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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 G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.515. Transmitting Requests for Emergency Aid

Sec. 772.515.  TRANSMITTING REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY AID.  (a)  A 9-1-1 system established under this subchapter must be capable of transmitting requests for firefighting, law enforcement, ambulance, and medical services to a public safety agency that provides the requested service at the location from which the call originates.  A 9-1-1 system may provide for transmitting requests for other emergency services, including 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  A participating jurisdiction's or emergency services district's consent may be withdrawn at any time.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 to gain access to emergency services.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 552 (S.B. 628), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1194 (H.B. 4350), Sec. 5, 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 G. Regional Emergency Communications Districts: State Planning Region With Population Over 1.5 Million › Section 772.516. 9-1-1 Emergency Service Fee

Sec. 772.516.  9-1-1 EMERGENCY SERVICE FEE.  (a)  The board may impose a 9-1-1 emergency service fee on service users in the district.
(b)  The fee may be imposed only on the base rate charge or the charge's equivalent, excluding charges for coin-operated telephone equipment.  The fee may not be imposed on:
(1)  more than 100 local exchange access lines or the lines' equivalent for a single business entity at a single location, unless the lines are used by residents of the location; or
(2)  any line that the Commission on State Emergency Communications has excluded from the definition of a local exchange access line or equivalent local exchange access line under Section 771.063.
(c)  If a business service user provides residential facilities, each line that terminates at a residential unit and is a communication link equivalent to a residential local exchange access line shall be charged the 9-1-1 emergency service fee.  The fee must have uniform application throughout the district and be imposed in each participating jurisdiction in the district.
(d)  The rate of the fee may not exceed six percent of the monthly base rate the principal service supplier in the participating jurisdiction charges a service user.
(e)  The board shall set the amount of the fee each year as part of the annual budget.  The board shall notify each service supplier of a change in the amount of the fee not later than the 91st day before the date the change takes effect.
(f)  In imposing the fee, the board shall attempt to match the district's revenues to the district's operating expenditures and to provide reasonable reserves for contingencies and for the purchase and installation of 9-1-1 emergency service equipment.  If the revenue received from the fee exceeds the amount of money needed to fund the district, the board by resolution shall reduce the rate of the fee to an amount adequate to fund the district as required by this subsection or suspend the imposition of the fee.  If the board suspends the imposition of the fee, the board by resolution may reinstitute the fee if money received by the district is not adequate to fund the district.
(g)  For a county or municipality whose governing body at a later date votes to receive 9-1-1 service from the district, the fee is imposed beginning on the date specified by the board.  The board may charge the incoming county or municipality an additional amount of money to cover the initial cost of providing 9-1-1 service to that county or municipality.  The fee authorized to be charged in a district applies to new territory added to the district under Section 772.506(b) when the 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 772.518. District Depository

Sec. 772.518.  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 until the second anniversary of the date of selection and until a successor depository is selected and qualified.
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 772.519. Allowable Expenses

Sec. 772.519.  ALLOWABLE EXPENSES.  A district's allowable operating expenses include all costs attributable to designing a 9-1-1 system and all equipment and personnel necessary to establish and operate a public safety answering point and other related operations that the board considers necessary.
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 772.520. Number and Location Identification

Sec. 772.520.  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 subscriber 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 business service user under Subsection (b) may not be held 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).
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 772.521. Public Review

Sec. 772.521.  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 on or before the third anniversary of the date of the district's creation.  Subsequent hearings shall be held on or before the third anniversary of the date each resolution required by Subsection (c) is adopted.
(b)  The board shall publish notice of the time and place of a 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)  After the hearing, the board shall adopt a resolution on the continuation or dissolution of the district and the 9-1-1 emergency service fee.
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 772.522. Dissolution Procedures

Sec. 772.522.  DISSOLUTION PROCEDURES.  (a)  If a district is dissolved, 9-1-1 service must be discontinued.  The regional planning commission for the district's region shall assume the district's assets, provide 9-1-1 service, 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 regional planning commission shall continue to impose the 9-1-1 emergency service fee, and each service supplier shall continue to collect the fee for the regional planning commission.  Proceeds from the imposition of the fee by the regional planning commission after dissolution of the district may be used only to retire the outstanding debts of the district.
(b)  The regional planning commission 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 resolutions authorizing creation of the debts.
(c)  The governing body of the regional planning commission for the district's region may adopt rules necessary to administer this section.
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 772.523. Issuance of Bonds

Sec. 772.523.  ISSUANCE OF BONDS.  The board may issue 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 provide 9-1-1 service to each participating jurisdiction; or
(2)  the installation of equipment necessary for the district to provide 9-1-1 service to each participating jurisdiction.
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 772.524. Repayment of Bonds

Sec. 772.524.  REPAYMENT OF BONDS.  The board may provide for the payment of principal of and interest on district bonds by pledging all or part of the district's revenues from the 9-1-1 emergency service fee or from other sources.
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 772.525. Additional Security for Bonds

Sec. 772.525.  ADDITIONAL SECURITY FOR BONDS.  (a)  District bonds may be additionally secured by a deed of trust or mortgage lien on all or part of the district's physical properties and rights appurtenant to the properties, vesting in the trustee power to sell the properties for payment of the indebtedness, power to operate the properties, and any other power necessary for the further security of the bonds.
(b)  The bond trust indenture, regardless of the existence of a deed of trust or mortgage lien on the properties, may:
(1)  contain provisions prescribed by the board for the security of the bonds and the preservation of the trust estate; and
(2)  make provisions for:
(A)  amendment or modification; and
(B)  investment of district funds.
(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 the properties.
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 772.526. Form of Bonds

Sec. 772.526.  FORM OF BONDS.  (a)  A district may issue bonds in various series or issues.
(b)  Bonds may mature serially or otherwise not more than 25 years after the bonds' date of issuance.  Bonds shall bear interest at any rate permitted by state law.
(c)  A district's bonds and interest coupons:
(1)  are investment securities under Chapter 8, Business & Commerce Code;
(2)  may be issued registrable as to principal or to both principal and interest; and
(3)  may be made redeemable before maturity or contain a mandatory redemption provision at the option of the district.
(d)  A district may issue bonds in the form, denomination, and manner and under the terms and conditions provided by the board in the resolution authorizing the bonds' issuance.  The bonds must be signed and executed as provided by the board in the resolution.
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 772.527. Provisions of Bonds

Sec. 772.527.  PROVISIONS OF BONDS.  (a)  In this section, "resolution" means a board resolution authorizing the issuance of bonds, including refunding bonds.
(b)  In a resolution, the board may:
(1)  provide for the flow of funds and the establishment and maintenance of an interest and sinking fund, reserve fund, or other fund; and
(2)  make additional covenants with respect to the bonds, the pledged revenues, and the operation and maintenance of any facilities the revenue of which is pledged.
(c)  A resolution may:
(1)  prohibit the further issuance of bonds or other obligations payable from the pledged revenue; or
(2)  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.
(d)  A resolution may contain other provisions and covenants determined by the board.
(e)  The board may adopt and have executed any other proceedings or instruments necessary or convenient for issuance of bonds.
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 772.528. Approval and Registration of Bonds

Sec. 772.528.  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 the bonds.  On approval by the attorney general, the comptroller shall register the bonds.
(c)  After approval and registration, the bonds are incontestable in any court or other forum for any reason and are valid and binding obligations in accordance with the bonds' terms 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 772.529. Refunding Bonds

Sec. 772.529.  REFUNDING BONDS.  (a)  A district may issue bonds to refund all or any part of the district's outstanding bonds, including matured and unpaid interest coupons.
(b)  Refunding bonds shall mature serially or otherwise, as determined by the board, not more than 25 years after the bonds' date of issuance.  Bonds shall bear interest at any rate permitted by state law.
(c)  Refunding bonds may be payable from the same source as the bonds being refunded or from other sources.
(d)  Refunding bonds must be approved by the attorney general in the same manner as the district's other bonds.  The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds on the surrender and cancellation of the bonds being refunded.
(e)  A resolution authorizing the issuance of refunding bonds may provide that the bonds be sold and the proceeds deposited in a place 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 the bonds' maturity dates or option dates, if the bonds have been duly called for payment before maturity according to the bonds' terms, must be deposited in the place at which the bonds being refunded are payable.  The comptroller shall register the refunding bonds without the surrender and cancellation of the bonds being refunded.
(f)  A refunding may be accomplished in one or more installment deliveries.  Refunding bonds and the bonds' interest coupons are investment securities under Chapter 8, Business & Commerce Code.
(g)  Instead 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.
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 772.530. Bonds as Investments and Security for Deposits

Sec. 772.530.  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 credit union;
(4)  a trust company;
(5)  a savings and loan association;
(6)  an insurance company;
(7)  a fiduciary;
(8)  a trustee;
(9)  a guardian; and
(10)  a sinking fund of a municipality, county, school district, special district, and other political subdivision of this state and other public funds of this state and state agencies, including the permanent school fund.
(b)  District bonds may secure deposits of public funds of the state or a municipality, county, school district, or other political subdivision of this state.  The bonds are lawful and sufficient security for deposits to the extent of the bonds' value if accompanied by all unmatured coupons.
(c)  District bonds are authorized investments under Chapter 2256, Government Code.
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 772.531. Exemption From Taxation

Sec. 772.531.  EXEMPTION FROM TAXATION.  A bond issued by the district under this subchapter, any transaction relating to the bond, and profits made in the sale or redemption of the bond are exempt from taxation by the state or by any municipality, county, special district, or other political subdivision of this state.
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 772.532. Transfer of Assets

Sec. 772.532.  TRANSFER OF ASSETS.  If a regional emergency communications district is established under this subchapter, the regional planning commission for the region in which the district is established may transfer to the district any land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets acquired by the regional planning commission in relation to the provision of 9-1-1 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 H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million › Section 772.601. Short Title

Sec. 772.601.  SHORT TITLE.  This subchapter may be cited as the Regional Emergency Communication Districts Act.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million › Section 772.602. Definitions

Sec. 772.602.  DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)  "9-1-1 region" means the portion of a state planning region established under Chapter 391, Local Government Code, composed of counties and municipalities that on September 1, 2015, exclusively received 9-1-1 system services provided by a 9-1-1 system operated through a regional planning commission.
(2)  "Board" means the board of managers of a district.
(3)  "District" means a regional emergency communication district created under this subchapter.
(4)  "Regional planning commission" means a commission or council of governments created under Chapter 391, Local Government Code, for a designated region.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million › Section 772.603. Application of Subchapter

Sec. 772.603.  APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.  (a)  This subchapter applies to a 9-1-1 region:
(1)  in which the total population served by the 9-1-1 system operated through a regional planning commission was less than 1.5 million on September 1, 2015; and
(2)  in which the governing bodies of each participating county and municipality in the 9-1-1 region adopt a resolution under Section 772.604 to participate in the district.
(b)  This subchapter does not affect:
(1)  a public agency or group of public agencies acting jointly that provided 9-1-1 service before September 1, 1987, or that had voted or contracted before that date to provide that service;
(2)  a district created under Subchapter B, C, D, F, or G; or
(3)  the distribution of funds under Section 771.072.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million › Section 772.604. Creation of District

Sec. 772.604.  CREATION OF DISTRICT.  (a)  A district is created when the governing bodies of each participating county and municipality in a 9-1-1 region adopt a resolution approving the district's creation.  The district's creation is effective on the date the last resolution is adopted by a participating county or municipality.
(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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million › Section 772.605. Political Subdivision; District Powers

Sec. 772.605.  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 to carry out the purposes and provisions of this subchapter.
(c)  A district created under this subchapter may enter into an interlocal agreement with an emergency communication district established under Subchapter B, C, D, F, or G to promote enhanced public safety and increased fiscal and service efficiencies.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million › Section 772.606. Territory of District

Sec. 772.606.  TERRITORY OF DISTRICT.  The territory of a district:
(1)  consists of the territory of each participating county or municipality located in a 9-1-1 region; and
(2)  does not include any land that is located in the territory of an emergency communication district authorized under Subchapter B, C, D, F, or G.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million › Section 772.607. Board of Managers

Sec. 772.607.  BOARD OF MANAGERS.  (a)  A district is governed by a board of managers.
(b)  A district's initial board is composed of members who are appointed by the governing bodies of each participating county and municipality.  At least two-thirds of the initial board members must be elected officials of the participating counties and municipalities.
(c)  The initial board appointed under Subsection (b) shall establish the size of the board and the qualifications of board members.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million › Section 772.608. Powers and Duties of Board

Sec. 772.608.  POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD.  (a)  The board shall name, control, and manage the district.
(b)  The board shall approve, adopt, and amend an annual budget.
(c)  The board may adopt orders, rules, bylaws, policies, and procedures governing the operations of the board and the district.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million › Section 772.609. Director of District; Staff; Fiscal and Administrative Agent

Sec. 772.609.  DIRECTOR OF DISTRICT; STAFF; FISCAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT.  (a)  The regional planning commission for the 9-1-1 region in which the district is established shall serve as the fiscal and administrative agent for the district.
(b)  The executive director of the regional planning commission for the 9-1-1 region may serve as director of the district.
(c)  The director is responsible for:
(1)  performing all duties required by the board;
(2)  ensuring that board policies and procedures are implemented for the purposes of this subchapter;
(3)  preparing an annual budget; and
(4)  employing and assigning employees of the regional planning commission to perform duties under this subchapter in accordance with the district's approved annual budget.
(d)  The director may use district money to compensate an employee assigned duties under this subchapter.
(e)  The director and an employee assigned duties under this subchapter are employees of the regional planning commission for all purposes.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million › Section 772.610. Audit and Reporting Requirements

Sec. 772.610.  AUDIT AND REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.  The district shall prepare an annual report that includes:
(1)  the amount and source of funds received by the district;
(2)  the amount and source of funds spent by the district; and
(3)  the results of an audit of the district's affairs prepared by an independent certified public accountant in compliance with the district's policies and procedures.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million › Section 772.611. Provision of 9-1-1 Service

Sec. 772.611.  PROVISION OF 9-1-1 SERVICE.  (a)  A district shall provide 9-1-1 service to each participating county or municipality 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 design, implement, and operate a 9-1-1 system for each participating county and municipality in the district.
(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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million › Section 772.612. Liability

Sec. 772.612.  LIABILITY.  The liability protection provided by Section 771.053 applies to services provided under this subchapter.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million › Section 772.613. Primary Emergency Telephone Number

Sec. 772.613.  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 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million › Section 772.614. Transmitting Requests for Emergency Aid

Sec. 772.614.  TRANSMITTING REQUESTS FOR EMERGENCY AID.  (a)  A 9-1-1 system established under this subchapter must be capable of transmitting requests for firefighting, law enforcement, ambulance, and medical services to a public safety agency that provides the requested service at the location from which the call originates.  A 9-1-1 system may provide for transmitting requests for other emergency services, including 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 county or municipality, 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 to gain access to emergency services.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
Amended by:
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1194 (H.B. 4350), Sec. 6, 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 H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million › Section 772.615. 9-1-1 Emergency Service Fee

Sec. 772.615.  9-1-1 EMERGENCY SERVICE FEE.  (a)  The board may impose a 9-1-1 emergency service fee on service users in the district.
(b)  The fee may be imposed only on the base rate charge or the charge's equivalent, excluding charges for coin-operated telephone equipment.  The fee may not be imposed on:
(1)  more than 100 local exchange access lines or the lines' equivalent for a single business entity at a single location, unless the lines are used by residents of the location; or
(2)  any line that the Commission on State Emergency Communications has excluded from the definition of a local exchange access line or equivalent local exchange access line under Section 771.063.
(c)  If a business service user provides residential facilities, each line that terminates at a residential unit and is a communication link equivalent to a residential local exchange access line shall be charged the 9-1-1 emergency service fee.  The fee must have uniform application throughout the district and be imposed in each participating county or municipality in the district.
(d)  The amount of the fee may not exceed 50 cents per month for each line.
(e)  The board shall set the amount of the fee each year as part of the annual budget.  The board shall notify each service supplier of a change in the amount of the fee not later than the 91st day before the date the change takes effect.
(f)  In imposing the fee, the board shall attempt to match the district's revenues to the district's operating expenditures, including the current and planned expenditures for the purchase, installation, and maintenance of 9-1-1 emergency services in accordance with the district's approved annual budget and operating policies.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million › Section 772.617. District Depository

Sec. 772.617.  DISTRICT DEPOSITORY.  The board shall select a depository for the district in the manner provided by law.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million › Section 772.618. Allowable Expenses

Sec. 772.618.  ALLOWABLE EXPENSES.  A district's allowable operating expenses include all costs attributable to designing a 9-1-1 system and all equipment and personnel necessary to establish and maintain a public safety answering point and other related operations that the board considers necessary.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million › Section 772.619. Number and Location Identification

Sec. 772.619.  NUMBER AND LOCATION IDENTIFICATION.  (a)  As part of 9-1-1 service, a service supplier shall furnish, for each call, the telephone number of the subscriber 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 business service user under Subsection (b) may not be held 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).
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million › Section 772.620. Public Review

Sec. 772.620.  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 on or before the third anniversary of the date of the district's creation.  Subsequent hearings shall be held on or before the third anniversary of the date each resolution required by Subsection (c) is adopted.
(b)  The board shall publish notice of the time and place of a 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)  After the hearing, the board shall adopt a resolution on the continuation or dissolution of the district and the 9-1-1 emergency service fee.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million › Section 772.621. Dissolution Procedures

Sec. 772.621.  DISSOLUTION PROCEDURES.  (a)  If a district is dissolved, 9-1-1 service must be discontinued in compliance with the district's policies and bylaws and must be administered in accordance with Chapter 771.
(b)  The regional planning commission for the district's 9-1-1 region shall assume the district's assets, provide 9-1-1 service, 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 regional planning commission shall continue to impose the 9-1-1 emergency service fee in compliance with Section 772.615, and each service supplier shall continue to collect the fee for the regional planning commission.  Proceeds from the imposition of the fee by the regional planning commission after dissolution of the district may be used only to retire the outstanding debts of the district.
(c)  The regional planning commission 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 resolutions authorizing creation of the debts.
(d)  The governing body of the regional planning commission for the district's 9-1-1 region may adopt rules necessary to administer this section.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 772 - Local Administration of Emergency Communications › Subchapter H. Regional Emergency Communication Districts: State Planning Regions With 9-1-1 Population Served Less Than 1.5 Million › Section 772.622. Transfer of Assets

Sec. 772.622.  TRANSFER OF ASSETS.  If a district is established under this subchapter, the regional planning commission for the 9-1-1 region in which the district is established may transfer to the district any land, buildings, improvements, equipment, and other assets acquired by the regional planning commission in relation to the provision of 9-1-1 service in accordance with Chapter 771.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 80 (S.B. 1108), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 773.001. Short Title

Sec. 773.001.  SHORT TITLE.  This chapter may be cited as the Emergency Health Care Act.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 299 (S.B. 330), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 773.002. Purpose

Sec. 773.002.  PURPOSE.  The purpose of this chapter is to provide for the prompt and efficient transportation of sick and injured patients, after necessary stabilization, and to encourage public access to that transportation in each area 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 773 - Emergency Medical Services › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 773.004. Vehicles and Personnel Excluded From Chapter

Sec. 773.004.  VEHICLES AND PERSONNEL EXCLUDED FROM CHAPTER.
(a)  This chapter does not apply to:
(1)   air transfer that does not advertise as an ambulance service and that is not licensed by the department;
(2)  the use of ground or air transfer vehicles to transport sick or injured persons in a casualty situation that exceeds the basic vehicular capacity or capability of emergency medical services providers in the area;
(3)  an industrial ambulance; or
(4)  a physician, registered nurse, or other health care practitioner licensed by this state unless the health care practitioner staffs an emergency medical services vehicle regularly.
(b)  In this section, "industrial ambulance" means a vehicle owned and operated by an industrial facility that is not available for hire or use by the public except to assist the local community in a disaster or when existing ambulance service is not available, and includes a ground vehicle at an industrial site used:
(1)  for the initial transportation or transfer of the unstable urgently sick or injured;  or
(2)  to transport from the job site to an appropriate medical facility a person who becomes sick, injured, wounded, or otherwise incapacitated in the course of employment.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 240, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 605, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1991;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 376, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 305 (S.B. 521), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1034 (H.B. 1126), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 268 (S.B. 10), Sec. 14(a), eff. September 1, 2007.
2023 Texas Statutes › Health and Safety Code › Title 9 - Safety › Subtitle B - Emergencies › Chapter 773 - Emergency Medical Services › Subchapter A. General Provisions › Section 773.0043. Fire Fighter Exemption for Certain Patients; Medical Treatment and Transport Operating Guidelines

Sec. 773.0043.  FIRE FIGHTER EXEMPTION FOR CERTAIN PATIENTS; MEDICAL TREATMENT AND TRANSPORT OPERATING GUIDELINES.  (a)  In this section, "fire fighter" means:
(1)  an individual who is defined as fire protection personnel under Section 419.021, Government Code; or
(2)  an individual who is a volunteer fire fighter certified by the Texas Commission on Fire Protection or the State Firefighters' and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas.
(b)  Notwithstanding Section 773.041, a fire fighter, regardless of whether the fire fighter is licensed as an emergency medical services provider, may transport a sick or injured patient to a health care facility in a vehicle other than an emergency medical services vehicle if:
(1)  the appropriate emergency medical services provider:
(A)  is notified of the patient's clinical condition; and
(B)  is unable to provide emergency medical services imminently at the patient's location; and
(2)  the medical treatment and transport operating guidelines for the patient's apparent clinical condition authorize transport of the patient in a vehicle other than an emergency medical services vehicle.
(c)  Each trauma service area regional advisory council shall develop the medical treatment and transport operating guidelines necessary to implement this section for the area served by the council and provide notice of the guidelines to the emergency medical services providers and fire fighters in that area.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 122 (H.B. 624), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.