Section 732.103 - DefinitionsThe words and terms in this chapter have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) Claim--a demand for damages by the Contractor based upon the Department's alleged breach of contract;(2) Contractor--as defined by § 2260.001(2), Texas Government Code;(3) Commissioner--the chief administrative officer of the Department;(4) Counterclaim--a claim by the Department against the Contractor based upon the same contract as that of the Contractor's claim;(5) Day--a calendar day. If an act is required to occur on a date falling on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, the first working day following one of these days is the date to be counted as the required day for the act;(6) Department--the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services;(7) Event--an act or omission or a series of acts or omissions giving rise to a claim;(8) Negotiation--a consensual bargaining process in which the parties attempt to resolve a claim and counterclaim;(9) Parties--the Department and the Contractor that have entered into the contract that is the subject of the claim; and(10) SOAH--State Office of Administrative Hearings.40 Tex. Admin. Code § 732.103
The provisions of this §732.103 adopted to be effective July 12, 2001, 26 TexReg 5074; amended to be effective February 14, 2014, 28 TexReg 1229; amended to be effective June 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 3715; Repealed by Texas Register, Volume 40, Number 26, June 26, 2015, TexReg 4222, eff. 7/1/2015; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 05, January 29, 2021, TexReg 0842, eff. 2/2/2021