As used in this title:
(1) "Department" means the Department of Cultural and Community Engagement.
(2) "Executive director" means the executive director of the Department of Cultural and Community Engagement.
(3)
(a) "Pass-through funding" means funding from an appropriation by the Legislature to a state agency that is intended to be passed through the state agency to:
(i) a government or local government entity;
(ii) a private entity, including a not-for-profit entity; or
(iii) a person in the form of a loan or a grant.
(b) The funding may come from general funds, federal funds, dedicated credits, or a combination of funding sources.
(4) "STEM" means science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.