# Tex. Education Code § 2000.001: DEFINITIONS

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C2000_S2000.001

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Education Code § 2000.001
- **Heading:** DEFINITIONS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 2000 / Section 2000.001

## Text

In this chapter:

(1) "Employee welfare benefit plan" has the meaning assigned by Section 3(1), Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. Section 1002(1)).

(2) "Private educational institution" means any nonpublic, nonprofit, and accredited school that:

(A) is owned and operated by an individual, religious institution, partnership, association, or corporation, or a department, division, or section of one of those entities; and

(B) designates itself as a private educational center that includes a program of elementary, secondary, religious, college, or university education whose primary purpose is to provide private or religious-based education.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Education Code § 2000.001 § 2000.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C2000_S2000.001.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 2000.002 § 2000.002. FORMATION OF BENEFITS CONSORTIUM.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C2000_S2000.002.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 2000.003 § 2000.003. FILINGS BY BENEFITS CONSORTIUM.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C2000_S2000.003.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 2000.004 § 2000.004. REGULATION OF BENEFITS CONSORTIUM; EXEMPTION FROM STATE REGULATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C2000_S2000.004.md)

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