S.B. No. 881

	AN ACT
	relating to the board of directors of the Maverick County Hospital
	District.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1.  Section 1118.054, Special District Local Laws
	Code, is amended by amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection
	(c) to read as follows:
	(a)  If a vacancy occurs in the office of director, the
	remaining directors by majority [a unanimous] vote shall appoint a
	director for the unexpired term.
	(c)  If the number of directors is reduced to fewer than
	three for any reason, the remaining directors shall immediately
	call a special election to fill the vacancies. If the remaining
	directors do not call the election, a district court, on
	application of a district voter or taxpayer, may order the
	directors to hold the election.
	SECTION 2.  Section 1118.055, Special District Local Laws
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	Sec. 1118.055.  OFFICERS. The board shall elect from among
	its members a chairman, a vice-chairman, [president,] a secretary,
	and a treasurer at the first meeting after each directors'
	election.
	SECTION 3.  Section 1118.207(a), Special District Local Laws
	Code, is amended to read as follows:
	(a)  The board chairman [president] shall execute the
	district's bonds in the district's name.
	SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2017.
	______________________________	______________________________
	President of the Senate	Speaker of the House
	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 881 passed the Senate on April
	3, 2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.
	______________________________
	Secretary of the Senate
	I hereby certify that S.B. No. 881 passed the House on May 4,
	2017, by the following vote:  Yeas 143, Nays 0, two present not
	voting.
	______________________________
	Chief Clerk of the House
	Approved:
	______________________________
	Date
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	Governor