Terms Used In California Codes > Education Code > Title 3 > Division 14 > Part 65 > Chapter 5.7 - CALIFORNIA BENCH TO SCHOOL INITIATIVE

• Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
• Initiative: means the California Bench to School Initiative established in subdivision (a). See California Education Code 99275
• Institute: means the California Institute on Law, Neuroscience, and Education created pursuant to subdivision (a). See California Education Code 99275
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• 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
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• UCSF: means the University of California, San Francisco. See California Education Code 99275