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

1. (1) Attempted credit hours--Hours for which the veteran is registered as of the first day of classes of a term or semester.
2. (2) Board--The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
3. (3) Census date--The date in an academic term or semester for which an institution is required to certify a person's enrollment in the institution to the board for the purposes of determining formula funding for the institution.

4. (4) Child or Children--Persons who:

   1. (A) are the stepchildren, biological or adopted children of the veteran; or
   2. (B) were claimed as dependents on the federal income tax return of the veteran the preceding year or will be claimed as dependents on the veteran's federal income tax return for the current year.
5. (5) Contact hours--A unit of measure that represents an hour of scheduled instruction given to students of which 50 minutes must be of direct instruction. Also referred to as clock hours.
6. (6) Dependent--An individual who was claimed as a dependent for federal income tax purposes by the individual's parent or court-appointed legal guardian in a particular year and in the previous tax year. A veteran was a dependent if he or she was claimed as such by a parent or legal guardian during the veteran's year of entry into the service and in the previous tax year.
7. (7) Extraordinary costs--(for public junior colleges, public technical institutes, or public state colleges only) tuition and fee costs that exceed the average tuition and fee charges at the institution.
8. (8) Hazlewood Act Exemption--The tuition and partial fee exemption authorized under Texas Education Code, §54.341 (previously §54.203).
9. (9) Hazelwood Legacy Act--The tuition and partial fee exemption authorized under Texas Education Code, §54.341 (previously §54.203), as amended by Senate Bill 93, 81st Texas Legislature, June 1, 2009.
10. (10) Honorably discharged--Released from active duty military service with an Honorable Discharge, General Discharge under Honorable Conditions, or Honorable Separation or Release from Active Duty, as documented by the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD214) issued by the Department of Defense.
11. (11) Identification number--An individual's social security number or school-assigned identification number.
12. (12) Institution--A Texas public institution of higher education as defined in Texas Education Code, §61.003(8).
13. (13) Deposit fees--Fees that an institution may collect under Texas Education Code, §54.502.
14. (14) Resident of Texas--A resident of the State of Texas as determined in accordance with Chapter 21, Subchapter B, of this title (relating to Determination of Resident Status). Nonresident students who are eligible to pay resident tuition rates are not residents of Texas.
15. (15) Student service fees--Fees that an institution may, under Texas Education Code, §§54.503, 54.5061 and 54.513, elect to charge to students to cover the cost of student services.
16. (16) Training--Time spent as a member of the armed forces that is not included in the "Net Active Service" or the sum of "Net Active Service" indicated on the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD214).
17. (17) Tuition--All types of tuition that an institution may, under Texas Education Code, Chapter 54, collect from students attending the institution, including statutory tuition, designated tuition, and board-authorized tuition.

Source Note:The provisions of this §461.20 adopted to be effective August 11, 2005, 30 TexReg 4478; amended to be effective February 21, 2006, 31 TexReg 1031; amended to be effective August 16, 2007, 32 TexReg 4979; amended to be effective November 27, 2007, 32 TexReg 8496; amended to be effective May 21, 2008, 33 TexReg 3943; amended to be effective August 25, 2008, 33 TexReg 6815; amended to be effective March 2, 2009, 34 TexReg 1430; amended to be effective August 26, 2009, 34 TexReg 5684; amended to be effective May 26, 2010, 35 TexReg 4155; amended to be effective September 6, 2011, 36 TexReg 5684; amended to be effective February 28, 2012, 37 TexReg 1332; amended to be effective August 27, 2012, 37 TexReg 6592; transferred effective May 26, 2013, as published in the Texas Register July 12, 2013, 38 TexReg 4513.