Texas § OC.202.056 - GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL

§ OC.202.056. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL

GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground for removal from the advisory board that a member: (1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 202.051 or 202.053 ; (2) does not maintain during service on the advisory board the qualifications required by Section 202.051 or 202.053 ; (3) is ineligible for membership under Section 202.054 ; (4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or (5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled advisory board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year unless the absence is excused by a majority vote of the advisory board. (b) The validity of an action of the advisory board is not affected by the fact that the action is taken when a ground for removal of an advisory board member exists. (c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 26 (S.B. 402 ), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 282 (H.B. 3078 ), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2017.