Bill Text: TX HB2936 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relating to the board of directors of the Eastland Memorial Hospital District.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2023-03-14 - Referred to County Affairs [HB2936 Detail]

Download: Texas-2023-HB2936-Introduced.html

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88R10234 MPF-F
By: Spiller H.B. No. 2936

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the board of directors of the Eastland Memorial
Hospital District.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 1023.053, Special District Local Laws
Code, is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 1023.053. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE. (a) To be
eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as a director, a person
must be:
(1) a district resident; and
(2) a qualified voter.
(b) An employee or medical staff member of the district may
not serve as a director.
SECTION 2. Section 1023.054(a), Special District Local Laws
Code, is amended to read as follows:
(a) If a [A] vacancy occurs in the office of director, the
remaining directors shall appoint a director [shall be filled] for
the unexpired term [at the next regular election].
SECTION 3. The changes in law made by this Act to the
qualifications required for membership of the board of directors of
the Eastland Memorial Hospital District do not affect the
entitlement of a director serving on the board immediately before
the effective date of this Act to continue to carry out the
functions of the board for the remainder of the director's term. The
changes in law apply only to a member of the board of directors
elected or appointed on or after the effective date of this Act.
This Act does not prohibit a person who is a member of the board on
the effective date of this Act from being reelected or reappointed
to the board if the person has the qualifications required for
membership under Section 1023.053, Special District Local Laws
Code, as amended by this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.