(a) It is a ground for removal from the advisory board that a member:
  (1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by §202.051 or §202.053 of the Act;
  (2) does not maintain during service on the advisory board the qualifications required by §202.051 or §202.053 of the Act;
  (3) is ineligible for membership under §202.054 of the Act;
  (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 advisory board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year unless the absence is excused by a majority vote of the advisory board.
(b) The validity of an action of the advisory board is not affected by the fact that the action is taken when a ground for removal of an advisory board member exists.
(c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.

Source Note: The provisions of this §130.24 adopted to be effective November 1, 2018, 43 TexReg 6953