REMOVAL

(a) It is a ground for removal from the commission that a member: (1) does not have at the time of appointment the qualification required by Section 35.005(a); (2) does not maintain during service on the commission the qualification required by Section 35.005(a); (3) violates the prohibition established by Section 35.005(b); (4) is ineligible for membership under Section 35.005(c); (5) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the member's duties for a substantial part of the member's term; or (6) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled 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.