Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 1 > Division 4 > Chapter 12 > Article 5 - Employee Organizations: Representation, Recognition, Certification and Decertification

• Board: means the Public Employment Relations Board established pursuant to Section 3513. See California Government Code 3562
• City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town. See California Streets and Highways Code 15
• Commissioner: means any county agricultural commissioner. See California Food and Agricultural Code 26
• Construction: includes :

  California Streets and Highways Code 29

• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• County: includes "city and county. See California Streets and Highways Code 14
• County: includes city and county. See California Food and Agricultural Code 29
• Department: means the Department of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 32
• Employee organization: means any organization of any kind in which higher education employees participate and that exists for the purpose, in whole or in part, of dealing with higher education employers concerning grievances, labor disputes, wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment of employees. See California Government Code 3562
• Exclusive representative: means any recognized or certified employee organization or person it authorizes to act on its behalf. See California Government Code 3562
• higher education employer: means the Regents of the University of California in the case of the University of California, the Board of Directors of the college named in §. See California Government Code 3562
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 35