Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 1001.201

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

In this subchapter:
(1) “Child-care facility” has the meaning assigned by § 42.002, Human Resources Code.
(2) “Educator” means a person who is required to hold a certificate issued under Subchapter B, Chapter 21, Education Code.
(3) “First responder” has the meaning assigned by § 421.095, Government Code.
(4) “Institution of higher education” has the meaning assigned by § 61.003, Education Code.
(5) “Local behavioral health authority” means an authority designated by the commission under § 533.0356.
(6) “Local mental health authority” has the meaning assigned by § 531.002.
(7) “Open-enrollment charter school” and “private school” have the meanings assigned by § 5.001, Education Code.
(8) “Regional education service center” means a regional education service center established under Chapter 8, Education Code.
(9) “School district employee” means a person employed by a school district who regularly interacts with students through the course of the person’s duties, including an educator, a secretary, a school bus driver, or a cafeteria worker.
(10) “School resource officer” has the meaning assigned by § 1701.601, Occupations Code.