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.