Sec. 701.055. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground for removal from the dietitians board that a member:
(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 701.051(a);
(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Section 701.051(a);
(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 701.052 or 701.053;
(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 board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the board.
(b) The validity of an action of the dietitians board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a member of the board exists.
(c) If the executive secretary has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive secretary shall notify the presiding officer of the dietitians board of the ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive secretary shall notify the assistant presiding officer, who shall then 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. 147 (H.B. 1155), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.
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