The following words and terms, when used in this part, shall
have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise.
(1) Act--The Government Code, Chapter 571 (concerning
Texas Ethics Commission).
(2) Administrative Procedure Act--The Government Code,
Chapter 2001 (concerning Administrative Procedure).
(3) Agency--The state agency governed by the commission,
as it functions and operates through the administrative staff hired
by the commission and its executive director.
(4) Commission--The Texas Ethics Commission, as constituted
and described in the Texas Constitution, Article 3, §24a.
(5) Document--A report, complaint, response, letter,
or any other written material.
(6) Executive director--The person employed by the
commission to serve as the agency's chief administrative officer,
or any other employee of the commission acting as the designee of
the executive director.
(7) Family member or relative--An individual who is
related within the second degree of affinity or consanguinity, as
defined by the Government Code, Chapter 573, Subchapter B (concerning
Relationships by Consanguinity or by Affinity).
(8) Filer--A person required to file a report with
the commission or a local filing authority in accordance with this
title.
(9) Individual--A human being who has been born and
is alive.
(10) Local filing authority--A public servant other
than the Texas Ethics Commission with whom a filer must file a report
in accordance with this title, as identified in §20.5 of this
title (relating to Reports Filed with a County Filing Authority) and
§20.7 of this title (relating to Reports Filed with Other Local
Filing Authority).
(11) Open Meetings Law--The Government Code, Chapter
551 (concerning Open Meetings).
(12) Open Records Law--The Government Code, Chapter
552 (concerning Open Records).
(13) Person--An individual, representative, corporation,
association, or other entity, including any nonprofit corporation,
or any agency or instrumentality of federal, state, or local government.
(14) Postmark--A postal cancellation by the United
States Postal Service that contains the post office name, state, and
zip code and the month, day, and year the canceling post office accepted
custody of the material.
(15) Presiding officer--The person elected to serve
as the commission's chairman or chairwoman under §6.21 of this
title (relating to Officers of the Commission).
(16) Report--Any document or other information required
to be filed under this title.
(17) Staff--Employees of the commission, hired by the
commission or the executive director.
(18) Title 15--The Election Code, Title 15 (concerning
Regulating Political Funds and Campaigns).
(19) First responder--An individual who is:
(A) a peace officer whose duties include responding
rapidly to an emergency;
(B) fire protection personnel, as that term is defined
by Section 419.021, Government Code;
(C) a volunteer firefighter who performs firefighting
duties on behalf of a political subdivision;
(D) an ambulance driver; or
(E) an individual certified as emergency medical services
personnel by the Department of State Health Services.
(20) Judicial office--The office of:
(A) chief justice or justice, supreme court;
(B) presiding judge or judge, court of criminal appeals;
(C) chief justice or justice, court of appeals;
(D) district judge;
(E) judge, statutory county court; or
(F) judge, statutory probate court.
(21) Non-judicial office--An elective public office
and the secretary of state, but not including an office described
by paragraph (20) of this section.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §6.1 adopted to be effective December 31, 1993, 18 TexReg 9707; amended to be effective September 19, 2001, 26 TexReg 7115; amended to be effective March 10, 2015, 40 TexReg 1059; amended to be effective May 3, 2018, 43 TexReg 2539 |
