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2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter E. Emergency Medical Dispatch › Section 771.104. Selection of Program Participants and Regional Emergency Medical Dispatch Resource Centers

Sec. 771.104.  SELECTION OF PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS AND REGIONAL EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH RESOURCE CENTERS.  (a)  The commission, with the assistance of the advisory council, may select public safety answering points to participate in the program or to serve as regional emergency medical dispatch resource centers.  A public safety answering point may participate in the program and serve as a regional emergency medical dispatch resource center.  A public safety answering point selected for the program or to serve as a resource center must:
(1)  have a fully functional quality assurance program that measures each emergency medical dispatcher's compliance with the medical protocol;
(2)  have dispatch personnel who meet the requirements for emergency medical dispatcher certification or the equivalent as determined by the Department of State Health Services;
(3)  use emergency medical dispatch protocols approved by a physician medical director knowledgeable in emergency medical dispatch;
(4)  have sufficient experience in providing pre-arrival instructions; and
(5)  have sufficient resources to handle the additional workload and responsibilities of the program.
(b)  In selecting an existing public safety answering point to act as a resource center, the commission shall consider a public safety answering point's ability to keep records and produce reports to measure the effectiveness of the program.  The commission shall share information regarding a public safety answering point's abilities with the advisory council.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 874, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1345, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 15 (S.B. 523), Sec. 1, eff. May 3, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1196 (H.B. 1412), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 457 (H.B. 479), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter E. Emergency Medical Dispatch › Section 771.105. Criteria for Emergency Medical Dispatch Intervention

Sec. 771.105.  CRITERIA FOR EMERGENCY MEDICAL DISPATCH INTERVENTION.  The commission, with the assistance of the advisory council, shall define criteria that establish the need for emergency medical dispatch intervention to be used by participating public safety answering points to determine which calls are to be transferred to the regional emergency medical dispatch resource center for emergency medical dispatch intervention.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 874, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1345, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 15 (S.B. 523), Sec. 1, eff. May 3, 2005.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 457 (H.B. 479), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter E. Emergency Medical Dispatch › Section 771.106. Funding of Program

Sec. 771.106.  FUNDING OF PROGRAM.  (a)  State funds may be appropriated to the commission to fund the program.
(b)  The commission may seek grant funding for the program.
(c)  A political subdivision that participates in the program may pay an appropriate share of the cost of the program.
(d)  The provisions in this subchapter that require the commission to conduct and evaluate the program are contingent on the commission receiving funding in accordance with this section.  If a sufficient number of political subdivisions in a region that could be served by a program offer to pay the commission an amount that in the aggregate, together with any other funding received under this section, is sufficient to fund the program for the region, the commission:
(1)  shall enter into contracts with the offering political subdivisions under which each will pay an appropriate share of the cost; and
(2)  when the amount under the signed contracts, together with any other funding received under this section, is sufficient to fund the program for the region, shall implement the program for the region.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 874, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1345, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 1, eff. May 27, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 15 (S.B. 523), Sec. 1, eff. May 3, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1196 (H.B. 1412), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 457 (H.B. 479), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter E. Emergency Medical Dispatch › Section 771.107. Report to Legislature

Sec. 771.107.  REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.  The commission shall biennially report its findings to the governor, the presiding officer of each house of the legislature, and the advisory council no later than January 1 of each odd-numbered year.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 874, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1345, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 2, eff. May 27, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 15 (S.B. 523), Sec. 1, eff. May 3, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1196 (H.B. 1412), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 457 (H.B. 479), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter E. Emergency Medical Dispatch › Section 771.108. Liability

Sec. 771.108.  LIABILITY.  The operations of the regional emergency medical dispatch resource center are considered to be the provision of 9-1-1 services for purposes of Section 771.053.  Employees of and volunteers at the center have the same protection from liability as a member of the governing body of a public agency under Section 771.053.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 874, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001;  Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1345, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 15 (S.B. 523), Sec. 1, eff. May 3, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter E. Emergency Medical Dispatch › Section 771.109. Work Group

Sec. 771.109.  WORK GROUP.  (a)  The commission may appoint a program work group to assist the commission in implementing and evaluating the program and preparing a report on the commission's findings.
(b)  A member of the work group receives no additional compensation for serving on the program work group and may not be reimbursed for travel or other expenses incurred while conducting the business of the program work group.
(c)  The program work group is not subject to Chapter 2110, Government Code.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 167, Sec. 3, eff. May 27, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 15 (S.B. 523), Sec. 1, eff. May 3, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1196 (H.B. 1412), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 457 (H.B. 479), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2015.
For expiration of this subchapter, see Section 771.160.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter F. Next Generation 9-1-1 Telemedicine Medical Services and Telehealth Services Pilot Project › Section 771.151. Definitions

Sec. 771.151.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Center" means the area health education center at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center that meets the requirements of 42 U.S.C. Section 294a and has been awarded federal funding as an area health education center.
(2)  "Emergency medical services" means services used to respond to an individual's perceived need for immediate medical care and to prevent death or aggravation of physiological or psychological illness or injury.
(3)  "Emergency medical services provider" means a person who uses or maintains emergency medical services vehicles, medical equipment, and emergency medical services personnel to provide emergency medical services.
(4)  "Emergency prehospital care" means care provided to a sick or injured individual before or during transportation of the individual to a medical facility, and includes any necessary stabilization of the individual in connection with that transportation.
(5)  "Pilot project" means a pilot project established under Section 771.152.
(6)  "Regional trauma resource center" means a trauma facility the center selects to participate in the pilot project.
(7)  "Rural area" means:
(A)  a county with a population of 50,000 or less; or
(B)  a large, isolated, and sparsely populated area of a county with a population of more than 50,000.
(8)  "Telehealth service" and "telemedicine medical service" have the meanings assigned by Section 111.001, Occupations Code.
(9)  "Trauma facility" means a health care facility equipped and staffed to provide comprehensive treatment of seriously injured individuals as part of an emergency medical services and trauma care system.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 667 (H.B. 617), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter F. Next Generation 9-1-1 Telemedicine Medical Services and Telehealth Services Pilot Project › Section 771.152. Establishment of Pilot Project

Sec. 771.152.  ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROJECT. (a) The commission, with the assistance of the center, shall establish a pilot project to provide emergency medical services instruction and emergency prehospital care instruction through a telemedicine medical service or telehealth service provided by regional trauma resource centers to:
(1)  health care providers in rural area trauma facilities; and
(2)  emergency medical services providers in rural areas.
(b)  The commission shall provide technical assistance to the center in implementing the pilot project.
(c)  The center, with the assistance of the commission, shall:
(1)  design criteria and protocols for each telemedicine medical service or telehealth service offered and the related instruction, and provide the oversight necessary to conduct the pilot project;
(2)  define criteria to determine when a telemedicine medical service or telehealth service that provides instruction for emergency medical services, emergency prehospital care, and trauma care should be transferred to an emergency medical resource center for intervention; and
(3)  collect the data necessary to evaluate the project.
(d)  The center may make available appropriate resources for individuals who do not speak English.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 667 (H.B. 617), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter F. Next Generation 9-1-1 Telemedicine Medical Services and Telehealth Services Pilot Project › Section 771.153. Personnel

Sec. 771.153.  PERSONNEL.  The center shall provide the telemedicine medical service or telehealth service and related instruction for the pilot project through health care providers in regional trauma resource centers, including physicians, pharmacists, emergency medical personnel, and other health professionals.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 667 (H.B. 617), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter F. Next Generation 9-1-1 Telemedicine Medical Services and Telehealth Services Pilot Project › Section 771.154. Participation in Pilot Project

Sec. 771.154.  PARTICIPATION IN PILOT PROJECT.  (a)  The center shall determine the trauma facilities and emergency medical services providers interested in participating in the pilot project.
(b)  A trauma facility or emergency medical services provider participating in the pilot project must agree to successfully complete any required training and to provide all reports required by the center for the project.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 667 (H.B. 617), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter F. Next Generation 9-1-1 Telemedicine Medical Services and Telehealth Services Pilot Project › Section 771.155. Selection of Pilot Project Participants and Regional Trauma Resource Centers

Sec. 771.155.  SELECTION OF PILOT PROJECT PARTICIPANTS AND REGIONAL TRAUMA RESOURCE CENTERS.  (a)  The center, with the assistance of the commission, may select trauma facilities and emergency medical services providers to participate in the pilot project and select trauma facilities to serve as regional trauma resource centers.
(b)  The center may not select a trauma facility to participate in the pilot project or to serve as a regional trauma resource center unless the facility:
(1)  has a quality assurance program that measures each health care provider's compliance with the medical protocol;
(2)  uses emergency medical services and emergency prehospital care protocols approved by a physician medical director knowledgeable in emergency medical services and emergency prehospital care;
(3)  has experience in providing emergency medical services and emergency prehospital care that the center determines is sufficient; and
(4)  has resources sufficient to provide the additional telemedicine medical services or telehealth services and related instruction required for the project in addition to the health care services the facility already provides.
(c)  In selecting a trauma facility to serve as a regional trauma resource center, the center shall consider the facility personnel's ability to maintain records and produce reports to measure the effectiveness of the pilot project. The center shall share information regarding that ability with the commission.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 667 (H.B. 617), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter F. Next Generation 9-1-1 Telemedicine Medical Services and Telehealth Services Pilot Project › Section 771.156. Funding of Pilot Project

Sec. 771.156.  FUNDING OF PILOT PROJECT.  (a)  Money collected under Section 771.072(f) may be appropriated to the commission to fund the pilot project.
(b)  The center may seek grants to fund the pilot project.
(c)  A political subdivision with a trauma facility that participates in the pilot project may pay part of the project costs.
(d)  If a sufficient number of political subdivisions in a region that may be served by the pilot project agree to pay the center an amount that together with other funding received under this section is sufficient to fund the project for the region, the center shall:
(1)  contract with the political subdivisions for each subdivision to pay an appropriate share of the cost; and
(2)  implement the project for the region when the amounts agreed to in the contracts and any other funding received under this section are sufficient to fund the project for the region.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 667 (H.B. 617), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter F. Next Generation 9-1-1 Telemedicine Medical Services and Telehealth Services Pilot Project › Section 771.157. Report to Legislature

Sec. 771.157.  REPORT TO LEGISLATURE.  The center, in cooperation with the commission, shall report its findings to the governor and the presiding officer of each house of the legislature not later than December 31, 2028.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 667 (H.B. 617), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter F. Next Generation 9-1-1 Telemedicine Medical Services and Telehealth Services Pilot Project › Section 771.158. Liability

Sec. 771.158.  LIABILITY.  The operations of the center and a regional trauma resource center are considered to be the provision of 9-1-1 services for purposes of Section 771.053. Employees of and volunteers at the regional trauma resource center have the same protection from liability as a member of the governing body of a public agency under Section 771.053.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 667 (H.B. 617), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter F. Next Generation 9-1-1 Telemedicine Medical Services and Telehealth Services Pilot Project › Section 771.159. Project Work Group

Sec. 771.159.  PROJECT WORK GROUP.  (a)  The center may appoint a project work group to assist the center in developing, implementing, and evaluating the pilot project and preparing a report on the center's findings.
(b)  A member of the project work group is not entitled to compensation for serving on the project work group and may not be reimbursed for travel or other expenses incurred while conducting the business of the project work group.
(c)  The project work group is not subject to Chapter 2110, Government Code.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 667 (H.B. 617), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 771 - State Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter F. Next Generation 9-1-1 Telemedicine Medical Services and Telehealth Services Pilot Project › Section 771.160. Expiration

Sec. 771.160.  EXPIRATION.  This subchapter expires September 1, 2029.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 667 (H.B. 617), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 772.002. Information Relating to Collection and Remittance of 9-1-1 Emergency Service Fee

Sec. 772.002.  INFORMATION RELATING TO COLLECTION AND REMITTANCE OF 9-1-1 EMERGENCY SERVICE FEE.  (a)  This section applies only to a district created under this chapter that collects a 9-1-1 emergency service fee from a service supplier or business service user.  This section does not apply to an incumbent local exchange company as defined in Section 51.002, Utilities Code.
(b)  The board of managers of a district by order may require a service supplier or business service user to provide to the district any information the board requires so long as that information and the format requested are readily available for the service provider's records to determine whether the service provider or business service user is correctly billing and collecting the 9-1-1 emergency service fee and remitting the fee to the district.  The information required from a service provider under this subsection may include:
(1)  the number of local exchange access lines that the service provider has in the district; and
(2)  the number of those local exchange access lines that the Commission on State Emergency Communications excluded from the definition of a local exchange access line or an equivalent local exchange access line under Section 771.063.
(c)  The district shall maintain the confidentiality of information provided under this section that a service provider or business service user claims is confidential for competitive purposes.  The confidential information is exempt from disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.
(d)  The district may bring suit to enforce this section or to collect fees billed and collected by a service provider or business service user but not remitted to the district.  In a proceeding to collect unremitted fees, a sworn affidavit of the district specifying the amount of unremitted fees is prima facie evidence that the fees were not remitted and of the amount of the unremitted fees.
(e)  The Public Utility Commission of Texas may impose an administrative penalty under Subchapter B, Chapter 15, Utilities Code, against a service provider who is a person regulated under the Utilities Code if the person:
(1)  does not provide information required by a district under this section; or
(2)  bills and collects a 9-1-1 emergency service fee as required by this chapter but does not remit the fee to the appropriate district.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 952 (H.B. 1583), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 772.003. Obligations or Requirements Concerning Voice Over Internet Protocol, Internet Protocol Enabled Service, or Commercial Mobile Service or Wireline Service

Sec. 772.003.  OBLIGATIONS OR REQUIREMENTS CONCERNING VOICE OVER INTERNET PROTOCOL, INTERNET PROTOCOL ENABLED SERVICE, OR COMMERCIAL MOBILE SERVICE OR WIRELINE SERVICE.  Defining "9-1-1 service" as a communications service and other amendments effective September 1, 2013, do not expand or change the authority or jurisdiction of a public agency or the commission over commercial mobile service or wireline service including Voice over Internet Protocol service or Internet Protocol enabled service or expand the authority of a public agency or the commission to assess 911 fees.  Nothing in this chapter affects Section 52.002(d), Utilities Code. In this section, "Voice over Internet Protocol service," "Internet Protocol enabled service," and "commercial mobile service" have the meanings assigned by Sections 51.002 and 51.003, Utilities Code.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 331 (H.B. 1972), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2013.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.101. Short Title

Sec. 772.101.  SHORT TITLE.  This subchapter may be cited as the 9-1-1 Emergency Number Act.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.102. Purpose

Sec. 772.102.  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 the units to develop and improve emergency communication procedures and facilities in a manner that makes 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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.103. Definitions

Sec. 772.103.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Board" means the board of managers of a district.
(2)  "District" means a communication district created under this subchapter.
(3)  "Principal municipality" means the municipality with the largest population in a county.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.104. Application of Subchapter

Sec. 772.104.  APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies to a county with a population of more than 3.3 million and the adjacent territory described by Section 772.105 in which a district was created under Chapter 97, Acts of the 68th Legislature, Regular Session, 1983, before January 1, 1988.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 669, Sec. 41, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.105. Territory of District

Sec. 772.105.  TERRITORY OF DISTRICT.  (a)  The territory of a district consists of:
(1)  the territory of the county for which the district is established;  and
(2)  for each municipality partially located in the county for which the district is established, the territory of that municipality located in another county.
(b)  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.
(c)  A public agency located wholly or partly in a county adjoining the county for which the district is created and that has received 9-1-1 service through a regional planning commission interlocal agreement with the district for at least 10 years may become part of the district by resolution of the agency's governing body and approval by the board.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 314 (S.B. 621), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.106. Board of Managers

Sec. 772.106.  BOARD OF MANAGERS.  (a)  The district is governed by a board of managers consisting of:
(1)  one member appointed by the commissioners court of the county;
(2)  two members appointed by the mayor of the principal municipality, with approval of the city council;
(3)  one member appointed jointly by the volunteer fire departments operating in whole or part in the district, with the selection process coordinated by the county fire marshal;
(4)  one member appointed jointly by the municipalities other than the principal municipality that are participating jurisdictions;  and
(5)  one member appointed by the principal service supplier.
(b)  The board member appointed by the principal service supplier is a nonvoting member.
(c)  Board members are appointed for staggered terms of two years, with three members' terms expiring each year.
(d)  A board member may be removed from office at will by the entity that appointed the member.
(e)  A vacancy on the board shall be filled for the remainder of the term in the manner provided for the original appointment to that position.
(f)  Board members serve without compensation.  The district shall pay all expenses necessarily incurred by the board in performing its functions under this subchapter.
(g)  The board may appoint from among its membership a presiding officer and any other officers it considers necessary.
(h)  The director of the district or a board member may be appointed as secretary of the board.  The board shall require the secretary to keep suitable records of all proceedings of each board meeting.  After each meeting the presiding officer or other member presiding at the meeting shall read and sign the record and the secretary shall attest the record.
(i)  A majority of the voting members of the board constitutes a quorum.
(j)  Voting members of the board may meet in executive session in accordance with Chapter 551, Government Code.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(82), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.107. Powers and Duties of Board

Sec. 772.107.  POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.  (a)  The board shall name, 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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.108. Director of District

Sec. 772.108.  DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT.  (a)  The board shall appoint a director of 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 board 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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.109. Budget; Annual Report; Audit

Sec. 772.109.  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 be approved by the board and then presented to and approved by the commissioners court of the county for which the district is established and the governing body of the principal municipality.  A revision of the budget must be approved by the same entities in the same manner as the budget.
(b)  As soon as practicable after the end of each district fiscal year, the director shall prepare and present to the board and to all participating public agencies in writing a sworn statement of all money received by the district and how the money was disbursed or otherwise disposed of during the preceding fiscal year.  The report must show in detail the operations of the district for the period covered by the report.
(c)  The board shall perform an independent financial audit of the district annually.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.110. Establishment of 9-1-1 Service

Sec. 772.110.  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 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)  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.  A 9-1-1 system in a district under this subchapter must be computerized.
(e)  9-1-1 service is mandatory for each individual telephone subscriber in the district and is not an optional service under any definitions of terms relating to telephone service.
(f)  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. 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.111. Primary Emergency Telephone Number

Sec. 772.111.  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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.112. Transmitting Requests for Emergency Aid

Sec. 772.112.  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.
(c)  With the consent of a participating jurisdiction, 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 in order to gain access to emergency services.
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. 2, eff. June 14, 2019.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.113. Powers of District

Sec. 772.113.  POWERS OF DISTRICT.  (a)  The district is a public 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 receive federal, state, county, or municipal funds and private funds and may spend those funds for the purpose 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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.116. District Depository

Sec. 772.116.  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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.117. Allowable Expenses

Sec. 772.117.  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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.118. Number and Location Identification

Sec. 772.118.  NUMBER AND LOCATION IDENTIFICATION.  (a)  As part of computerized 9-1-1 service, a service supplier shall furnish for each call the telephone number of the subscribers and the address associated with the number.
(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 a 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. 10, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 638, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.119. Public Review

Sec. 772.119.  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 clerk.  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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.120. Dissolution Procedures

Sec. 772.120.  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 principal part of the district was located 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 shall continue to impose the 9-1-1 service fee, and each service supplier shall continue to collect the fee for the commissioners court.  Proceeds from the imposition of the fee by the county after dissolution of the district may be used only to retire the outstanding debts of the district.
(b)  The commissioners court 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 by order may adopt the rules necessary to administer this section.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.121. Issuance of Bonds

Sec. 772.121.  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;  or
(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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.122. Repayment of Bonds

Sec. 772.122.  REPAYMENT OF BONDS.  The board may provide for the payment of principal of and interest on the bonds by pledging all or any part of the district's revenues from the 9-1-1 emergency service fee or from other sources.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.123. Additional Security for Bonds

Sec. 772.123.  ADDITIONAL SECURITY FOR BONDS.  (a)  The bonds may be additionally secured by a deed of trust or mortgage lien on part or all of the physical properties of the district and rights appurtenant to those properties, vesting in the trustee power to sell the properties for payment of the indebtedness, power to operate the properties, and all other powers necessary for the further security of the bonds.
(b)  The trust indenture, regardless of the existence of the deed of trust or mortgage lien on the properties, may contain provisions prescribed by the board for the security of the bonds and the preservation of the trust estate, may make provisions for amendment or modification, and may make provisions for investment of funds of the district.
(c)  A purchaser under a sale under the deed of trust or mortgage lien is the absolute owner of the properties and rights purchased and may maintain and operate them.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter B. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 3.3 Million › Section 772.124. Form of Bonds

Sec. 772.124.  FORM OF BONDS.  (a)  A district may issue its bonds in various series or issues.
(b)  Bonds may mature serially or otherwise not more than 25 years after their date of issue and shall bear interest at any rate permitted by state law.
(c)  A district's bonds and interest coupons, if any, are investment securities under the terms of Chapter 8, Business & Commerce Code, may be issued registrable as to principal or as to both principal and interest, and may be made redeemable before maturity, at the option of the district, or contain a mandatory redemption provision.
(d)  A district may issue its bonds in the form, denominations, and manner and under the terms, and the bonds shall be signed and executed, as provided by the board in the resolution or order authorizing their issuance.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.