{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-865.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 865.005","heading":"GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL OF TRUSTEES.","body":"(a) It is a ground for removal from the state board that a trustee:\n(1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required by Section 865.001;\n(2) does not maintain during service on the state board the qualifications required by Section 865.001;\n(3) violates a prohibition established by Section 865.002;\n(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\n(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.\n(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.\n(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.\nAdded by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 803 (S.B. 522), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 1.12, eff. June 14, 2013.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 8. PUBLIC RETIREMENT SYSTEMS","SUBTITLE H. TEXAS EMERGENCY SERVICES RETIREMENT SYSTEM","CHAPTER 865. ADMINISTRATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.865.htm#865.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"ff62615bc6cc3fb588c45a1eeae14df3161981b05fa0a925124353fc8cd863a9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-865.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-865.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}