Texas Occupations Code - OCC § 2501.001. Definitions

(1) “Applicant” means a person who:

(2) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., ch. 102 (S.B. No. 1168), § 2(1);  Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., ch. 565 (H.B. 3167), § 2.02(1).

(3) “Counselor” means a person who:

(3-a) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., ch. 102 (S.B. No. 1168), § 2(1);  Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., ch. 565 (H.B. 3167), § 2.02(1).

(4) “Employer” means a person who employs or seeks to employ an employee.

(4-a) Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., ch. 102 (S.B. No. 1168), § 2(1);  Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., ch. 565 (H.B. 3167), § 2.02(1).

(5) “Fee” means anything of value, including valuable consideration or a service or the promise of valuable consideration or a service, directly or indirectly received by a personnel service as payment from a person seeking employment.

(6) “Job order” means a verbal or written notice of a job opening from an employer.

(7) “Owner” means a person who possesses a proprietary interest in a personnel service.

(8) “Person” means an individual, partnership, association, corporation, legal representative, trustee in bankruptcy, or receiver.

(9) “Personnel service” means a person who, regardless of whether for a fee, directly or indirectly offers or attempts to obtain permanent employment for an applicant or obtains or attempts to obtain a permanent employee for an employer.  The term does not include a newspaper of general circulation or other publication that primarily communicates information, other than information relating to employment positions, and that does not claim to adapt the information provided to the needs or desires of an individual applicant.  The term includes a person who offers the facilities of or advertises as:

(10) “Service file” means a job order, resume, application, workpaper, or other record containing information relating to: