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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to notice requirements for emergency services districts. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 775.015(e), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) Not later than the 21st day before the date on which the |
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hearing will be held, the sheriff shall post one copy of the notice |
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at the courthouse door. The sheriff shall also have the notice |
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published in a regional or area-specific publication [newspaper of
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general circulation] in the proposed district once a week for two |
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consecutive weeks. The first publication must occur not later than |
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the 21st day before the date on which the hearing will be held. |
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SECTION 2. Section 775.036(f), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(f) Each January, the board shall publish the street address |
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of the district's administrative office in a regional or |
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area-specific publication [eight-point type in the legal notices
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section of a newspaper of general circulation] in the district. In a |
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district's first year of operation, the board shall publish the |
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notice not later than the 60th day after the date the initial board |
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is appointed. |
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SECTION 3. Section 775.051(d), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) The secretary shall: |
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(1) post copies of the notice in three public places in |
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the district and one public place in the territory proposed to be |
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annexed into the district for at least 15 days before the date of |
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the hearing; and |
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(2) not later than the 16th day before the date on |
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which the hearing will be held, publish the notice once in a |
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regional or area-specific publication [newspaper of general
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circulation] in the county. |
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SECTION 4. Section 775.052(d), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(d) The notice shall be published in a regional or |
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area-specific publication [newspaper of general circulation] in |
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the district once a week for two consecutive weeks. The first |
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publication must occur not later than the 21st day before the date |
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on which the hearing will be held. |
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SECTION 5. Section 775.0745(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Subject to Section 4.003, Election Code, the [The] board |
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shall give notice of the election in the same manner as the notice |
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of petition hearing described by Section 775.015 [as provided by
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Section 4.003, Election Code]. The notice shall contain the |
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information required by Section 4.004, Election Code. |
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SECTION 6. Section 775.077(c), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The board shall publish notice of the election at least |
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once in a regional or area-specific publication [newspaper of
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general circulation] in the district. The notice must be published |
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not later than the 31st day before election day. |
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SECTION 7. Section 775.084(b), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(b) The board shall request bids on items to be purchased or |
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leased or services to be performed as provided by this subsection. |
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The board shall notify suppliers, vendors, or providers by |
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advertising for bids or by providing at least three suppliers, |
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vendors, or purchasers with written notice by mail of the intended |
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purchase. If the board decides to advertise for bids, the |
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advertisement must be published in a regional or area-specific |
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publication [accordance with Section 262.025(a), Local Government
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Code]. If the board receives fewer than three bids in response to |
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the advertisement, the board shall give written notice directly to |
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at least three suppliers, vendors, or providers of the intended |
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purchase. If three suppliers, vendors, or providers are not |
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available or known to the board, the board shall give written notice |
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by mail directly to each supplier, vendor, or provider known to the |
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board. |
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SECTION 8. Section 775.203(c), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(c) The secretary shall: |
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(1) post copies of the notice for at least 15 days |
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before the date of the hearing in three public places in the |
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district, one of which must be in the territory proposed to be |
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excluded; and |
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(2) not later than the 16th day before the date on |
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which the hearing is held, publish the notice once in a regional or |
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area-specific publication [newspaper of general circulation] in |
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each county in which the excluded territory is located. |
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SECTION 9. Section 775.222(e), Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(e) The board shall publish the notice in a regional or |
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area-specific publication [newspaper of general circulation] in |
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the district once a week for two consecutive weeks. The first |
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publication must occur not later than the 21st day before the date |
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on which the hearing will be held. |
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SECTION 10. This Act takes effect September 1, 2013. |