(a) It is a ground for removal from the board that a director:
(1) does not have at the time of taking office the qualifications required by Sections 8510.0201 and 8510.0205;
(2) does not maintain during service on the board the qualifications required by Sections 8510.0201 and 8510.0205;
(3) is ineligible for directorship under Chapter 171, Local Government Code;
(4) cannot, because of illness or disability, discharge the director’s duties for a substantial part of the director’s term; or
(5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the director is eligible to attend during a calendar year without an excuse approved by a majority vote of the board.
(b) The validity of a board action is not affected by the fact that it is taken when a ground for removal of a director exists.

(c) If the general manager has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the general manager shall notify the board president of the potential ground. The president shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists. If the potential ground for removal involves the president, the general manager shall notify the next highest ranking director, who shall then notify the governor and the attorney general that a potential ground for removal exists.