The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

1. (1) Act--the state law that governs the operation and licensure of migrant labor housing facilities in the state of Texas, found at Texas Government Code, §§2306.921 - 2306.933.
2. (2) Board--The governing board of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
3. (3) Business Day--any day that is not a Saturday, Sunday, or a holiday observed by the State of Texas.
4. (4) Business hours--8 a.m. to 5 p.m., local time.
5. (5) Department--The Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs.
6. (6) Director--The Executive Director of the Department.
7. (7) Facility--a structure, trailer, or vehicle, or two or more contiguous or grouped structures, trailers, or vehicles, together with the land appurtenant.
8. (8) Family--a group of people, whether legally related or not, that act as and hold themselves out to be a family; provided, however, that nothing herein shall be construed as creating or sanctioning any unlawful relationship or arrangement such as the custody of an unemancipated minor by a person other than their legal guardian.
9. (9) Licensee--any person that holds a valid license issued in accordance with the Act.
10. (10) Migrant labor housing facility--a facility that is established, operated, or used for more than three days as living quarters for two or more seasonal, temporary, or migrant families or three or more seasonal, temporary, or migrant workers, whether rent is paid or reserved in connection with the use of the facility.
11. (11) Occupant--any person, including a worker, who uses a migrant labor housing facility for housing purposes.
12. (12) Operator--any individual designated in an application for a license to operate a migrant labor housing facility or in signed correspondence from a licensee to the Department as having authority to act on behalf of the a licensee to administer day-to-day operation of that migrant labor housing facility and to respond to complaints, investigations, inspections, orders, and other matters as set forth in these rules.
13. (13) Worker--A migrant agricultural worker, as defined in the Act, being an individual who is (a) working or available for work seasonally or temporarily in primarily an agricultural or agriculturally related industry and (b) moves one or more times from one place to anther to perform seasonal or temporary employment or to be available for seasonal or temporary employment.

Source Note:The provisions of this §90.1 adopted to be effective January 8, 2006, 30 TexReg 8873.