Tex. Gov't Code Section 511.0041
Removal of Commission Members


(a)

It is a ground for removal from the commission if a member:

(1)

does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Section 511.004 (Membership; Terms; Vacancies);

(2)

does not maintain during service on the commission the qualifications required by Section 511.004 (Membership; Terms; Vacancies);

(3)

is ineligible for membership under Section 511.004 (Membership; Terms; Vacancies)(g) or 511.0042 (Conflict of Interest);

(4)

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

(5)

is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled commission meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the commission.

(b)

The validity of an action of the commission is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a commission member 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 commission of the ground. The presiding officer shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the presiding officer, the executive director shall notify the next highest ranking officer of the commission, who shall notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 740, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 259, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (S.B. 1009), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.

Source: Section 511.0041 — Removal of Commission Members, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­511.­htm#511.­0041 (accessed Mar. 23, 2024).

511.001
Definitions
511.002
Commission
511.003
Sunset Provision
511.004
Membership
511.005
Presiding Officer
511.006
Meetings
511.007
Compensation
511.008
Director
511.009
General Duties
511.010
Gathering of Information
511.011
Report on Noncompliance
511.012
Failure to Comply After Report
511.013
Appeal of Order
511.014
Action to Enforce
511.015
Annual Reports
511.016
Audits
511.017
Duties Related to State Jail Felony Facilities
511.018
Alternative Dispute Resolution
511.019
Prisoner Safety Fund
511.020
Serious Incidents Report
511.021
Independent Investigation of Death Occurring in County Jail
511.022
Advisory Committee
511.023
Intake of Persons with Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities
511.0041
Removal of Commission Members
511.0042
Conflict of Interest
511.0061
Use of Technology
511.0071
Complaints and Access
511.0072
Complaint Information
511.0081
Advisory Committees
511.0085
Risk Factors
511.0086
Risk-based Inspections
511.0091
Fees
511.0092
Contracts for Out-of-state Inmates
511.0093
Rules and Fees Related to Out-of-state Inmates
511.0094
Exclusion of Jails or Correctional Facilities Housing Only Federal Prisoners
511.0095
Authority to House Out-of-state Inmates
511.0096
Termination of Contracts for Out-of-state Inmates
511.0097
Fire Sprinkler Head Inspection
511.0098
Prisoner Health Benefits Coverage Information
511.0101
Jail Population Reports
511.0102
Information on Licensed Jailer Turnover
511.0103
Notification Regarding Policy Change
511.0104
Rules Regarding Restraint of Pregnant Prisoner
511.0105
Report Regarding Restraint of Pregnant Prisoner
511.0106
Electronic Submission of Forms, Data, and Documents
511.0115
Public Information About Compliance Status of Jails
511.0121
Failure to Cooperate in Parole in Absentia Program
511.0145
Enforcement Actions
511.00405
Training
511.00901
Duty Regarding Minimum Standards
511.00902
Reinspection
511.00903
Inspection Trend Analysis
511.00905
Jail Administrator Position

Accessed:
Mar. 23, 2024

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