(1) "Board" means the Board of Community Supervision.
(2) "DCS" means the Department of Community Supervision.
(3) "Private probation officer" means an individual employed by a private corporation, private enterprise, private agency, or other private entity to supervise defendants placed on probation by a court for committing an ordinance violation or misdemeanor.
(4) "Probation officer" means an individual employed by a governing authority of a county, municipality, or consolidated government to supervise defendants placed on probation by a court for committing an ordinance violation or misdemeanor.