Section 21.214 - DefinitionsThe following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) Board--The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.(2) Child--A child 25 years of age or younger, including an adopted child.(3) Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher Education, the Chief Executive Officer of the Board.(4) Continuation award--An exemption from tuition awarded to a student in keeping with this subchapter who has received the exemption in a previous semester.(5) Excess Hours--In accordance with Texas Education Code, § 54.014, for undergraduates - hours in excess of 30 or more than those required for completion of the degree program in which the student is enrolled.(6) Full-time member of faculty or staff--An individual who is classified by the human resources department of his or her institution of higher education as employed full-time.(7) Graduate professional nursing program--An educational program of a public institution of higher education that prepares students for a master's or doctoral degree in nursing.(8) Institution of Higher Education or Institution--Any public technical institute, public junior college, public senior college or university, medical or dental unit or other agency of higher education as defined in Texas Education Code, § 61.003(8).(9) Resident of Texas--A resident of the State of Texas as determined in accordance with Chapter 21, Subchapter B of this title (relating to Determination of Resident Status). Nonresident students who are eligible to pay resident tuition rates are not residents of Texas.(10) Tuition--Includes statutory tuition, designated tuition and board-authorized tuition.(11) Undergraduate professional nursing program--A public educational program for preparing students for initial licensure as registered nurses.19 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.214
The provisions of this §21.214 (adopted as §22.293) to be effective November 28, 2005, 30 TexReg 7872; amended to be effective August 25, 2008, 33 TexReg 6818; amended to be effective February 28, 2012, 37 TexReg 1336; amended to be effective February 26, 2014, 39 TexReg 1148; Transferred from §22.293 by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 08, February 24, 2017, TexReg 699, eff. 3/1/2017