(a) This section applies only to a district to which § 775.082 applies that:
(1) did not have any outstanding bonds secured by ad valorem taxes or any outstanding liabilities secured by ad valorem taxes having a term of more than one year during the previous fiscal year;
(2) did not receive more than a total of $250,000 in gross receipts from operations, loans, taxes, or contributions during the previous fiscal year; and
(3) did not have a total of more than $250,000 in cash and temporary investments during the previous fiscal year.
(b) Instead of filing an audit report under § 775.082, a district to which this section applies may file compiled financial statements with the commissioners court of each county in which any part of the district is located.

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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 775.0821

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) The district must file with the compiled financial statements an affidavit signed by an authorized district representative attesting to the accuracy and authenticity of the statements.
(d) The provisions of § 775.082 relating to deadlines for filing an audit and the procedures and penalties relating to the failure of a district to file an audit apply to the filing of compiled financial statements under this section.
(e) A district that files compiled financial statements in accordance with Subsection (b) and that maintains an Internet website shall have posted on the district’s website the compiled financial statements for the most recent three years.