85R8289 JCG-F By: Nevárez H.B. No. 1894 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED 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.