Section 321.1 - Definitions The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Applicant--A person that has submitted an application for a grant award under this chapter. (2) Board--The board of directors of the commission.(3) Classified research--Research whose procedures, including required access to classified materials or cleared facilities, and results, subject to a Security Agreement between the U.S. Department of Defense and the governing body for an institution of higher education, are legally knowable only by individuals with U.S. government security clearance.(4) Commission--The Texas Space Commission. (5) Consortium--The Texas Aerospace Research and Space Economy Consortium created under Subchapter G, Chapter 482, Texas Government Code.(6) Digital signature--A signature that: (A) is created as an electronic identifier by cryptographic means involving the use of two mathematically related keys (i.e., a public and private key pair, often referred to as Public Key Infrastructure or PKI);(B) complies with the requirements of Title 1, Chapter 203, Texas Administrative Code (relating to Management of Electronic Transactions and Signed Records); and(C) is not a photographic digital facsimile of a hand-made signature.(7) Direct award--The award of a grant without first soliciting competitive proposals or applications.(8) Electronic signature--A signature that is an image of a hand-made signature such as on a transmitted facsimile, an electronic document created by scanning the original physical document, or an electronic document (such as one created in a portable document format) where a separate image of a hand-made signature has been overlaid onto the electronic document in place of a physical hand-made signature.(9) Fund--The Space Exploration and Aeronautics Research Fund.(10) Governmental entity--Means: (A) the State of Texas and all the agencies of government that collectively constitute the government of the state, including boards, commissions, departments, committees, institutions, or offices that are within or are created by the executive or legislative branch of state government and that are directed by one or more elected or appointed members;(B) an institution of higher education, as that term is defined in Section 61.003, Texas Education Code;(C) a political subdivision of this state, including any city, county, junior college district, or other entity; and (D) any other institution, agency, or organ of government the status and authority of which are derived from the Constitution of Texas or from laws passed by the legislature under the constitution.(11) Grant--The award of financial assistance, including cooperative agreements, in the form of money, property in lieu of money, or other financial assistance paid or furnished by the state or federal government to carry out a program in accordance with rules, regulations, and guidance provided by the commission. The term does not include technical assistance which provides services instead of money, or other assistance in the form of revenue sharing, loans, loan guarantees, interest subsidies, insurance, or direct appropriations. Also, the term does not include assistance, such as a fellowship or other lump sum award, for which the grantee is not required to account.(12) Grant agreement--An agreement between the commission and a grant recipient that establishes the terms, duties, reporting requirements, and other responsibilities of each party in relation to a grant awarded by the commission.(13) Grant funds--Monies in the Space Exploration and Aeronautics Research Fund.(14) Grant recipient or Grantee--An applicant that receives a grant award under this chapter.(15) Hand-made signature--A signature created when a person physically marks a paper document; also known as a "wet ink" or "manual" signature.(16) TxGMS--The publication titled Texas Grant Management Standards, promulgated by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, in accordance with Texas Government Code, Chapter 783, concerning Uniform Grant and Contract Management.10 Tex. Admin. Code § 321.1
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 49, December 6, 2024, TexReg 9957, eff. 12/8/2024