(a) The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:      
        (1) Chief administrative officer -- the Chief Clerk of the Land Office or his or her designee.       
        (2) Commissioner -- the Commissioner of the General Land Office of Texas or the Commissioner's designee not below the level of division director.       
        (3) Contract -- a written contract between the Land Office and a contractor by which the contractor agrees either: to provide goods or services, by sale or lease, to or for a unit of state government; or to perform a project as defined by Government Code, §2166.001.       
        (4) Contractor -- independent contractor who has entered into a contract directly with the Land Office, but does not include:                  (A) A contractor's subcontractor, officer, employee, agent, or other person furnishing goods or services to a contractor;                   (B) An employee of the Land Office; or                   (C) A student at an institution of higher education.         
        (5) Day -- calendar day. Acts required to occur on a Saturday, Sunday, or holiday, shall take place on the next following working day.       
        (6) Governmental body -- shall be construed as that term is defined under Texas Government Code Section 552.003.       
        (7) Land Office -- the General Land Office of Texas.       
        (8) Parties -- collectively, the contractor and the Land Office.       
        (9) Political subdivision -- a municipality, county, parish, borough, public school district, levee improvement district, municipal utility district, or any other special purpose district authorized by the law of the State of Texas or another state.       
        (10) SOAH -- the State Office of Administrative Hearings.       
        (11) Unit of state government -- the State of Texas or an agency, department, commission, bureau, board, office, council, court, or other entity that is in any branch of the government of the State of Texas and is created by the constitution or a statute of the State of Texas, including a university system or institution of higher education, but does not include a county, municipality, court of a county or municipality, special purpose district, or other political subdivision of this state.       
      (b) Words or terms not defined in this subchapter have the meanings defined in Texas Government Code, Chapter 2260, or, if no meaning is defined therein, shall be read in context and construed according to the rules of grammar and common usage.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §3.61 adopted to be effective November 25, 2019, 44 TexReg 7186