Amended IN Assembly April 22, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 523Introduced by Assembly Member IrwinFebruary 10, 2025 An act to amend Section 52 of the Metropolitan Water District Act (Chapter 209 of the Statutes of 1969), relating to metropolitan water districts. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 523, as amended, Irwin. Metropolitan water districts: alternate representative. proxy vote authorizations.Under the Metropolitan Water District Act, the board of a metropolitan water district is required to consist of at least one representative from each member public agency, as prescribed. The act authorizes each member public agency to appoint additional representatives not exceeding one additional representative for each 5% of the assessed valuation of property taxable for district purposes within the entire district that is within the boundaries of that member public agency. The bill would authorize each member public agency that is entitled to designate or appoint only one representative to the board of directors to designate or appoint one alternate representative for the limited purpose of participating in a meeting of the board of directors when the member public agencys designated or appointed representative will be absent from the meeting. The bill would prohibit the alternate representative from assuming any officer position at that meeting, would require the member public agency to be responsible for any additional costs of the alternate representatives meeting participation, and would condition the alternate representatives participation in a meeting of the board of directors on the corresponding member public agency providing the district notice by 5 p.m. on the 5th business day prior to the meeting. The bill would make these provisions inoperative on January 1, 2031.This bill would authorize a representative of a member public agency that is entitled to designate or appoint only one representative to the board of directors to assign a proxy vote authorization to a representative of another member public agency to be exercised when the assigning representative is unable to attend a meeting or meetings of the board, as provided. The bill would require the proxy vote authorization to be memorialized by a written instrument, as specified, and would limit a proxy vote authorizations effectiveness to one week. The bill would prohibit a proxy vote authorization from authorizing the assumption of the assigning representatives officer position at the designated meeting and would prohibit a representative from assigning more than 6 proxy vote authorizations in a year. The bill would declare that all provisions of the act apply to the representative assigned the proxy vote authorization and that all conflict of interest laws that apply to the assigning representative also apply to the representative assigned a proxy vote authorization.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 52 of the Metropolitan Water District Act (Chapter 209 of the Statutes of 1969), as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 71 of the Statutes of 2019, is amended to read:Sec. 52. (a) In addition to one representative, any member public agency may designate and appoint one additional representative for each full 5 percent of the assessed valuation of property taxable for district purposes within the entire district that is within the member public agency, in which event all representatives present at a meeting of the board of directors when a vote is taken shall cast, or may abstain from casting, an equal share of the total vote to which the member public agency is entitled.(b) A member public agency shall not have fewer than the number of representatives the member public agency had as of January 1, 2019. This subdivision does not affect Section 55.(c)(1)(A)Each member public agency that is entitled to designate or appoint only one representative to the board of directors may designate or appoint one alternate representative for the limited purpose of participating in a meeting of the board of directors when the member public agencys designated or appointed representative will be absent from the meeting.(B)Alternate representative participation does not include assuming any officer position at that meeting.(2)(A)All provisions of this act shall apply to the alternate representative of the member public agency.(B)The alternate representative may participate in a meeting of the board of directors provided that the corresponding member public agency provides the district notice by 5 p.m. on the fifth business day prior to the meeting.(3)The member public agency is responsible for any additional costs of the alternate representatives meeting participation.(d)Subdivision (c) shall become inoperative on January 1, 2031.(c) (1) A representative of a member public agency entitled to designate or appoint only one representative may assign a proxy vote authorization to a representative of another member public agency that shall be exercised when the assigning representative is unable to attend a meeting or meetings of the board and pursuant to this subdivision. A proxy vote authorization permits the assigned representative to cast votes on behalf of the assigning representative only for the assigned meeting or meetings designated by the assigning representative. The proxy vote authorization shall be memorialized by a written instrument as required by the district and filed with the districts Board Secretary one business day in advance of the meeting and the written instrument shall be maintained with the district records.(2) A proxy vote authorization shall not authorize the assumption of the assigning representatives officer position at the meeting or meetings designated by the assigning representative. A proxy vote authorization shall be valid for the designated assigned meeting or meetings of the board, except committee meetings, and shall be effective for no longer than one week. A representative shall not assign a proxy vote authorization more than six times in any year.(3) All provisions of this act, including Section 56, shall apply to the representative assigned the proxy vote authorization. All laws relating to conflicts of interest that apply to the assigning representative shall also apply to the representative assigned a proxy vote authorization. A conflict of interest held by either the assigning representative or the assigned representative applies equally to the assigned representative relative to a proxy vote authorization for any conflicted item.
Amended IN Assembly April 22, 2025 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 523Introduced by Assembly Member IrwinFebruary 10, 2025 An act to amend Section 52 of the Metropolitan Water District Act (Chapter 209 of the Statutes of 1969), relating to metropolitan water districts. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 523, as amended, Irwin. Metropolitan water districts: alternate representative. proxy vote authorizations.Under the Metropolitan Water District Act, the board of a metropolitan water district is required to consist of at least one representative from each member public agency, as prescribed. The act authorizes each member public agency to appoint additional representatives not exceeding one additional representative for each 5% of the assessed valuation of property taxable for district purposes within the entire district that is within the boundaries of that member public agency. The bill would authorize each member public agency that is entitled to designate or appoint only one representative to the board of directors to designate or appoint one alternate representative for the limited purpose of participating in a meeting of the board of directors when the member public agencys designated or appointed representative will be absent from the meeting. The bill would prohibit the alternate representative from assuming any officer position at that meeting, would require the member public agency to be responsible for any additional costs of the alternate representatives meeting participation, and would condition the alternate representatives participation in a meeting of the board of directors on the corresponding member public agency providing the district notice by 5 p.m. on the 5th business day prior to the meeting. The bill would make these provisions inoperative on January 1, 2031.This bill would authorize a representative of a member public agency that is entitled to designate or appoint only one representative to the board of directors to assign a proxy vote authorization to a representative of another member public agency to be exercised when the assigning representative is unable to attend a meeting or meetings of the board, as provided. The bill would require the proxy vote authorization to be memorialized by a written instrument, as specified, and would limit a proxy vote authorizations effectiveness to one week. The bill would prohibit a proxy vote authorization from authorizing the assumption of the assigning representatives officer position at the designated meeting and would prohibit a representative from assigning more than 6 proxy vote authorizations in a year. The bill would declare that all provisions of the act apply to the representative assigned the proxy vote authorization and that all conflict of interest laws that apply to the assigning representative also apply to the representative assigned a proxy vote authorization.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
Amended IN Assembly April 22, 2025
Amended IN Assembly April 22, 2025
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20252026 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill
No. 523
Introduced by Assembly Member IrwinFebruary 10, 2025
Introduced by Assembly Member Irwin
February 10, 2025
An act to amend Section 52 of the Metropolitan Water District Act (Chapter 209 of the Statutes of 1969), relating to metropolitan water districts.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 523, as amended, Irwin. Metropolitan water districts: alternate representative. proxy vote authorizations.
Under the Metropolitan Water District Act, the board of a metropolitan water district is required to consist of at least one representative from each member public agency, as prescribed. The act authorizes each member public agency to appoint additional representatives not exceeding one additional representative for each 5% of the assessed valuation of property taxable for district purposes within the entire district that is within the boundaries of that member public agency. The bill would authorize each member public agency that is entitled to designate or appoint only one representative to the board of directors to designate or appoint one alternate representative for the limited purpose of participating in a meeting of the board of directors when the member public agencys designated or appointed representative will be absent from the meeting. The bill would prohibit the alternate representative from assuming any officer position at that meeting, would require the member public agency to be responsible for any additional costs of the alternate representatives meeting participation, and would condition the alternate representatives participation in a meeting of the board of directors on the corresponding member public agency providing the district notice by 5 p.m. on the 5th business day prior to the meeting. The bill would make these provisions inoperative on January 1, 2031.This bill would authorize a representative of a member public agency that is entitled to designate or appoint only one representative to the board of directors to assign a proxy vote authorization to a representative of another member public agency to be exercised when the assigning representative is unable to attend a meeting or meetings of the board, as provided. The bill would require the proxy vote authorization to be memorialized by a written instrument, as specified, and would limit a proxy vote authorizations effectiveness to one week. The bill would prohibit a proxy vote authorization from authorizing the assumption of the assigning representatives officer position at the designated meeting and would prohibit a representative from assigning more than 6 proxy vote authorizations in a year. The bill would declare that all provisions of the act apply to the representative assigned the proxy vote authorization and that all conflict of interest laws that apply to the assigning representative also apply to the representative assigned a proxy vote authorization.
Under the Metropolitan Water District Act, the board of a metropolitan water district is required to consist of at least one representative from each member public agency, as prescribed. The act authorizes each member public agency to appoint additional representatives not exceeding one additional representative for each 5% of the assessed valuation of property taxable for district purposes within the entire district that is within the boundaries of that member public agency.
The bill would authorize each member public agency that is entitled to designate or appoint only one representative to the board of directors to designate or appoint one alternate representative for the limited purpose of participating in a meeting of the board of directors when the member public agencys designated or appointed representative will be absent from the meeting. The bill would prohibit the alternate representative from assuming any officer position at that meeting, would require the member public agency to be responsible for any additional costs of the alternate representatives meeting participation, and would condition the alternate representatives participation in a meeting of the board of directors on the corresponding member public agency providing the district notice by 5 p.m. on the 5th business day prior to the meeting. The bill would make these provisions inoperative on January 1, 2031.
This bill would authorize a representative of a member public agency that is entitled to designate or appoint only one representative to the board of directors to assign a proxy vote authorization to a representative of another member public agency to be exercised when the assigning representative is unable to attend a meeting or meetings of the board, as provided. The bill would require the proxy vote authorization to be memorialized by a written instrument, as specified, and would limit a proxy vote authorizations effectiveness to one week. The bill would prohibit a proxy vote authorization from authorizing the assumption of the assigning representatives officer position at the designated meeting and would prohibit a representative from assigning more than 6 proxy vote authorizations in a year. The bill would declare that all provisions of the act apply to the representative assigned the proxy vote authorization and that all conflict of interest laws that apply to the assigning representative also apply to the representative assigned a proxy vote authorization.
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## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 52 of the Metropolitan Water District Act (Chapter 209 of the Statutes of 1969), as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 71 of the Statutes of 2019, is amended to read:Sec. 52. (a) In addition to one representative, any member public agency may designate and appoint one additional representative for each full 5 percent of the assessed valuation of property taxable for district purposes within the entire district that is within the member public agency, in which event all representatives present at a meeting of the board of directors when a vote is taken shall cast, or may abstain from casting, an equal share of the total vote to which the member public agency is entitled.(b) A member public agency shall not have fewer than the number of representatives the member public agency had as of January 1, 2019. This subdivision does not affect Section 55.(c)(1)(A)Each member public agency that is entitled to designate or appoint only one representative to the board of directors may designate or appoint one alternate representative for the limited purpose of participating in a meeting of the board of directors when the member public agencys designated or appointed representative will be absent from the meeting.(B)Alternate representative participation does not include assuming any officer position at that meeting.(2)(A)All provisions of this act shall apply to the alternate representative of the member public agency.(B)The alternate representative may participate in a meeting of the board of directors provided that the corresponding member public agency provides the district notice by 5 p.m. on the fifth business day prior to the meeting.(3)The member public agency is responsible for any additional costs of the alternate representatives meeting participation.(d)Subdivision (c) shall become inoperative on January 1, 2031.(c) (1) A representative of a member public agency entitled to designate or appoint only one representative may assign a proxy vote authorization to a representative of another member public agency that shall be exercised when the assigning representative is unable to attend a meeting or meetings of the board and pursuant to this subdivision. A proxy vote authorization permits the assigned representative to cast votes on behalf of the assigning representative only for the assigned meeting or meetings designated by the assigning representative. The proxy vote authorization shall be memorialized by a written instrument as required by the district and filed with the districts Board Secretary one business day in advance of the meeting and the written instrument shall be maintained with the district records.(2) A proxy vote authorization shall not authorize the assumption of the assigning representatives officer position at the meeting or meetings designated by the assigning representative. A proxy vote authorization shall be valid for the designated assigned meeting or meetings of the board, except committee meetings, and shall be effective for no longer than one week. A representative shall not assign a proxy vote authorization more than six times in any year.(3) All provisions of this act, including Section 56, shall apply to the representative assigned the proxy vote authorization. All laws relating to conflicts of interest that apply to the assigning representative shall also apply to the representative assigned a proxy vote authorization. A conflict of interest held by either the assigning representative or the assigned representative applies equally to the assigned representative relative to a proxy vote authorization for any conflicted item.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 52 of the Metropolitan Water District Act (Chapter 209 of the Statutes of 1969), as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 71 of the Statutes of 2019, is amended to read:Sec. 52. (a) In addition to one representative, any member public agency may designate and appoint one additional representative for each full 5 percent of the assessed valuation of property taxable for district purposes within the entire district that is within the member public agency, in which event all representatives present at a meeting of the board of directors when a vote is taken shall cast, or may abstain from casting, an equal share of the total vote to which the member public agency is entitled.(b) A member public agency shall not have fewer than the number of representatives the member public agency had as of January 1, 2019. This subdivision does not affect Section 55.(c)(1)(A)Each member public agency that is entitled to designate or appoint only one representative to the board of directors may designate or appoint one alternate representative for the limited purpose of participating in a meeting of the board of directors when the member public agencys designated or appointed representative will be absent from the meeting.(B)Alternate representative participation does not include assuming any officer position at that meeting.(2)(A)All provisions of this act shall apply to the alternate representative of the member public agency.(B)The alternate representative may participate in a meeting of the board of directors provided that the corresponding member public agency provides the district notice by 5 p.m. on the fifth business day prior to the meeting.(3)The member public agency is responsible for any additional costs of the alternate representatives meeting participation.(d)Subdivision (c) shall become inoperative on January 1, 2031.(c) (1) A representative of a member public agency entitled to designate or appoint only one representative may assign a proxy vote authorization to a representative of another member public agency that shall be exercised when the assigning representative is unable to attend a meeting or meetings of the board and pursuant to this subdivision. A proxy vote authorization permits the assigned representative to cast votes on behalf of the assigning representative only for the assigned meeting or meetings designated by the assigning representative. The proxy vote authorization shall be memorialized by a written instrument as required by the district and filed with the districts Board Secretary one business day in advance of the meeting and the written instrument shall be maintained with the district records.(2) A proxy vote authorization shall not authorize the assumption of the assigning representatives officer position at the meeting or meetings designated by the assigning representative. A proxy vote authorization shall be valid for the designated assigned meeting or meetings of the board, except committee meetings, and shall be effective for no longer than one week. A representative shall not assign a proxy vote authorization more than six times in any year.(3) All provisions of this act, including Section 56, shall apply to the representative assigned the proxy vote authorization. All laws relating to conflicts of interest that apply to the assigning representative shall also apply to the representative assigned a proxy vote authorization. A conflict of interest held by either the assigning representative or the assigned representative applies equally to the assigned representative relative to a proxy vote authorization for any conflicted item.
SECTION 1. Section 52 of the Metropolitan Water District Act (Chapter 209 of the Statutes of 1969), as amended by Section 1 of Chapter 71 of the Statutes of 2019, is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
Sec. 52. (a) In addition to one representative, any member public agency may designate and appoint one additional representative for each full 5 percent of the assessed valuation of property taxable for district purposes within the entire district that is within the member public agency, in which event all representatives present at a meeting of the board of directors when a vote is taken shall cast, or may abstain from casting, an equal share of the total vote to which the member public agency is entitled.(b) A member public agency shall not have fewer than the number of representatives the member public agency had as of January 1, 2019. This subdivision does not affect Section 55.(c)(1)(A)Each member public agency that is entitled to designate or appoint only one representative to the board of directors may designate or appoint one alternate representative for the limited purpose of participating in a meeting of the board of directors when the member public agencys designated or appointed representative will be absent from the meeting.(B)Alternate representative participation does not include assuming any officer position at that meeting.(2)(A)All provisions of this act shall apply to the alternate representative of the member public agency.(B)The alternate representative may participate in a meeting of the board of directors provided that the corresponding member public agency provides the district notice by 5 p.m. on the fifth business day prior to the meeting.(3)The member public agency is responsible for any additional costs of the alternate representatives meeting participation.(d)Subdivision (c) shall become inoperative on January 1, 2031.(c) (1) A representative of a member public agency entitled to designate or appoint only one representative may assign a proxy vote authorization to a representative of another member public agency that shall be exercised when the assigning representative is unable to attend a meeting or meetings of the board and pursuant to this subdivision. A proxy vote authorization permits the assigned representative to cast votes on behalf of the assigning representative only for the assigned meeting or meetings designated by the assigning representative. The proxy vote authorization shall be memorialized by a written instrument as required by the district and filed with the districts Board Secretary one business day in advance of the meeting and the written instrument shall be maintained with the district records.(2) A proxy vote authorization shall not authorize the assumption of the assigning representatives officer position at the meeting or meetings designated by the assigning representative. A proxy vote authorization shall be valid for the designated assigned meeting or meetings of the board, except committee meetings, and shall be effective for no longer than one week. A representative shall not assign a proxy vote authorization more than six times in any year.(3) All provisions of this act, including Section 56, shall apply to the representative assigned the proxy vote authorization. All laws relating to conflicts of interest that apply to the assigning representative shall also apply to the representative assigned a proxy vote authorization. A conflict of interest held by either the assigning representative or the assigned representative applies equally to the assigned representative relative to a proxy vote authorization for any conflicted item.
Sec. 52. (a) In addition to one representative, any member public agency may designate and appoint one additional representative for each full 5 percent of the assessed valuation of property taxable for district purposes within the entire district that is within the member public agency, in which event all representatives present at a meeting of the board of directors when a vote is taken shall cast, or may abstain from casting, an equal share of the total vote to which the member public agency is entitled.(b) A member public agency shall not have fewer than the number of representatives the member public agency had as of January 1, 2019. This subdivision does not affect Section 55.(c)(1)(A)Each member public agency that is entitled to designate or appoint only one representative to the board of directors may designate or appoint one alternate representative for the limited purpose of participating in a meeting of the board of directors when the member public agencys designated or appointed representative will be absent from the meeting.(B)Alternate representative participation does not include assuming any officer position at that meeting.(2)(A)All provisions of this act shall apply to the alternate representative of the member public agency.(B)The alternate representative may participate in a meeting of the board of directors provided that the corresponding member public agency provides the district notice by 5 p.m. on the fifth business day prior to the meeting.(3)The member public agency is responsible for any additional costs of the alternate representatives meeting participation.(d)Subdivision (c) shall become inoperative on January 1, 2031.(c) (1) A representative of a member public agency entitled to designate or appoint only one representative may assign a proxy vote authorization to a representative of another member public agency that shall be exercised when the assigning representative is unable to attend a meeting or meetings of the board and pursuant to this subdivision. A proxy vote authorization permits the assigned representative to cast votes on behalf of the assigning representative only for the assigned meeting or meetings designated by the assigning representative. The proxy vote authorization shall be memorialized by a written instrument as required by the district and filed with the districts Board Secretary one business day in advance of the meeting and the written instrument shall be maintained with the district records.(2) A proxy vote authorization shall not authorize the assumption of the assigning representatives officer position at the meeting or meetings designated by the assigning representative. A proxy vote authorization shall be valid for the designated assigned meeting or meetings of the board, except committee meetings, and shall be effective for no longer than one week. A representative shall not assign a proxy vote authorization more than six times in any year.(3) All provisions of this act, including Section 56, shall apply to the representative assigned the proxy vote authorization. All laws relating to conflicts of interest that apply to the assigning representative shall also apply to the representative assigned a proxy vote authorization. A conflict of interest held by either the assigning representative or the assigned representative applies equally to the assigned representative relative to a proxy vote authorization for any conflicted item.
Sec. 52. (a) In addition to one representative, any member public agency may designate and appoint one additional representative for each full 5 percent of the assessed valuation of property taxable for district purposes within the entire district that is within the member public agency, in which event all representatives present at a meeting of the board of directors when a vote is taken shall cast, or may abstain from casting, an equal share of the total vote to which the member public agency is entitled.(b) A member public agency shall not have fewer than the number of representatives the member public agency had as of January 1, 2019. This subdivision does not affect Section 55.(c)(1)(A)Each member public agency that is entitled to designate or appoint only one representative to the board of directors may designate or appoint one alternate representative for the limited purpose of participating in a meeting of the board of directors when the member public agencys designated or appointed representative will be absent from the meeting.(B)Alternate representative participation does not include assuming any officer position at that meeting.(2)(A)All provisions of this act shall apply to the alternate representative of the member public agency.(B)The alternate representative may participate in a meeting of the board of directors provided that the corresponding member public agency provides the district notice by 5 p.m. on the fifth business day prior to the meeting.(3)The member public agency is responsible for any additional costs of the alternate representatives meeting participation.(d)Subdivision (c) shall become inoperative on January 1, 2031.(c) (1) A representative of a member public agency entitled to designate or appoint only one representative may assign a proxy vote authorization to a representative of another member public agency that shall be exercised when the assigning representative is unable to attend a meeting or meetings of the board and pursuant to this subdivision. A proxy vote authorization permits the assigned representative to cast votes on behalf of the assigning representative only for the assigned meeting or meetings designated by the assigning representative. The proxy vote authorization shall be memorialized by a written instrument as required by the district and filed with the districts Board Secretary one business day in advance of the meeting and the written instrument shall be maintained with the district records.(2) A proxy vote authorization shall not authorize the assumption of the assigning representatives officer position at the meeting or meetings designated by the assigning representative. A proxy vote authorization shall be valid for the designated assigned meeting or meetings of the board, except committee meetings, and shall be effective for no longer than one week. A representative shall not assign a proxy vote authorization more than six times in any year.(3) All provisions of this act, including Section 56, shall apply to the representative assigned the proxy vote authorization. All laws relating to conflicts of interest that apply to the assigning representative shall also apply to the representative assigned a proxy vote authorization. A conflict of interest held by either the assigning representative or the assigned representative applies equally to the assigned representative relative to a proxy vote authorization for any conflicted item.
Sec. 52. (a) In addition to one representative, any member public agency may designate and appoint one additional representative for each full 5 percent of the assessed valuation of property taxable for district purposes within the entire district that is within the member public agency, in which event all representatives present at a meeting of the board of directors when a vote is taken shall cast, or may abstain from casting, an equal share of the total vote to which the member public agency is entitled.
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(b) A member public agency shall not have fewer than the number of representatives the member public agency had as of January 1, 2019. This subdivision does not affect Section 55.
(c)(1)(A)Each member public agency that is entitled to designate or appoint only one representative to the board of directors may designate or appoint one alternate representative for the limited purpose of participating in a meeting of the board of directors when the member public agencys designated or appointed representative will be absent from the meeting.
(B)Alternate representative participation does not include assuming any officer position at that meeting.
(2)(A)All provisions of this act shall apply to the alternate representative of the member public agency.
(B)The alternate representative may participate in a meeting of the board of directors provided that the corresponding member public agency provides the district notice by 5 p.m. on the fifth business day prior to the meeting.
(3)The member public agency is responsible for any additional costs of the alternate representatives meeting participation.
(d)Subdivision (c) shall become inoperative on January 1, 2031.
(c) (1) A representative of a member public agency entitled to designate or appoint only one representative may assign a proxy vote authorization to a representative of another member public agency that shall be exercised when the assigning representative is unable to attend a meeting or meetings of the board and pursuant to this subdivision. A proxy vote authorization permits the assigned representative to cast votes on behalf of the assigning representative only for the assigned meeting or meetings designated by the assigning representative. The proxy vote authorization shall be memorialized by a written instrument as required by the district and filed with the districts Board Secretary one business day in advance of the meeting and the written instrument shall be maintained with the district records.
(2) A proxy vote authorization shall not authorize the assumption of the assigning representatives officer position at the meeting or meetings designated by the assigning representative. A proxy vote authorization shall be valid for the designated assigned meeting or meetings of the board, except committee meetings, and shall be effective for no longer than one week. A representative shall not assign a proxy vote authorization more than six times in any year.
(3) All provisions of this act, including Section 56, shall apply to the representative assigned the proxy vote authorization. All laws relating to conflicts of interest that apply to the assigning representative shall also apply to the representative assigned a proxy vote authorization. A conflict of interest held by either the assigning representative or the assigned representative applies equally to the assigned representative relative to a proxy vote authorization for any conflicted item.