This section lists grounds for removing an appointed board member and requires notice of a potential removal ground to be passed up to state officials.
Sec. 161.026. REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBER. (a) It is a ground for removal from the board if an appointed member: (1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Article III, Section 49-b, of the Texas Constitution for appointment to the board; (2) does not maintain during the service on the board the qualifications required by Article III, Section 49-b, of the Texas Constitution for appointment to the board; (3) is ineligible for membership under Section 161.024; (4) is unable to discharge his duties for a substantial portion of the term for which he was appointed because of illness or disability; or (5) is absent from more than one-half of the regularly scheduled board meetings which the member is eligible to attend during each calendar year, except when the absence is excused by a majority vote of the board. (b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it was taken when a ground for removal of an appointed member of the board existed. (c) If the executive secretary has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive secretary shall notify the presiding officer of the board of the potential ground. The presiding officer of the board 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 next highest ranking officer of the board, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 798, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 334 (H.B. 3140), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2007.