Texas Occupations Code 1955.001 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 1955.001
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Week: means seven consecutive days. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In this chapter:
(1) “Child-occupied facility” means a building or part of a building constructed before 1978, including a day-care center, preschool, or kindergarten classroom, that is visited regularly by the same child, six years of age or younger, at least two days in any calendar week if the visits are for at least:
(A) three hours each day; and
(B) 60 hours each year.
(2) “Department” means the Department of State Health Services.
(3) “Executive commissioner” means the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission.
(4) “Federal law and rules” means:
(A) Title IV, Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. § 2681 et seq.), and the rules adopted by the United States Environmental Protection Agency under that law for authorization of state programs;
(B) any regulations or requirements adopted by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development regarding eligibility for grants to states and local governments; and
(C) any other requirements adopted by a federal agency with jurisdiction over lead hazards.
(5) “Lead-based paint activity” means inspection, testing, risk assessment, risk reduction, lead abatement project design or planning, abatement or removal, or creation of lead-based paint hazards.
(6) “Person” means an individual, corporation, company, contractor, association, firm, partnership, joint stock company, foundation, institution, trust, society, union, or any other association of individuals.
(7) “Target housing” means any housing constructed before 1978, other than:
(A) housing for the elderly or persons with disabilities, unless a child six years of age or younger resides or is expected to reside in the housing; or
(B) a dwelling without bedrooms.