In this chapter:
(1) "Address of record" means the last address provided
to the board by a certificate or registration holder pursuant to §501.93
of this title (relating to Responses);
(2) "ALJ" means SOAH administrative law judge;
(3) "APA" means the Texas Administrative Procedure
Act, Chapter 2001 of the Texas Government Code;
(4) "Board staff" means the employees or independent
contractors of the board;
(5) "Committee" means an enforcement committee of the
board;
(6) "Complaint" means information available to or provided
to the board indicating that a certificate or registration holder
may have violated the Act, board rules, or order of the board;
(7) "Complainant" means the person or entity who initiates
a complaint with the board against a certificate or registration holder;
(8) "Direct Administrative Costs" means those costs
actually incurred by the board through payment to outside vendors
and the resources expended by the board in the investigation and prosecution
of a matter within the board's jurisdiction, including but not limited
to, staff salary, payroll taxes and benefits and other non-salary
related expenses, expert fees and expenses, witness fees and expenses,
fees and expenses paid to the Office of the Attorney General, filing
fees, SOAH utilization fees, court reporting fees, copying fees, delivery
fees, case management fees, costs of exhibit creation, technical fees,
travel costs and any other cost or fee that can reasonably be attributed
to the matter;
(9) "Petitioner" means the Texas State Board of Public
Accountancy;
(10) "PFD" means the proposal for decision prepared
by an ALJ;
(11) "Respondent" means a licensee or certificate holder,
individual or entity against whom a complaint has been filed; and
(12) "SOAH" means the State Office of Administrative
Hearings.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §519.2 adopted to be effective June 9, 2004, 29 TexReg 5628; amended to be effective June 7, 2006, 31 TexReg 4645; amended to be effective October 12, 2006, 31 TexReg 8369; amended to be effective October 15, 2008, 33 TexReg 8518; amended to be effective February 9, 2012, 37 TexReg 490 |
