Sec. 81.0021. REMOVAL OF COMMISSION MEMBERS

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

(1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Subsection (b) of Section 81.002 of this code for appointment to the commission;

(2) does not maintain during the service on the commission the qualifications required by Subsection (b) of Section 81.002 of this code for appointment to the commission;

(3) violates a prohibition established by Subsection (d) or (e) of Section 81.002 of this code;

(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 commission meetings that the member is eligible to attend during each calendar year, except when the absence is excused by majority vote of the commission.

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

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

Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 619, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 122, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.