It is a ground for removal from the position of chief administrative law judge that an appointee:

1. (1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 2003.022(b);
2. (2) does not maintain during service as chief administrative law judge a license to practice law in this state;
3. (3) is ineligible to hold the position under Section 2003.0225;
4. (4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the appointee's duties for a substantial part of the appointee's term; or
5. (5) engages in the practice of law in violation of Section 2003.022(c).

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1215, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.