California Education Code 94858.5 – “Public institution of higher education” means any of the …
“Public institution of higher education” means any of the following:
(a) An institution that meets the definition of subdivision (a) of Section 66010, including a district or campus of the California Community Colleges.
Terms Used In California Education Code 94858.5
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
- Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
(b) An institution operated by the United States government, a state, as defined in Section 3306(j)(1) of Title 26 of the United States Code, a local government, as defined in Section 1393(a)(5) of Title 26 of the United States Code, or Indian tribal government, as defined in Section 7701(a)(40) of Title 26 of the United States Code.
(c) An institution that is an instrumentality of a state or local government if it meets all of the following:
(1) The institution’s employees are government employees.
(2) The institution’s liabilities are payable to the same degree as if they were liabilities of the state or local government, in the state or local government jurisdiction where the institution is formed.
(3) The institution is subject to the same financial oversight and open public records laws as the state or local government, in the state or local government jurisdiction where the institution is formed.
(Added by Stats. 2020, Ch. 153, Sec. 4. (AB 70) Effective January 1, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2027, pursuant to Section 94950.)