The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, will have the following meanings, unless otherwise indicated:

1. (1) "Applicant" is a county that has submitted a grant application, grant renewal documentation, or other request for funding from the Task Force.
2. (2) "Application" is any formal request for funding submitted by a county to the Task Force.

3. (3) "Crime" means

   1. (A) a misdemeanor punishable by confinement; or
   2. (B) a felony.
4. (4) "Defendant" means a person accused of a crime or a juvenile offense.
5. (5) "Direct Disbursement" means funds available for reimbursement of indigent defense expenses to counties that do not apply for the formula grant.
6. (6) "Discretionary Grant" means funding approved for a specific program designed to improve the quality of indigent defense services.
7. (7) "Equalization Disbursement" means funding allocated to counties through a formula based on the percentage of reimbursement counties receive for increased indigent defense expenses or other criteria approved by the Task Force.
8. (8) "Extraordinary Disbursement" means funding to reimburse a county for actual extraordinary expenses for providing indigent defense services in a case or series of cases.
9. (9) "Fair Defense Account" is an account in the general revenue fund that may be appropriated only to the Task Force on Indigent Defense for the purpose of implementing the Texas Fair Defense Act.
10. (10) "Formula Grant" means funding allocated to counties through a formula based upon population figures or other criteria approved by the Task Force.
11. (11) "Grant" is a funding award made by the Task Force to a Texas county in the form of a formula grant or discretionary grant.
12. (12) "Grantee" means a county that is the recipient of a grant or other funds from the Task Force.

13. (13) "Juvenile offense" means conduct committed by a person while younger than 17 years of age that constitutes:

    1. (A) a misdemeanor punishable by confinement; or
    2. (B) a felony.

14. (14) "Other funds" means funding awarded by the Task Force to a county other than a grant and includes but is not limited to:

    1. (A) Direct Disbursements;
    2. (B) Extraordinary Disbursements;
    3. (C) Equalization Disbursements;
    4. (D) Targeted Specific funding; and
    5. (E) Technical Support.
15. (15) "Special condition" means a requirement placed on a county by the Task Force that must be satisfied as condition of funding.
16. (16) "Targeted Specific Funds" means funding awarded to counties by the Task Force for a specific program designed to promote and assist counties' compliance with the requirements of state law relating to indigent defense.
17. (17) "Technical Support" means funding awarded to counties to improve the quality of indigent defense services, raise the knowledge base about indigent defense, and establish processes that can be generalized to similar situations in other counties.
18. (18) "Task Force on Indigent Defense" (Task Force) is the governmental entity established and governed by §71.051 of the Texas Government Code.
19. (19) "UGMS" means the Uniform Grant Management Standards promulgated by the Governor's Office of Budget and Planning at §§5.141 - 5.151 and §5.167 of this title.

Source Note:The provisions of this §173.102 adopted to be effective July 23, 2009, 34 TexReg 4730.