Sec. 2054.025. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER. (a) It is a ground for removal from the board if a member:

(1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications or status required for appointment to the board;

(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications or status required for initial appointment to the board;

(3) violates a prohibition established by Section 2054.022;

(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 state fiscal 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 while a ground for removal of a member of the board exists.

(c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall inform the presiding officer. The presiding officer shall then inform the governor and the attorney general of the potential ground for removal. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the board, who shall notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 606, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.