Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 202.004 · Chapter 202. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS
REMOVAL OF BOARD MEMBERS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) It is a ground for removal from the board if a member:
(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Sections 202.001 and 202.003;
(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Sections 202.001 and 202.003;
(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 202.002;
(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the term; or
(5) 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 the action 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 presiding officer of the board of the potential ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the board, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 85 (S.B. 653), Sec. 1.002, eff. September 1, 2011.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HR/htm/HR.202.htm
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
Human Resources Code
- Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 202.001COMPOSITION OF BOARD; PRESIDING OFFICER.Printed as Sections 202.001 and 202.003
- Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 202.002RESTRICTIONS ON BOARD MEMBERSHIP AND DEPARTMENT EMPLOYMENT.Printed as Section 202.002
- Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 202.003PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO JUDICIAL MEMBERS.Printed as Sections 202.001 and 202.003
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