Texas § GV.865.005 - GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OF TRUSTEES
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§ GV.865.005. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OF TRUSTEES
GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OF TRUSTEES. (a) It is a ground for removal from the state board that a trustee: (1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Section 865.001 ; (2) does not maintain during service on the state board the qualifications required by Section 865.001 ; (3) violates a prohibition established by Section 865.002 ; (4) cannot discharge the person's duties for a substantial part of the term for which the person is appointed because of illness or disability; or (5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled state board meetings that the trustee is eligible to attend during a calendar year unless the absence is excused by a majority vote of the state board. (b) The validity of an action of the state board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a trustee exists. (c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the state board of the ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor that a potential ground for removal exists. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005. Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220 ), Sec. 1.12, eff. June 14, 2013.
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