Sec. 453.056. 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 Section 453.051(a);
(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Section 453.051(a);
(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 453.053 or 453.054;
(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 coordinator of physical therapy programs has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the coordinator 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 coordinator 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 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 535 (S.B. 317), Sec. 2.03, eff. September 1, 2017.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle H - Professions Related to Certain Types of Therapy
Chapter 453 - Physical Therapists
Subchapter B. Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners
Section 453.051. Board Membership
Section 453.052. Purpose of Board
Section 453.053. Public Member Eligibility
Section 453.054. Membership Restrictions
Section 453.055. Terms; Vacancy
Section 453.056. Grounds for Removal