{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-552.008","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 552.008","heading":"GROUNDS FOR REMOVAL.","body":"(a) It is a ground for removal from the board that a member:\n(1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualifications required for appointment to the board;\n(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required for appointment to the board;\n(3) violates a prohibition established by Section 552.004;\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 board meetings the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year, unless the absence is excused by majority vote of the board.\n(b) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the president of the board of the ground. The president shall then notify the governor that a potential ground for removal exists.\n(c) The validity of an action of the board is not affected by the fact that the action is taken when a ground for removal of a board member exists.\nActs 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS","SUBTITLE J. PHARMACY AND PHARMACISTS","CHAPTER 552. TEXAS STATE BOARD OF PHARMACY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.552.htm#552.008","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"64acb0bf6547644450faf667e62174a8e203c83d60fe8d1e6c368e2294d98715","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-552.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-552.009"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}