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

1. (1) Clearinghouse--The criminal history clearinghouse established by the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) pursuant to the Texas Government Code, §411.0845.
2. (2) Criminal history record information--In accordance with the Texas Government Code, §411.082(2), information collected about a person by the DPS, a law enforcement or a criminal justice agency, or a private entity governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1681 et seq.) that consists of identifiable descriptions and notations of arrests, detentions, indictments, informations, and other formal criminal charges and their dispositions. The term does not include fingerprint identification information.
3. (3) National criminal history record information--In accordance with the Texas Education Code, §22.081, criminal history record information obtained from both the DPS and the Federal Bureau of Investigation based on fingerprint identification information.
4. (4) School entity--A school district, open-enrollment charter school, or shared services arrangement.
5. (5) Substitute teacher--A teacher who is on call or on a list of approved substitutes to replace a regular teacher and has no regular or guaranteed hours. A substitute teacher may be certified or noncertified.

Source Note:The provisions of this §153.1101 adopted to be effective December 30, 2007, 32 TexReg 9626.