Texas Statutes
Subchapter B. Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Section 201.056. Grounds for Removal

Sec. 201.056. 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 Sections 201.051 and 201.052(b);
(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Sections 201.051 and 201.052(b);
(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 201.052 or 201.053;
(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 president of the board of the potential ground. The president shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the president, 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.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1020 (H.B. 972), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.

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