Sec. 1702.027.  GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.  (a)  It is a ground for removal from the committee that a member:
(1)  does not have the qualifications required by Section 1702.021 at the time of appointment;
(2)  does not maintain the qualifications required by Section 1702.021 during service on the committee;
(3)  is ineligible for membership under Section 1702.023 or 1702.024;
(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 it is taken when a ground for removal of a committee member exists.
(c)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.114(b)(10), eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.562, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by: 
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1146 (H.B. 2730), Sec. 4.07, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.010, eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 595 (S.B. 616), Sec. 5.114(b)(10), eff. September 1, 2019.