.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.320 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000|Section 772.320. Dissolution Procedures

Sec. 772.320.  DISSOLUTION PROCEDURES.  (a)  If a district is dissolved, 9-1-1 service must be discontinued on the date of the dissolution.  The commissioners court of the county in which the district was located or, if the district contains more than one county, the commissioners courts of those counties acting jointly, shall assume the assets of the district and pay the district's debts.  If the district's assets are insufficient to retire all existing debts of the district on the date of dissolution, the commissioners court or courts acting jointly shall continue to impose the 9-1-1 service fee, and each service supplier shall continue to collect the fee for the commissioners court or courts.  Proceeds from the imposition of the fee after dissolution of the district may be used only to retire the outstanding debts of the district.(b)  The commissioners court or courts shall retire the district's debts to the extent practicable according to the terms of the instruments creating the debts and the terms of the orders and resolutions authorizing creation of the debts.(c)  The commissioners court or courts by order may adopt the rules necessary to administer this section.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|
TX Health & Safety Code § 772.321 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Health and Safety Code|Title 9 - Safety|Subtitle B - Emergencies|Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications|Subchapter D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000|Section 772.321. Issuance of Bonds

Sec. 772.321.  ISSUANCE OF BONDS.  The board may issue and sell bonds in the name of the district to finance:(1)  the acquisition by any method of facilities, equipment, or supplies necessary for the district to begin providing 9-1-1 service to all participating jurisdictions;  and(2)  the installation of equipment necessary for the district to begin providing 9-1-1 service to all participating jurisdictions.|Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.|