Texas Education Code 56.161 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Education Code 56.161
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In this subchapter:
(1) “Academic administrator” means a person employed by an institution as a supervisor in an educational department of the institution in a position that is not classified under the state position classification plan.
(2) “Board” means the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(3) “Faculty member” has the meaning assigned by § 51.101 of this code.
(4) “Institution” means an institution of higher education, as defined by § 61.003 of this code, or a private college or university that is located in this state and is accredited by a recognized accrediting agency, as defined by § 61.003 of this code.
(5) “Minority” means a group that is significantly underrepresented in an academic discipline, as determined by board rule.
(6) “Program” means the minority doctoral incentive program established under this subchapter.