RS 37:2656.1: Removal of board members

A member of the board may be removed by the board upon an affirmative vote of a two-thirds majority of board members upon one or more of the following grounds:

(1) Refusal or inability for any reason of a member of the board to perform the duties required of a board member.

(2) Failure to attend two consecutive meetings of the board without prior approval of the board chair.

(3) Misuse of a board member position to obtain or attempt to obtain any financial or material gain, or any advantage personally or for another, through such position.

(4) A final adjudication that there has been a violation of the laws governing the practice of speech-language pathology or audiology by a board member.

(5) Conviction of a crime other than a minor traffic offense.

(6) Failure to maintain standards of practice.