(a) The following words and terms, when used in this
chapter, shall have the same meaning as set forth in the Administrative
Procedure Act, Government Code, Chapter 2001 (the "APA"), unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
  (1) Contested case;
  (2) License;
  (3) Licensing;
  (4) Party;
  (5) Person; and
  (6) State agency.
(b) The following words and terms, when used in this
chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly
indicates otherwise.
  (1) Act or Securities Act or Texas Securities Act--The
Securities Act, Texas Revised Civil Statutes, Article 581-1 et seq.,
as amended.
  (2) APA--The Administrative Procedure Act, Texas Government
Code, Title 10, Chapter 2001, as amended.
  (3) Commissioner or Securities Commissioner--The State
Securities Commissioner for the State of Texas.
  (4) SOAH--The State Office of Administrative Hearings.
  (5) SOAH Rules of Procedure--The procedural rules of
the State Office of Administrative Hearings, described in 1 TAC Chapter
155, as amended.
  (6) Staff--Personnel of the Securities Board, excluding
the members of the Board, the Securities Commissioner, the Deputy
Commissioner, and the Commissioner's Representative or any designee
thereof responsible for assisting or advising members of the Board,
the Securities Commissioner or the Deputy Commissioner.


Source Note: The provisions of this §105.2 adopted to be effective April 3, 2012, 37 TexReg 2165