1. (a) A regional board shall amend its certificate of incorporation after the conversion date to do all of the following:

   1. (1) Acknowledge that the regional board has met the requirements of Section 11-50-300(a).
   2. (2) Change its name to reflect the regional nature of the board. The new name shall include the name of the authorizing municipality.
   3. (3) Make any other necessary amendment that is not inconsistent with this division or the enabling statute.

2. (b) An amendment of the regional board’s certificate of incorporation shall be made in the following manner:

   1. (1) The board of directors of the regional board shall first adopt a resolution setting forth in full the proposed amendment to the certificate of incorporation.
   2. (2) The amendment shall recite the adoption of the resolution by the board of directors.(3) After the amendment is executed by the chair or vice chair of the regional board and acknowledged before an officer authorized by the laws of this state to take acknowledgment of deeds, the amendment shall be filed in the office of the judge of probate where the board’s original certificate of incorporation was filed. The amendment shall be effective upon filing.

(Act 2025-297, §3.)