Sec. 1051.105. GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL. (a) It is a ground for removal from the board that a member:
(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 1051.101;
(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Section 1051.101;
(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 1051.102 or 1051.103;
(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 that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a 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 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.
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 331, Sec. 1.08, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Regulation of Engineering, Architecture, Land Surveying, and Related Practices
Subtitle B - Regulation of Architecture and Related Practices
Subchapter B. Texas Board of Architectural Examiners
Section 1051.101. Board Membership
Section 1051.102. Eligibility of Public Members
Section 1051.103. Membership and Employee Restrictions
Section 1051.104. Terms; Vacancy
Section 1051.105. Grounds for Removal
Section 1051.106. Per Diem; Reimbursement
Section 1051.109. Office Location
Section 1051.110. Board Member Activities