Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 4 - OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
Chapter 71 - GENERAL POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Subchapter E - NEGOTIATION AND MEDIATION OF CERTAIN CONTRACT DISPUTES
Section 71.83 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 1 TX Admin Code ยง 71.83

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

(1) Chief administrative officer--The Secretary of State, Deputy Secretary of State or other executive officer responsible for the day to day operations of a unit of state government.

(2) Contractor--Independent contractor who has entered into a contract directly with a unit of state government. The term does not include:

(A) A contractor's subcontractor, officer, employee, agent, or other person furnishing goods or services to a contractor;

(B) An employee of a unit of state government; or

(C) A student at an institution of higher education.

(3) Day--A calendar day. If an act is required to occur on a day falling on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, the first working day which is not one of these day should be counted as the required day for purpose of this act.

(4) Parties--The contractor and unit of state government that have entered into a contract in connection with which a claim of breach of contract has been filed under this chapter.

(5) Unit of state government or unit--The state or an agency, department, commission, bureau, board, office, council, court, or other entity that is in any branch of state government and that is created by the constitution or a statute of this state, including a university system or institution of higher education. The term does not include a county, municipality, court of a county or municipality, special purpose district, or other political subdivision of this state.

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