Section 18. Suspension and Removal from Office.— Any elected official of the Sangguniang Kabataan may, after due process, be suspended for not more than six (6) months or removed from office by majority vote of all members of the Sangguniang Bayan or Sangguniang Panlungsod which has jurisdiction in the barangay of the concerned Sangguniang Kabataan official which shall be final and executory, on any of the following grounds:

1. Absence from the regular meeting of the Sangguniang Kabataan without valid cause for two (2) consecutive times or accumulated absences of four (4) within a period of twelve (12) months;

2. Failure to convene the regular assembly of the Katipunan ng Kabataan for two (2) consecutive times;

3. Failure to convene the regular Sangguniang Kabataan meetings for three (3) consecutive months in the case of the Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson;

4. Failure to formulate the Comprehensive Barangay Youth Development Plan and the Annual Barangay Youth Investment Program, or approve the annual budget within the prescribed period of time without justifiable reason;

5. Failure to implement programs and projects outlined in the Annual Barangay Youth Investment Program without justifiable reason;

6. Four (4) consecutive absences during the regular Sangguniang Barangay sessions without valid cause in the case of the Sangguniang Kabataan chairperson;

7. Conviction by final judgment of a crime involving moral turpitude; and violation of existing laws against graft and corruption and other civil service laws, rules and regulations; and

8. Failure in the discharge of his or her duty or has committed abuse of authority.