Sec. 487.705. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER. (a) It is a ground for removal from the board of directors of the Texas Rural Foundation that a member:

(1) is ineligible for membership under Section 110.004;

(2) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or

(3) 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 of directors.

(b) The validity of an action of the board of directors of the Texas Rural Foundation is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.

(c) If the director of the department has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the director shall notify the presiding officer of the board of directors of the Texas Rural Foundation of the potential 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 director of the department shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the board of directors, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.

Transferred from Health and Safety Code, Chapter 110 and amended by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 542 (S.B. 1128), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (H.B. 1918), Sec. 87, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (H.B. 1493), Sec. 41, eff. September 1, 2013.