For purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings:

(a) “Lapse” means dissolving a school district and annexing the entire territory of that school district to one or more adjoining school districts.

(b) “Lapsation” means an action to lapse as defined by this section.

(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 186, Sec. 36. (AB 2659) Effective January 1, 2017.)