Sec. 2106.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Federally reimbursable indirect cost" means a cost, as defined by Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-87 or a subsequent revision of or successor to that circular, that is:
(A)  incurred by a state agency in support of a federally funded program, other than a research program funded by a federal grant at an institution of higher education;  and
(B)  eligible for reimbursement from the federal government.
(2)  "Indirect cost" means the cost of administering a state or federally funded program and includes a cost of providing a statewide support service.  The term does not include the actual costs of the program.
(3)  "State agency" means a department, board, commission, or other entity in the executive branch of state government that has statewide jurisdiction and administers a program to provide a service to the public or to regulate persons engaged in an occupation or activity.
(4)  "Support service" includes accounting, auditing, budgeting, centralized purchasing, and legal services.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.