Sec. 691.005. 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 required by Section 691.002(a) for appointment to the board;

(2) does not maintain during the service on the board the qualifications required by Section 691.002(a) for appointment to the board;

(3) violates a prohibition established by Section 691.004;

(4) cannot discharge the member's duties for a substantial portion of the term for which the member is appointed because of illness or disability; or

(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during any two calendar years, unless the absence is excused by a majority of the board members.

(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 member of the board exists.

(c) If the secretary-treasurer of the board believes that a potential ground for removal exists, the secretary-treasurer shall notify the chairman of the board of that ground. The chairman shall notify the chief executive officer of the institution represented by that member that a potential ground for removal exists.

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.