Tex. Occ. Code § 110.056 · Subchapter B. COUNCIL ON SEX OFFENDER TREATMENT
GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) It is a ground for removal from the council that a member:
(1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Sections 110.051(b) and 110.052;
(2) does not maintain during service on the council the qualifications required by Sections 110.051(b) and 110.052;
(3) does not complete the training program as required by Section 110.059;
(4) violates a prohibition established by Section 110.053;
(5) cannot because of illness or disability discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or
(6) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled council meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year unless the absence is excused by majority vote of the council.
(b) The validity of an action of the council is not affected by the fact the action is taken when a ground for removal of a council 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 council 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 council, who shall notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground exists.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 14.005(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.110.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.
Occupations Code
- Tex. Occ. Code § 110.051COUNCIL; MEMBERSHIP.Printed as Sections 110.051(b) and 110.052
- Tex. Occ. Code § 110.052PUBLIC MEMBERSHIP ELIGIBILITY.Printed as Sections 110.051(b) and 110.052
- Tex. Occ. Code § 110.053MEMBERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE RESTRICTIONS.Printed as Section 110.053
- Tex. Occ. Code § 110.059TRAINING.Printed as Section 110.059
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