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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the election of the board of directors of the Somervell |
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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. Subtitle A, Title 3, Special District Local Laws |
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Code, is amended by adding Chapter 1123 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 1123. SOMERVELL COUNTY HOSPITAL DISTRICT |
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SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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Sec. 1123.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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(1) "Board" means the board of directors of the |
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district. |
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(2) "Director" means a member of the board. |
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(3) "District" means the Somervell County Hospital |
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District. |
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SUBCHAPTER B. DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION |
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Sec. 1123.051. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. The board consists of |
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seven elected directors. |
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Sec. 1123.052. TERMS; ELECTION. (a) Directors serve |
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staggered four-year terms. |
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(b) An election shall be held on the uniform election date |
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in May of appropriate years to elect the appropriate number of |
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directors. |
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SECTION 2. (a) A director of the Somervell 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 continue to serve until the director's term expires and |
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the director's successor has qualified. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 1123.052, Special District |
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Local Laws Code, as added by this Act, the directors of the |
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Somervell County Hospital District elected at the directors' |
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election held in May of 2026 shall draw lots to determine which two |
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directors serve two-year terms and which three directors serve |
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three-year terms. |
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(c) The directors of the Somervell County Hospital District |
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elected at the directors' election held in May of 2027 shall serve |
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four-year terms. |
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(d) A director of the Somervell County Hospital District who |
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succeeds a director described by Subsection (b) or (c) of this |
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section shall serve a four-year term. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |