Sec. 50D.022. REMOVAL OF RESEARCH COMMITTEE MEMBERS. (a) A member of the research committee may be removed from the research committee 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 committee meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year, unless the absence is excused by a majority vote of the committee.
(b) An action of the research committee is not invalid because a ground for removal of a committee member exists at the time the action is taken.
(c) If the commissioner has knowledge that a potential ground for removal of a committee 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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