As used in Sections 37-29-301 through 37-29-305, the following terms shall be defined as provided in this section:
"Full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment" means the process by which the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) calculates FTE by taking total undergraduate semester credit hours divided by thirty (30); total undergraduate quarter hours divided by forty-five (45); total graduate semester credit hours divided by twenty-four (24); and total graduate quarter hours divided by thirty-six (36).
"State funds" means all funds appropriated by the Legislature including funds from the State General Fund, Education Enhancement Fund, Budget Contingency Fund and Health Care Expendable Fund.
"E G operations" means education and general expenses of the colleges and universities.
"Average daily attendance (ADA)" means the figure that results when the total aggregate attendance during the period or months counted is divided by the number of days during the period or months counted upon which both teachers and pupils are in regular attendance for scheduled classroom instruction, less the average daily attendance for self-contained special education classes and, before full implementation of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program, the State Department of Education shall deduct the average attendance of the alternative school program provided for in Section 37-19-22.