Sec. 50D.012. REMOVAL OF POLICY COUNCIL MEMBERS. (a) A member of the policy council may be removed from the policy council if the member:
(1) is not able to devote the time necessary to perform the member's duties as a member;
(2) cannot because of illness or disability discharge the member's duties or cannot discharge those duties for a substantial part of the term for which the member is appointed; or
(3) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled policy council meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year, unless the absence is excused by a majority vote of the policy council.
(b) An action of the policy council is not invalid because a ground for removal of a policy council member exists at the time the action is taken.
(c) If the commissioner has knowledge that a potential ground for removal of a policy council member exists, the commissioner shall notify the governor and attorney general of the potential ground for removal.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 506 (S.B. 1016), Sec. 4.03, eff. September 1, 2009.
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