Texas § BC.761.001 - DEFINITIONS
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§ BC.761.001. DEFINITIONS
DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Campus credit card marketing activity": (A) means any activity: (i) conducted by an agent or employee of a credit card issuer on the campus of a postsecondary educational institution; and (ii) designed to encourage and enable students to apply for a credit card; and (B) includes the act of placing on the campus a display or poster together with a form that can be returned to the credit card issuer as a credit card application, even if an employee or agent of the credit card issuer is not present at the display. (2) "Credit card" means a card or device issued under an agreement by which the issuer gives to a cardholder the right to obtain credit from the issuer or another person. (3) "Credit card issuer" means a lender, including a financial institution, or a merchant that receives applications and issues credit cards to individuals. (4) "Governing board" means the body charged with policy direction of any postsecondary educational institution, including a board of directors, a board of regents, a board of trustees, and an independent school district board that is charged with policy direction of a public junior college. (5) "Postsecondary educational institution" means: (A) an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 , Education Code; (B) a private or independent institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 , Education Code; or (C) a private postsecondary educational institution as defined by Section 61.302 , Education Code. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 87 (S.B. 1969 ), Sec. 4.014(a), eff. September 1, 2009. SUBCHAPTER B. PROHIBITED CONDUCT
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