The board may:

1. (1) adopt rules related to the seniority of district employees, including rules for a retirement plan based on seniority; and

2. (2) give effect to previous years of service for district employees continuously employed in the operation or management of hospital facilities:

   1. (A) constructed by the district; or
   2. (B) acquired by the district, including facilities acquired when the district was created.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1139 (H.B. 2619), Sec. 1.01, eff. April 1, 2011.