Tex. Gov't Code Section 865.005
Grounds for Removal of Trustees


(a)

It is a ground for removal from the state board that a trustee:

(1)

does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Section 865.001 (Composition of State Board);

(2)

does not maintain during service on the state board the qualifications required by Section 865.001 (Composition of State Board);

(3)

violates a prohibition established by Section 865.002 (Ineligibility of Certain Employees for State Board);

(4)

cannot discharge the person’s duties for a substantial part of the term for which the person is appointed because of illness or disability; or

(5)

is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled state board meetings that the trustee is eligible to attend during a calendar year unless the absence is excused 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 it is taken when a ground for removal of a trustee 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 state board of the ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor that a potential ground for removal exists.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 1.12, eff. June 14, 2013.

Source: Section 865.005 — Grounds for Removal of Trustees, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­865.­htm#865.­005 (accessed May 18, 2024).

Accessed:
May 18, 2024

§ 865.005’s source at texas​.gov