The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Asset Management--The Central Office division whose staff are responsible for overseeing TDMHMR's real property. (2) Board--The Texas Board of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. (3) Business entity--A sole proprietorship (including a person), partnership, firm, corporation, holding company, joint-stock company, receivership, trust, or any other entity recognized by law. (4) Community group--A volunteer services council that is affiliated with TDMHMR or a group of people associated with an organization (e.g. civic, fraternal, corporate, religious, social, service, community, or educational). (5) Construction--The implementation of a physical improvement (e.g., erecting, remodeling, renovating, or altering a building or addition thereto, gazebo, pavilion, road, sidewalk, fountain, or pond) and/or installing or extending a building system (e.g., roofing, mechanical, plumbing, or electrical system) that is integral to the durability and habitability of a building (e.g., air conditioning units, water or wastewater distribution lines, electrical wiring located in walls or underground, and subflooring or foundation work). (6) Construction documents--Construction drawings, specifications, and all addenda issued prior to, and all modifications issued after execution of the contract. (7) Dedicated construction account--A unique, restricted interest-bearing account insured by an agency of the federal government that is established for the sole purpose of ensuring that sufficient funds are in place prior to initiating construction of a permanent improvement. (8) Donor--A person, community group, or business entity who wants to donate a permanent improvement. (9) Director, facility community relations--The staff person who is responsible for coordinating the community relations functions, volunteer programs, and fundraising at a facility. (10) Endowment fund--A permanent, restricted fund established and maintained by the volunteer services council to fund, by generating interest income from the principal fund, the ongoing operating expenses for a specific permanent improvement. (11) Facility--A state school, state hospital, state center, or other real property, except Central Office, that is operated by the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation (TDMHMR). (12) Facility chief executive officer (CEO)--The chief administrator of a facility. (13) Landscaping--An improvement involving the systematic installation of plant materials (e.g., trees, shrubs, grass, blooming plants, irrigation systems, and/or grading, clearing, or other alteration of the existing topography and composition of the land). (14) Local project manager--A facility staff person designated by the permanent improvement committee who acts on behalf of the permanent improvement committee in dealing with the design professional and contractor for the duration of the improvement's construction. (15) Permanent improvement (improvement)--A facility improvement that requires construction or an improvement consisting of landscaping. (16) Permanent improvement committee (PI committee)--The committee that is appointed by the executive committee of the facility's volunteer services council for the purpose of overseeing and/or donating a permanent improvement. (17) SMHMRFs--State Mental Health and Mental Retardation Facilities. (18) TDMHMR--The Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. (19) Volunteer services council (VSC)--A facility's 501(c)(3) organization that is formed for generating resources on behalf of the facility and to appoint a permanent improvement committee to implement permanent improvements. (20) Volunteer services council (VSC) board--The board of directors of the facility's volunteer services council. (21) Volunteer services council (VSC) chair--The primary officer of the board of directors of the facility volunteer services council, elected according to the VSC bylaws. |
