(a) It is a ground for removal from the board if the public member:
- (1) violates a prohibition established by Section 443.0031;
- (2) cannot because of illness or disability discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the term for which the member is appointed; or
- (3) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year unless the absence is excused by majority vote of the board.
- (b) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.
- (c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the governor of the potential ground. The governor shall then notify the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 848, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.