Terms Used In California Codes > Education Code > Title 2 > Division 4 > Part 28 > Chapter 5.6 > Article 3 - In-Service Training

• Advisory Council: means the Dispute Resolution Advisory Council. See California Business and Professions Code 466
• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Dispute resolution: includes , but is not limited to, mediation, conciliation, and arbitration. See California Business and Professions Code 466
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Program: means an entity that provides dispute resolution. See California Business and Professions Code 466
• State: means the State of California, unless applied to the different parts of the United States. See California Business and Professions Code 21
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.