{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-610.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 610.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Program administrator\" means:\n(A) for a state employee employed by The University of Texas System or The Texas A\u0026M University System, the applicable system; or\n(B) for every other state employee, the Employees Retirement System of Texas.\n(2) \"School district\" has the meaning assigned by Section 11.13, Tax Code.\n(3) \"School district employee\" means a person who receives compensation for service performed, other than as an independent contractor, for a school district.\n(4) \"State agency\" means:\n(A) a board, commission, department, office, or other agency that is in the executive branch of state government and that was created by the constitution or a statute of the state, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;\n(B) the legislature or a legislative agency; or\n(C) the Supreme Court of Texas, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, a court of appeals, or a state judicial agency.\n(5) \"State employee\" means:\n(A) a person who receives compensation for service performed, other than as an independent contractor, for a state agency; or\n(B) a district judge.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE A. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 610. CHILD CARE EXPENSE SALARY REDUCTIONS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.610.htm#610.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"eea040b5c4c0dbed1355fcd943755f2106d9a0ce9c3060b4a24b2314c4abf126","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-609.716","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-610.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}