Terms Used In California Codes > Business and Professions Code > Division 1 > Chapter 8 - Dispute Resolution Programs

• Acquiring district: means a district in which all or a part of, a state-aided district or an applicant district has been included. See California Education Code 16733
• Administering agency: means any agency designated pursuant to §. See California Education Code 17210
• application: includes the original documents or writings filed and any other supporting documents or writings including supporting documents provided or filed contemporaneously, or later, in support of the application whether provided or filed by the applicant or by any other person in support of the application. See California Business and Professions Code 478
• Apportionment: means an apportionment made under this chapter unless the context otherwise requires. See California Education Code 16702
• board: means any entity listed in Section 101, the entities referred to in Sections 1000 and 3600, the State Bar, the Department of Real Estate, and any other state agency that issues a license, certificate, or registration authorizing a person to engage in a business or profession. See California Business and Professions Code 31
• Board: means the State Allocation Board. See California Education Code 16702
• Board: includes "bureau" "commission" "committee" "department" "division" "examining committee" "program" and "agency. See California Business and Professions Code 477
• business opportunity: shall include the sale or lease of the business and goodwill of an existing business enterprise or opportunity. See California Business and Professions Code 10030
• City: includes city and county. See California Business and Professions Code 18
• County: includes city and county. See California Business and Professions Code 17
• deed of trust: as used in this part includes "mortgage. See California Business and Professions Code 10028
• Director: means the Director of Education. See California Education Code 16702
• dwelling: means any of the following units which are owned by a signatory to the mortgage or deed of trust secured by the dwelling unit at the time of execution of the mortgage or deed of trust:

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• Environmental assessor: means an environmental professional as defined in Section 312. See California Education Code 17210
• Handle: has the meaning the term is given in Article 1 (commencing with Section 25500) of Chapter 6. See California Education Code 17210
• Hazardous air emissions: means emissions into the ambient air of air contaminants that have been identified as a toxic air contaminant by the State Air Resources Board or by the air pollution control officer for the jurisdiction in which the project is located. See California Education Code 17210
• Hazardous material: has the meaning the term is given in subdivision (d) of §. See California Education Code 17210
• License: includes certificate, registration or other means to engage in a business or profession regulated by this code. See California Business and Professions Code 477
• Licensing board: means any board, as defined in Section 22, the State Bar of California, and the Department of Real Estate. See California Business and Professions Code 30
• material: includes a statement or omission substantially related to the qualifications, functions, or duties of the business or profession. See California Business and Professions Code 478
• mobilehome: means a structure as defined in §. See California Business and Professions Code 10131.6
• month: means a calendar month, unless otherwise expressed. See California Civil Code 14
• Original district: means a state-aided or applicant district included in whole or in part in an acquiring district. See California Education Code 16733
• Person: means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or any organized group of persons whether incorporated or not. See California Food and Agricultural Code 38
• personal property: include money, goods, chattels, things in action, and evidences of debt. See California Civil Code 14
• Phase I environmental assessment: means a preliminary assessment of a property to determine whether there has been or may have been a release of a hazardous material, or whether a naturally occurring hazardous material is present, based on reasonably available information about the property and the area in its vicinity. See California Education Code 17210
• Preliminary endangerment assessment: means an activity that is performed to determine whether current or past hazardous material management practices or waste management practices have resulted in a release or threatened release of hazardous materials, or whether naturally occurring hazardous materials are present, which pose a threat to children's health, children's learning abilities, public health, or the environment. See California Education Code 17210
• Program: means an entity that provides dispute resolution. See California Business and Professions Code 466
• Project: means the purpose or purposes for which a school district has applied for an apportionment or apportionments. See California Education Code 16702
• Proposed schoolsite: means real property acquired or to be acquired or proposed for use as a schoolsite, prior to its occupancy as a school. See California Education Code 17210
• Real property sales contract: as used in this part is an agreement wherein one party agrees to convey title to real property to another party upon the satisfaction of specified conditions set forth in the contract and which does not require conveyance of title within one year from the date of formation of the contract. See California Business and Professions Code 10029
• Recovery Account: shall be deemed to refer to the Consumer Recovery Account. See California Business and Professions Code 10450.6
• Remedial action plan: means a plan approved by the Department of Toxic Substances Control pursuant to §. See California Education Code 17210
• Sell: includes offer for sale, expose for sale, possess for sale, exchange, barter, or trade. See California Food and Agricultural Code 44
• spouse: includes a registered domestic partner, as required by §. See California Civil Code 14
• State act: means the Carpenter-Presley-Tanner Hazardous Substance Account Act (Chapter 6. See California Education Code 17210
• State-aided district: means a district to which an apportionment has been made under this chapter. See California Education Code 16733
• tax obligation: means the tax imposed under, or in accordance with, Part 1 (commencing with Section 6001), Part 1. See California Business and Professions Code 31
• will: includes codicil. See California Civil Code 14