{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-202.056","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 202.056","heading":"GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.","body":"(a) It is a ground for removal from the advisory board that a member:\n(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 202.051 or 202.053;\n(2) does not maintain during service on the advisory board the qualifications required by Section 202.051 or 202.053;\n(3) is ineligible for membership under Section 202.054;\n(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or\n(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled advisory board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year unless the absence is excused by a majority vote of the advisory board.\n(b) The validity of an action of the advisory board is not affected by the fact that the action is taken when a ground for removal of an advisory board member exists.\n(c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 26 (S.B. 402), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 282 (H.B. 3078), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE C. OTHER PROFESSIONS PERFORMING MEDICAL PROCEDURES","CHAPTER 202. PODIATRISTS","SUBCHAPTER B. PODIATRIC MEDICAL EXAMINERS ADVISORY BOARD"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.202.htm#202.056","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"1a18952cbe84795f2aab15a6bb16aa833a6d9bf334d008abe6a2ca2354561630","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-202.055","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-202.057"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}