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2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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.
2023 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 772.322. Repayment of Bonds

Sec. 772.322.  REPAYMENT OF BONDS.  The board may provide for the payment of the 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 D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000 › Section 772.323. Additional Security for Bonds

Sec. 772.323.  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 the 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 include provisions prescribed by the board for the security of the bonds and the preservation of the trust estate 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 D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000 › Section 772.324. Form of Bonds

Sec. 772.324.  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.
2023 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 772.325. Provisions of Bonds

Sec. 772.325.  PROVISIONS OF BONDS.  (a)  In the orders or resolutions authorizing the issuance of bonds, including refunding bonds, the board may provide for the flow of funds and the establishment and maintenance of the interest and sinking fund, the reserve fund, and other funds and may make additional covenants with respect to the bonds, the pledge revenues, and the operation and maintenance of any facilities the revenue of which is pledged.
(b)  The orders or resolutions of the board authorizing the issuance of bonds may also prohibit the further issuance of bonds or other obligations payable from the pledged revenue or may reserve the right to issue additional bonds to be secured by a pledge of and payable from the revenue on a parity with or subordinate to the lien and pledge in support of the bonds being issued.
(c)  The orders or resolutions of the board issuing bonds may contain other provisions and covenants as the board may determine.
(d)  The board may adopt and have executed any other proceedings or instruments necessary and convenient in the issuance of bonds.
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 D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000 › Section 772.326. Approval and Registration of Bonds

Sec. 772.326.  APPROVAL AND REGISTRATION OF BONDS.  (a)  Bonds issued by a district must be submitted to the attorney general for examination.
(b)  If the attorney general finds that the bonds have been authorized in accordance with law, the attorney general shall approve them.  On approval by the attorney general, the comptroller shall register the bonds.
(c)  After the approval and registration of bonds, the bonds are incontestable in any court or other forum for any reason and are valid and binding obligations according to their terms for all purposes.
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 D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000 › Section 772.327. Refunding Bonds

Sec. 772.327.  REFUNDING BONDS.  (a)  A district may issue bonds to refund all or any part of its outstanding bonds, including matured but unpaid interest coupons.
(b)  Refunding bonds shall mature serially or otherwise not more than 25 years after their date of issue and shall bear interest at any rate or rates permitted by state law.
(c)  Refunding bonds may be payable from the same source as the bonds being refunded or from other sources.
(d)  The refunding bonds must be approved by the attorney general as provided by Section 772.326 and shall be registered by the comptroller on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds refunded.
(e)  The orders or resolutions authorizing the issuance of the refunding bonds may provide that they be sold and the proceeds deposited in the place or places at which the bonds being refunded are payable, in which case the refunding bonds may be issued before the cancellation of the bonds being refunded.  If refunding bonds are issued before cancellation of the other bonds, an amount sufficient to pay the principal of the bonds being refunded and interest on those bonds accruing to their maturity dates or to their option dates if the bonds have been duly called for payment before maturity according to their terms shall be deposited in the place or places at which the bonds being refunded are payable.  The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds without the surrender and cancellation of bonds being refunded.
(f)  A refunding may be accomplished in one or in several installment deliveries.  Refunding bonds and their interest coupons are investment securities under Chapter 8, Business & Commerce Code.
(g)  In lieu of the method set forth in Subsections (a)-(f), a district may refund bonds, notes, or other obligations as provided by the general laws of this state.
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 D. Emergency Communication Districts: Counties With Population Over 20,000 › Section 772.328. Bonds as Investments and Security for Deposits

Sec. 772.328.  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.
2023 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 772.329. Tax Status of Bonds

Sec. 772.329.  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.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter E. Emergency Communication Service: Counties With Population Over 2.5 Million › Section 772.402. Application of Subchapter

Sec. 772.402.  APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies only to a county having a population of more than 2.5 million in which a communication district has not been created under Subchapter B.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1163 (H.B. 2702), Sec. 52, eff. September 1, 2011.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 106, 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 E. Emergency Communication Service: Counties With Population Over 2.5 Million › Section 772.403. Implementation of 9-1-1 Service and Fee

Sec. 772.403.  IMPLEMENTATION OF 9-1-1 SERVICE AND FEE.  (a)  A county to which this subchapter applies may implement a system for providing 9-1-1 service in the unincorporated areas of the county and may impose a service fee on local exchange telephone service customers in the area served.  The fee may not be imposed on any line that the Advisory Commission on State Emergency Communications excluded from the definition of a local exchange access line or an equivalent local exchange access line pursuant to Section 771.063.  If a business service user provides residential facilities, each line that terminates at a residential unit and that is a communication link equivalent to a residential local exchange access line shall be charged the 9-1-1 emergency service fee.
(b)  The commissioners court shall set the fee in an amount reasonable to cover the costs of providing the 9-1-1 service.
(c)  Revenue from the fee may be used only for the planning, development, and provision of 9-1-1 service.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 936, Sec. 17, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1203, Sec. 6, eff. June 18, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter E. Emergency Communication Service: Counties With Population Over 2.5 Million › Section 772.404. Collection of Fee

Sec. 772.404.  COLLECTION OF FEE.  (a)  A telecommunications carrier providing local exchange service in a county that imposes a fee under this subchapter shall collect the fees and deliver them to the commissioners court not later than the 60th day after the last day of the month during which the fees were collected.
(b)  A customer on whom a fee is imposed under this subchapter is liable for the fee in the same manner the customer is liable for charges for service provided by the local exchange service provider.  The fee must be stated separately in the customer's bill.
(c)  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 collect the 9-1-1 emergency service fee and transmit the fees monthly to the county.
(d)  A local exchange service provider collecting fees under this subchapter may retain as an administrative fee an amount equal to two percent of the total amount of the fees it collects.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 936, Sec. 18, eff. Aug. 30, 1993;  Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 638, Sec. 19, 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 E. Emergency Communication Service: Counties With Population Over 2.5 Million › Section 772.405. Audit of Service Provider

Sec. 772.405.  AUDIT OF SERVICE PROVIDER.  The commissioners court of a county may require at the county's expense an audit of a local exchange service provider collecting fees or surcharges under this subchapter.  The audit must be limited to the collection and remittance of money collected under this subchapter.
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 E. Emergency Communication Service: Counties With Population Over 2.5 Million › Section 772.406. Number and Location Identification

Sec. 772.406.  NUMBER AND LOCATION IDENTIFICATION.  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 relating to number and location identification that a service supplier provides to other residential end users in the county.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 936, Sec. 19, eff. Aug. 30, 1993.  Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 638, Sec. 20, 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 E. Emergency Communication Service: Counties With Population Over 2.5 Million › Section 772.407. Liability of Service Providers

Sec. 772.407.  LIABILITY OF SERVICE PROVIDERS.  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.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 638, Sec. 21, 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 F. Consolidated Districts › Section 772.451. Consolidation Procedure

Sec. 772.451.  CONSOLIDATION PROCEDURE.  (a)  Two or more districts governed by this chapter may consolidate into a single district as provided by this section.
(b)  If the board of managers of each district to be consolidated finds that the consolidation of the districts would benefit the participating jurisdictions of the district, the board may call and hold an election in the district's participating jurisdictions to approve the consolidation.
(c)  The election in each district must be held on the same uniform election date provided by Chapter 41, Election Code.
(d)  Each district shall pay the election expenses for its participating jurisdictions.
(e)  The ballot for the election to approve the consolidation must be printed to permit voting for or against the proposition that the district may consolidate with other named districts.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1406, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter F. Consolidated Districts › Section 772.452. Consolidation Planning

Sec. 772.452.  CONSOLIDATION PLANNING.  (a)  If a majority of the voters voting at the election approve the consolidation, the board of managers of the district shall conduct a planning meeting with the boards of managers of the other districts whose voters have approved the consolidation.
(b)  The meeting must be a public meeting.  At the meeting, the boards of managers shall devise a consolidation plan to:
(1)  combine the debts and assets of the districts;
(2)  pay outstanding bonds of the districts and issue refunding bonds as necessary to pay the bonds;
(3)  impose a uniform 9-1-1 emergency service fee;  and
(4)  adjust the membership and qualifications of the board of managers of the consolidated district.
(c)  If a consolidated district is not created under Section 772.453 before the first anniversary of the date of the election held under Section 772.451, a consolidated district may not be created until:
(1)  the districts make another finding that the consolidation would benefit the participating jurisdictions;  and
(2)  the consolidation is approved at another election held under Section 772.451.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1406, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter F. Consolidated Districts › Section 772.453. Creation of Consolidated District

Sec. 772.453.  CREATION OF CONSOLIDATED DISTRICT.  (a)  When the board of managers of each district has adopted the same consolidation plan, the combined boards of managers shall declare the consolidated district created.
(b)  If the board of managers of a district does not agree to a consolidation plan, the remaining districts may consolidate on the terms of a mutually agreeable consolidation plan.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1406, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter F. Consolidated Districts › Section 772.454. Board of Managers

Sec. 772.454.  BOARD OF MANAGERS.  (a)  The consolidated district is governed by a board of managers appointed in accordance with the order issued by the temporary board of managers under Subsection (b).  The members of the boards of managers of all the districts consolidated serve as a temporary board until all members of the initial board of managers are appointed and qualify.  The temporary board has all authority necessary to operate and administer the district.
(b)  Before the 45th day after the date the district is created, the temporary board of managers by order shall adjust the membership of the board.  The order must be substantially in accordance with the consolidation plan and must specify:
(1)  the number of members of the board;
(2)  the entity or combination of entities that appoints each member;
(3)  whether each member may or may not vote;  and
(4)  the term of each member of the initial board so that as near to one-half of the members as is practical serve terms that expire in even-numbered years and the remaining members serve terms that expire in odd-numbered years.
(c)  The order issued under Subsection (b) must preserve as nearly as possible the proportional representation of interests exhibited by the memberships of the boards of managers of the several districts before consolidation.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1406, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter F. Consolidated Districts › Section 772.455. Governance of Consolidated District

Sec. 772.455.  GOVERNANCE OF CONSOLIDATED DISTRICT.  The consolidated district and its board of managers are governed by the provisions of this chapter that governed the most populous of the districts before the consolidation, except as provided by this subchapter.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1406, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.501. Short Title

Sec. 772.501.  SHORT TITLE.  This subchapter may be cited as the Regional Emergency Communications District Act.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, 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 G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.502. Definitions

Sec. 772.502.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "Board" means the board of managers of a district.
(2)  "District" means a regional emergency communications district created under this subchapter.
(3)  "Participating jurisdiction" means a county or principal municipality that adopts a resolution to participate in a district created under this subchapter.
(4)  "Principal municipality" means the municipality with the largest population in a region.
(5)  "Region" means a state planning region established under Chapter 391, Local Government Code.
(6)  "Regional planning commission" means a commission or council of governments created under Chapter 391, Local Government Code, for a designated region.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, 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 G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.503. Application of Subchapter

Sec. 772.503.  APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.  This subchapter applies to a region:
(1)  with a population of more than 1.5 million;
(2)  composed of counties and municipalities that operate a 9-1-1 system solely through a regional planning commission; and
(3)  in which the governing bodies of each county and the principal municipality in the region adopt a resolution under Section 772.504 to participate in the district.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, 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 G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.504. Creation of District

Sec. 772.504.  CREATION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  A district is created when the governing bodies of each county and the principal municipality in a region adopt a resolution approving the district's creation and the county's or municipality's participation in the district.  The district's creation is effective on the date the last county or municipal governing body in the region adopts the resolution.
(b)  The district shall file with the county clerk of each county in which the district is located a certificate declaring the creation of the district.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, 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 G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.505. Political Subdivision; District Powers

Sec. 772.505.  POLITICAL SUBDIVISION; DISTRICT POWERS.  (a)  A district is a political subdivision of this state created to carry out essential governmental functions.
(b)  A district may exercise all powers necessary or convenient to carry out the purposes and provisions of this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, 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 G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.506. Territory of District

Sec. 772.506.  TERRITORY OF DISTRICT.  (a)  The territory of a district consists of:
(1)  the territory of the region in which the district is established; and
(2)  for each municipality partially located in the region, the territory of that municipality located in another region.
(b)  If a municipality in the district annexes territory that is outside the boundaries of the district, the annexed territory becomes part of the district.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, 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 G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.507. Board

Sec. 772.507.  BOARD.  (a)  A district is governed by a board of managers composed of the members of the governing body of the regional planning commission for the region in which the district is established.  Service on the board by a member of the governing body is an additional duty of the member's office or employment.
(b)  A board member serves without compensation.  The district shall pay all reasonable expenses necessarily incurred by the board member in performing the board's functions under this subchapter.
(c)  A majority of the voting members of the board constitutes a quorum.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, 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 G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.508. Powers and Duties of Board

Sec. 772.508.  POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.  (a)  The board shall name, control, and manage the district.
(b)  The board may adopt orders, rules, and policies governing the operations of the board and the district.
(c)  The board may contract with any person to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
(d)  The board shall determine the nature and sources of funding for the district.  The board may accept grants or other funding from the federal or state government, a county, a municipality, or a private person.
(e)  The board may sue in the district's name.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, 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 G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.509. Advisory Committee

Sec. 772.509.  ADVISORY COMMITTEE.  (a)  The board shall appoint an advisory committee consisting of representatives of the participating jurisdictions.  The advisory committee shall review, advise, and provide recommendations to the board on district issues, including equipment, training, budget, and general operational issues.
(b)  An advisory committee member must have the training and experience necessary to perform the duties assigned by the board.
(c)  Chapter 2110, Government Code, does not apply to the advisory committee.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, 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 G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.510. Director of District; Staff

Sec. 772.510.  DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT; STAFF.  (a)  The executive director of the regional planning commission in the district's region serves as director of the district.
(b)  The director shall:
(1)  perform all duties required by the board;
(2)  ensure that board policies and procedures are implemented for the purposes of this subchapter; and
(3)  assign employees of the regional planning commission to perform duties under this subchapter as necessary to carry out the district's operations.
(c)  The director may use district money to compensate an employee assigned duties under this subchapter and the director.
(d)  The director and an employee assigned duties under this subchapter are employees of the regional planning commission for all purposes.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, 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 G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.511. Budget; Annual Report; Audit

Sec. 772.511.  BUDGET; ANNUAL REPORT; AUDIT.  (a)  The director shall prepare, under the direction of the board, an annual budget for the district.  The budget and any revision of the budget must be approved by the board.
(b)  As soon as practicable after the end of each district fiscal year, the director shall prepare and present to the board a written report of all money received by the district and how the money was spent 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 annually shall have an independent financial audit made of the district.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, 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 G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.512. Provision of 9-1-1 Service

Sec. 772.512.  PROVISION 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)  The district shall recommend minimum standards for a 9-1-1 system.  The 9-1-1 system must be computerized.
(c)  For each individual telephone subscriber in the district, 9-1-1 service is mandatory and is not an optional service under any definition of terms relating to telephone service.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, 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 G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.513. Liability

Sec. 772.513.  LIABILITY.  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 may not be held 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.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, 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 G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.514. Primary Emergency Telephone Number

Sec. 772.514.  PRIMARY EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER.  The digits 9-1-1 are the primary emergency telephone number in a district.  A public safety agency whose services are available through a 9-1-1 system:
(1)  may maintain a separate number for an emergency telephone call; and
(2)  shall maintain a separate number for a nonemergency telephone call.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.