Sec. 659.131. DEFINITIONS

In this subchapter:

(1) "Campaign manager" means a local campaign manager or state campaign manager.

(2) "Charitable organization" means an organization that:

(A) is organized for charitable purposes under the Texas Non-Profit Corporation Act (Article 1396-1.01 et seq., Vernon's Texas Civil Statutes) or holds a certificate of authority issued under that Act;

(B) is exempt from taxation under Section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as an organization described in Section 501(c)(3) of that code and to which contributions are deductible for income tax purposes under Section 170 of that code;

(C) complies with all applicable federal nondiscrimination law, including Chapter 21, Title 42, United States Code;

(D) complies with all state statutes and rules relating to charitable organizations; and

(E) is not a private foundation.

(3) "Direct services" means providing funds or programs for health and human services that directly benefit the recipients.

(4) "Eligible charitable organization" means a charitable organization eligible to participate in the state employee charitable contribution campaign as provided by Section 659.146.

(5) "Federated community campaign organization" means a federation or fund that:

(A) has demonstrated expertise in conducting workplace charitable campaigns; and

(B) distributes funds raised through a cooperative community campaign to at least five agencies that provide direct services to residents of the campaign area.

(6) "Federation or fund" means a fund-raising entity that:

(A) is a charitable organization;

(B) acts as an agent for at least five charitable organizations;

(C) is not organized exclusively to solicit contributions from state employees; and

(D) is supported by voluntary contributions by the public and is:

(i) incorporated in this state and has an established physical presence in this state in the form of an office or service facility that is staffed at least 20 hours a week; or

(ii) incorporated outside this state, includes at least 10 affiliated charitable organizations, has existed at least three years, and participates in state employee charitable campaigns in at least 10 other states.

(7) "Health and human services" means services provided by a charitable organization that:

(A) benefit residents of this state, including children, youth, adults, elderly individuals, ill or infirm individuals, or individuals with a mental or physical disability; and

(B) consist of:

(i) human care, medical or other research in the field of human health, education, social adjustment, or rehabilitation;

(ii) relief for victims of natural disaster or other emergencies; or

(iii) assistance to impoverished individuals in need of food, shelter, clothing, or other basic needs.

(8) "Indirect services" means services that:

(A) enable, augment, or otherwise support the direct delivery of health and human services; and

(B) demonstrably benefit residents of this state.

(9) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.

(10) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1310, Sec. 121(9).

(11) "Local campaign area" means the county or counties in which a local campaign manager conducts a state employee charitable campaign.

(12) "Local campaign manager" means the local campaign manager selected by the local employee committee as provided by Section 659.144.

(13) "Local charitable organization" means a charitable organization that:

(A) provides direct or indirect health and human services; and

(B) is accessible to state employees in the local campaign area by maintaining:

(i) a publicly identified office with a professional or volunteer staff within the local campaign area that is open at least 20 hours a week during normal working hours; and

(ii) a locally listed telephone number.

(14) "Local employee committee" means a local state employee charitable campaign committee selected as provided by Section 659.143.

(15) "State advisory committee" means the state employee charitable campaign advisory committee appointed under Section 659.142.

(16) "State agency" means a department, commission, board, office, institution of higher education, or other agency of state government.

(17) "State campaign manager" means the state campaign manager selected by the state policy committee under Section 659.140(e)(2).

(18) "State employee" means an employee of a state agency.

(19) "State employee charitable campaign" means an annual campaign conducted in communities or areas in which state employees solicit contributions to an eligible charitable organization.

(20) "State policy committee" means the state employee charitable campaign policy committee appointed under Section 659.140.

(21) "Statewide charitable organization" means a federation or fund and its affiliated agencies that:

(A) provide direct or indirect health and human services to residents of two or more noncontiguous standard metropolitan statistical areas of this state; and

(B) have demonstrated the federation or fund is accessible to state employees by maintaining:

(i) a staff or volunteer representative residing in this state who is accessible at least 20 hours a week during normal working hours; and

(ii) a toll-free long-distance telephone number.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.17(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1310, Sec. 35, 121(9), eff. June 20, 2003.