Terms Used In California Codes > Education Code > Title 1 > Division 1 > Part 11 > Chapter 1.5 > Article 2 - Definitions

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Fiscal officer: means , for a municipal library, the chief fiscal officer of the municipality. See California Education Code 18015
• Foundation program: means those elements of library service which are basic to its function as a provider of information, education, and cultural enrichment to all segments of the community, including, but not limited to, collection development and maintenance, lending services, information services, facility maintenance, and administration. See California Education Code 18015
• 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.
• Public library: means a library, or two or more libraries, operated as a single entity by one or more public jurisdictions and which serve the general public without distinction. See California Education Code 18015
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.