(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in this division, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
  (1) Public official--a member of the governing body of a charter holder, a member of the governing body of a charter school, or an officer of a charter school who retains final authority to select and terminate charter school employees.
  (2) Candidate--a person who applies for, seeks, is nominated for, or is considered for selection, appointment, employment or in any other manner to be made a member of the governing body of a charter holder, a member of the governing body of a charter school, or an officer of an open-enrollment charter school.
  (3) Charter Position:
    (A) an office, employment, function, or duty that is to be directly or indirectly compensated from state funds received by a charter holder after September 1, 2001; or
    (B) a member of the governing body of a charter holder that receives state funds after September 1, 2001, or a member of the governing body or an officer of a charter school operated by such charter holder.
(b) Degrees of relationship. Except as specifically provided by these rules, §§100.1111-100.1116 of this division apply to relationships within the third degree by consanguinity or within the second degree by affinity.

Source Note: The provisions of this §100.1112 adopted to be effective April 18, 2002, 27 TexReg 3110; amended to be effective September 18, 2014, 39 TexReg 7295