The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
  (1) Board or THECB--The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
  (2) Low-Income Student--A student whose household income is at or below a certain percentage of the Department of Health and Human Service's federal poverty guidelines. The percentage shall be set forth in the RFA.
  (3) Nonprofit Organization--An organization exempt from federal income taxation under §501(a), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as an organization described by §501(c)(3) of that Code.
  (4) Nonprofit Workforce Intermediary and Job Training Organization--A nonprofit organization that engages in comprehensive long-term job training in partnership with a public junior college, public state college, or public technical institute and provides labor market intermediary services to participating students.
  (5) Program--Texas Innovative Adult Career Education (ACE) Grant Program established under Texas Education Code, chapter 136.
  (6) Public Junior College, Public State College, and Public Technical Institute--An institution as defined by Texas Education Code, §61.003.
  (7) Request for Applications (RFA)--The written announcement requesting the submission of applications for available grant funding. The RFA sets forth the terms and conditions of the Program.
  (8) Veteran--A person who:
    (A) has served in:
      (i) the Army, Navy, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Marine Corps of the United States;
      (ii) the state military forces as defined by §431.001, Government Code, other than the Texas State Guard; or
      (iii) an auxiliary service of one of those branches of the armed forces; and
    (B) received an honorable or general discharge from the branch of service in which the person served.

Source Note: The provisions of this §10.872 adopted to be effective May 16, 2024, 49 TexReg 3258