Sec. 552.008.  GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.  (a)  It is a ground for removal from the board that a member:
(1)  does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required for appointment to the board;
(2)  does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required for appointment to the board;
(3)  violates a prohibition established by Section 552.004;
(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 board meetings the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year, unless the absence is excused by majority vote of the board.
(b)  If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the president of the board of the ground.  The president shall then notify the governor that a potential ground for removal exists.
(c)  The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that the action is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.