Sec. 201.0151. REMOVAL FROM BOARD. (a) It is a ground for removal from the state board that a member:
(1) does not:
(A) if the member is elected, have at the time of election the qualifications required by Section 201.013(c); or
(B) if the member is appointed, have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 201.011(2);
(2) does not maintain during service on the state board the qualifications required by Section 201.011(2) or 201.013(c);
(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 201.0141;
(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial portion of the member's term; or
(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled state board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year, without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the state board.
(b) The validity of an action of the state board is not affected by the fact that the action was taken when a ground for removal of a state board member exists.
(c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the chairman of the state board. The chairman shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the chairman, the executive director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the state board, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Added by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 611, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1095, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 61 (H.B. 1808), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2011.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Soil and Water Conservation
Chapter 201 - Soil and Water Conservation
Subchapter B. State Soil and Water Conservation Board
Section 201.0111. Appointments
Section 201.012. State Districts
Section 201.013. State District Conventions
Section 201.0141. Ineligibility to Serve on Board; Ineligibility for Certain Positions
Section 201.0142. Training Program for Members of State Board
Section 201.0151. Removal From Board
Section 201.017. Oath; Compensation
Section 201.018. Majority Vote Requirement
Section 201.019. Officers and Employees
Section 201.0191. Equal Opportunity Employment
Section 201.020. Records; Hearings; Rules
Section 201.022. General Powers and Duties
Section 201.0225. Carrizo Cane Eradication Program
Section 201.0227. Ten-Year Dam Repair and Maintenance Plan; Reports
Section 201.023. Funds Management
Section 201.024. Contracts for Watershed Protection and Flood Control Plans
Section 201.025. Sunset Provision
Section 201.026. Nonpoint Source Pollution
Section 201.027. Enforcement Referral Records
Section 201.028. Annual Report
Section 201.029. Grant Program Administration
Section 201.030. Negotiated Rulemaking; Alternative Dispute Resolution