Sec. 242.0945.  QUALIFICATIONS OF TRUSTEES.  (a)  A court may appoint a person to serve as a trustee under this subchapter only if the proposed trustee can demonstrate to the court that the proposed trustee will be:
(1)  present at the home as required to perform the duties of a trustee;  and
(2)  available on call to appropriate staff at the home, the department, and the court as necessary during the time the trustee is not present at the home.
(b)  A trustee shall report to the court in the event that the trustee is unable to satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a)(1) or (2).
(c)  On the motion of any party or on the court's own motion, the court may replace a trustee who is unable to satisfy the requirements of Subsection (a)(1) or (2).
(d)  A trustee's charges must separately identify personal hours worked for which compensation is claimed.  A trustee's claim for personal compensation may include only compensation for activities related to the trusteeship and performed in or on behalf of the home.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 439, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.