The words and terms in this chapter have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

1. (1) Advisory committee--Any group, such as a committee, commission, task force, workgroup, or other entity with multiple members that has as its primary function advising the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS).
2. (2) APS--Adult Protective Services, a division of (DFPS) responsible for providing protective services for elderly and disabled persons.
3. (3) CCL--Child-Care Licensing, a division of DFPS responsible for the regulation of child-care facilities, as provided in Chapter 42 of the Human Resources Code.
4. (4) Commissioner--The Commissioner of DFPS.
5. (5) CPS--Child Protective Services, a division of DFPS responsible for providing protective services to children and for providing family support and family preservation services.
6. (6) DFPS or the Department--The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
7. (7) Executive Commissioner--The Executive Commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission or his or her designee.
8. (8) PEI--Prevention and Early Intervention, a division of (DFPS) responsible for implementing and managing programs intended to provide early intervention or prevent at-risk behaviors that lead to child abuse, delinquency, running away, truancy, and dropping out of school.
9. (9) Quorum--A majority of an advisory committee's active membership.
10. (10) Single Source Continuum Contractor--Entity with which DFPS contracts for the full continuum of care in a Foster Care Redesign catchment area.

Source Note:The provisions of this §702.5 adopted to be effective March 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 1351; amended to be effective July 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4053.