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AN ACT
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relating to the terms of the board of directors of the Palo Pinto |
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County Hospital District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 1084.051(b), Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended to read as follows: |
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(b) Unless four-year terms are established under Section |
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285.081, Health and Safety Code, the directors elected to the board |
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serve staggered three-year [two-year] terms [as follows:
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[(1)
directors for places 1, 2, and 3 are elected on
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the uniform election date in May of each odd-numbered year; and
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[(2)
directors for places 4, 5, and 6 are elected on
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the uniform election date in May of each even-numbered year]. |
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SECTION 2. A director of the Palo Pinto County Hospital |
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District who is serving on the day before the effective date of this |
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Act shall serve until the director's term expires as described by |
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this section. A director serving in Place 1 or Place 2 shall serve |
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until the director's successor has qualified following the election |
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held in 2017. A director serving in Place 3 or Place 4 shall serve |
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until the director's successor has qualified following the election |
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held in 2018. A director serving in Place 5 or Place 6 shall serve |
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until the director's successor has qualified following the election |
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held in 2019. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3783 was passed by the House on May |
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19, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 144, Nays 0, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 3783 was passed by the Senate on May |
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24, 2017, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |