Sec. 35.006. REMOVAL

(a) It is a ground for removal from the commission that a member:

(1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualification required by Section 35.005(a);

(2) does not maintain during service on the commission the qualification required by Section 35.005(a);

(3) violates the prohibition established by Section 35.005(b);

(4) is ineligible for membership under Section 35.005(c);

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

(6) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the commission.

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

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1090 , Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.