The following words and terms, when used in these sections, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

1. (1) Applicant--A school district applying for a grant from the Texas Department of Health to assist with the costs of operating a school-based health center.
2. (2) Conventional health services--Family and home support; health care, including immunizations; dental health care; health education; and preventive health strategies.
3. (3) Department--The Texas Department of Health.
4. (4) Funded applicant--A school district that applies for a grant from the Texas Department of Health to assist with the costs of operating a school-based health center and with which the Texas Department of Health subsequently executes a contract to operate a school-based health center.
5. (5) Grant--A sum of money awarded to a selected applicant on the basis of a Request for Proposals that results in a contract.

6. (6) Local health education and health care advisory council--Persons appointed by the board of trustees of a school district to make recommendations to the district concerning the establishment of school-based health centers and to assist the district in ensuring that local community values are reflected in the operation of each center. In addition to the majority of appointees who shall be parents of students, the board of trustees shall also appoint at least one person from each of the following groups:

   1. (A) teachers;
   2. (B) school administrators;
   3. (C) licensed health care professionals;
   4. (D) the clergy;
   5. (E) law enforcement;
   6. (F) the business community;
   7. (G) senior citizens; and
   8. (H) students.
7. (7) Low property wealth per student--An assessed valuation per student in the applicant school district of no more than 25% of the state average assessed valuation per student.
8. (8) Parent--The mother, a man presumed to be the biological father, a man legally determined to be the biological father, a man who has been adjudicated to be the biological father by a court of competent jurisdiction, an adoptive mother or father, a guardian, or other person having legal control of the student.
9. (9) Reproductive services--Family planning services as defined by §56.102 of this title (relating to Definitions).

10. (10) Rural area--A county with a population of not greater than 50,000, or an area that has been designated under state or federal law as:

    1. (A) a health professional shortage area;
    2. (B) a medically underserved area; or
    3. (C) a medically underserved community as defined by the Center for Rural Health Initiatives.
11. (11) School-based health center--An entity established by a school district or by a school district jointly with a public health agency at one or more campuses in the school district to deliver cooperative health care programs, prevention of emerging health threats that are specific to the district, and conventional health services for students and their families.

Source Note:The provisions of this §37.532 adopted to be effective August 16, 2000, 25 TexReg 7699.