Terms Used In California Codes > Business and Professions Code > Division 8.6 > Chapter 1 - General Provisions and Definitions

• Account: means the Dentally Underserved Account established in Section 1973, which is contained within the fund. See California Business and Professions Code 1971
• Administrative fund: means the funds used to administer this article. See California Education Code 69980
• Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
• 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
• Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. ^{Source: OCC}
• Benefits: means the payment of higher education expenses on behalf of a beneficiary by the Scholarshare trust during the beneficiary's attendance at an institution of higher education. See California Education Code 69980
• Board: means the Scholarshare Investment Board established pursuant to subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) of subdivision (a) of Section 69984. See California Education Code 69980
• board: as used in this chapter means the Medical Board of California. See California Business and Professions Code 2002
• Board: means the Dental Board of California. See California Business and Professions Code 1971
• certificate: as used in this chapter are deemed to be synonomous. See California Business and Professions Code 2040
• City: includes city and county. See California Business and Professions Code 18
• commission: means the Student Aid Commission created by this article. See California Education Code 69515
• Elections official: means any of the following:

  California Elections Code 320

• Executive director: means the administrator of the Scholarshare trust appointed by the board to administer and manage the Scholarshare trust. See California Education Code 69980
• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Investment management: means the functions performed by a manager contracted to perform functions delegated by the board. See California Education Code 69980
• Investment manager: means a manager contracted to perform functions delegated by the board. See California Education Code 69980
• Judicial office: means the office filled by any judicial officer. See California Elections Code 326
• Nonpartisan office: means an office, except for a voter-nominated office, for which no party may nominate a candidate. See California Elections Code 334
• Participant: means an individual, trust, estate, partnership, association, company or corporation, a custodian under the California Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (Part 9 (commencing with Section 3900) of Division 4 of . See California Education Code 69980
• Participation agreement: means an agreement between a participant and the Scholarshare trust, pursuant to this article. See California Education Code 69980
• Probate: Proving a will
• Program: means the California Dental Corps Loan Repayment Program. See California Business and Professions Code 1971
• Program fund: means the program fund established by this article, which shall be held as a separate fund within the Scholarshare trust. See California Education Code 69980
• Qualified higher education expenses: means the expenses of attendance at an institution of higher education as provided in paragraph (3) of subsection (e), expenses associated with participation in a registered apprenticeship program as provided in paragraph (8) of subsection (c), and payment on the principal or interest of a qualified education loan as provided in paragraph (9) of subsection (c), of Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as it is amended from time to time, if, as determined by the board, the amendment is consistent with the purposes of this article, and as determined and certified by the institution of higher education in the same manner as prescribed in Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U. See California Education Code 69980
• Scholarshare trust: means the trust created pursuant to this article. See California Education Code 69980
• Signature: includes either of the following:

  California Elections Code 354.5

• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• Voter-nominated office: means a congressional or state elective office for which a candidate may choose to have his or her party preference or lack of party preference indicated upon the ballot. See California Elections Code 359.5