Terms Used In California Codes > Government Code > Title 1 > Division 4 > Chapter 12 > Article 8 - Rights-Disputes Arbitration

• Arbitration: means a method of resolving a rights dispute under which the parties to a controversy must accept the award of a third party. See California Government Code 3562
• Board: means the Public Employment Relations Board established pursuant to Section 3513. See California Government Code 3562
• County: includes city and county. See California Food and Agricultural Code 29
• Exclusive representative: means any recognized or certified employee organization or person it authorizes to act on its behalf. See California Government Code 3562
• 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.
• 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.
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 35