Terms Used In California Codes > Education Code > Title 2 > Division 4 > Part 28 > Chapter 6.1 > Article 2 - Public School Performance Accountability Program

• Dispute resolution: includes , but is not limited to, mediation, conciliation, and arbitration. See California Business and Professions Code 466
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• 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.
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Program: means an entity that provides dispute resolution. See California Business and Professions Code 466
• Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.