(a) A person may not be elected or appointed as a director unless the person is:
(1) a qualified voter; and
(2) a resident of the place for which the person is a candidate.
(b) To be eligible to hold office on the board, a person must be a resident of the place for which the person is elected, as designated by the following political subdivisions:
(1) for place one, Falls City Common School District;
(2) for place two, Runge Independent School District and Nordheim Independent School District;
(3) for places three and four, Karnes City Independent School District and Nixon Independent School District; and
(4) for places five, six, and seven, Kenedy Independent School District, Pawnee Independent School District, and Pettus Independent School District.
(c) A person is not eligible to serve as a director if the person is:
(1) the district administrator;
(2) a district employee; or
(3) a hospital medical staff member.