Sec. 201.001. RESIGNING OR DECLINING OFFICE. The way you resign from an HOA board can make all the difference.Click here to learn the do's and don'ts for how to resign gracefully. Under the Texas Education Code, contract employees are required to resign no later than 45 days before the first day of instruction for the school year. The board will then need to formally accept the resignation at a board meeting and make sure that the secretary includes it in the minutes.