Sec. 112.0162. REMOVAL OF COUNCIL MEMBER. (a) It is a ground for removal from the council that a member:
(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by applicable federal developmental disability laws;
(2) is ineligible for membership under Section 112.0161;
(3) fails to discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or
(4) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled council meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the council.
(b) The validity of an action of the council is not affected by the fact that it 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 then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 79, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Rehabilitation of Individuals With Disabilities
Chapter 112 - Developmental Disabilities
Subchapter B. Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities
Section 112.011. Establishment
Section 112.0161. Conflicts of Interest
Section 112.0162. Removal of Council Member
Section 112.0163. Council Member Training
Section 112.018. Designated State Agency
Section 112.019. State Plan for Developmental Disabilities
Section 112.020. Additional Council Powers and Duties
Section 112.021. Protection and Advocacy of Individual Rights
Section 112.022. Executive Director