Sec. 2115.001. DEFINITIONS    


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  • In this chapter:

    (1) "Overpayment" includes a duplicate payment made to a vendor for a single invoice and a payment made to a vendor:

    (A) when an available discount from the vendor was not applied;

    (B) for a late payment penalty that was improperly applied by the vendor;

    (C) for shipping costs that were computed incorrectly or incorrectly included in an invoice;

    (D) for state sales tax; or

    (E) for a good or service the vendor did not provide.

    (2) "State agency" means a department, commission, board, office, or other agency, including a university system or an institution of higher education other than a public junior college, that:

    (A) is in the executive branch of state government;

    (B) is created by statute; and

    (C) does not have statutory geographical boundaries limited to a part of the state.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 403 , Sec. 1, eff. June 17, 2005. Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 899 , Sec. 2.01, eff. August 29, 2005.