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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
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Subtitle G. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO HEARING, SPEECH, AND DYSLEXIA |
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Chapter 402. HEARING INSTRUMENT FITTERS AND DISPENSERS |
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Subchapter B. STATE COMMITTEE OF EXAMINERS IN THE FITTING AND DISPENSING OF HEARING INSTRUMENTS |
Sec. 402.056. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL
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(a) It is a ground for removal from the committee that a member:
(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Sections 402.051, 402.052, and 402.053 for appointment to the committee;
(2) does not maintain during service on the committee the qualifications required by Sections 402.051, 402.052, and 402.053;
(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 402.052 or 402.053;
(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or
(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled committee meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the committee.
(b) The validity of an action of the committee is not affected by the fact that the action is taken when a ground for removal of a committee member exists.
(c) If the commissioner of the department has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the commissioner shall notify the presiding officer of the committee 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 commissioner shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the committee, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.