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H.B. No. 5664 AN ACT relating to the operation of Wood County Central Hospital District of Wood County, Texas. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 1116.051(a), Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: (a) The board consists of seven [six] directors elected from the district at large unless the boundaries of the district are expanded under Subchapter G or H. SECTION 2. Section 1116.154, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 1116.154. [ANNUAL] AUDIT. [(a)] The board [annually] shall require an independent audit of the district's books and records as determined necessary by the board, but in no event less often than every three years. [(b) Not later than December 1 of each year, the board shall file a copy of the audit with: (1) the comptroller; and (2) the district.] SECTION 3. Section 1116.155, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 1116.155. DEPOSITORY. (a) The board by resolution shall select one or more banks inside or outside the district to serve [designate a bank in Wood County] as the district's depository. [A designated bank serves for two years and until a successor is designated.] (b) All district money, other than money invested as provided by Section 1116.156, shall be deposited in the depository and secured in the manner provided for securing county funds. SECTION 4. Subchapter D, Chapter 1116, Special District Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 1116.156 to read as follows: Sec. 1116.156. INVESTMENT RESTRICTIONS. The board may invest district funds only in funds or securities specified by Chapter 2256, Government Code. SECTION 5. Following the effective date of this Act, the board shall appoint a temporary director to serve until the date of the regular election of directors in 2026. SECTION 6. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025. ______________________________ ______________________________ President of the Senate Speaker of the House I certify that H.B. No. 5664 was passed by the House on May 16, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 97, Nays 34, 2 present, not voting. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House I certify that H.B. No. 5664 was passed by the Senate on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. ______________________________ Secretary of the Senate APPROVED: _____________________ Date _____________________ Governor
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