Terms Used In California Codes > Education Code > Title 2 > Division 3 > Part 25 > Chapter 2 > Article 12 - California School Paraprofessional Teacher Training Program

• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.