Sec. 2205.009. REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground for removal of an appointed member from the board if the member:
(1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Section 2205.006;
(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Section 2205.006;
(3) violates a prohibition established by Section 2205.007;
(4) cannot discharge because of illness or disability the member's duties for a substantial part of the term for which the member is appointed; or
(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year unless the absence is excused by majority vote of the board.
(b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member 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 board of the ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor that a potential ground for removal exists.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
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