The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter,
shall have the following meanings, unless the text clearly indicates
otherwise.
(1) Board or THECB--The Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board.
(2) Commissioner--The Commissioner of Higher Education.
(3) Eligible Applicant--A Texas institution of higher
education as defined in Texas Education Code 61.003(8).
(4) Institution of Higher Education--Any public technical
institute, public junior college, public senior college or university,
or medical or dental unit, or other agency of higher education as
defined by Texas Education Code, 61.003(8).
(5) Open Educational Resources (OER)--A teaching, learning,
or research resource that is in the public domain or has been released
under an intellectual property license that permits the free use,
adaptation, and redistribution of the resource by any person. The
term may include full course curricula, course materials, modules,
textbooks, media, assessments, software, and any other tools, materials,
or techniques, whether digital or otherwise, used to support access
to knowledge, as defined in Texas Education Code 51.451(4-a).
(6) Request for Applications (RFA)--A type of solicitation
notice in which the THECB announces available grant funding, sets
forth the guidelines governing the program, provides evaluation criteria
for submitted applications, and provides instructions for eligible
entities to submit applications for such funding. The guidelines governing
the program may include a Letter of Intent, eligibility requirements,
performance expectations, budget guidelines, reporting requirements,
and other standards of accountability for this program.
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