Texas Human Resources Code 137.051 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Human Resources Code 137.051
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
In this subchapter:
(1) “Child abuse and neglect prevention” means family support services designed to prevent child abuse and neglect before the abuse or neglect occurs. The term includes child fatality prevention education programs and other activities directed at the general public to stop child abuse and neglect.
(2) “Children’s trust fund” means a child abuse and neglect prevention program.
(3) “Operating fund” means the commission’s child abuse and neglect prevention operating fund account.
(4) “State agency” means a board, commission, department, office, or other state agency that:
(A) is in the executive branch of the state government;
(B) was created by the constitution or a statute of this state; and
(C) has statewide jurisdiction.
(5) “Trust fund” means the commission’s child abuse and neglect prevention trust fund account.