Terms Used In California Codes > Welfare and Institutions Code > Division 9 > Part 1.7 - The Early Childhood Development Act of 2020

• Advisory Council: means the Dispute Resolution Advisory Council. See California Business and Professions Code 466
• Dispute resolution: includes , but is not limited to, mediation, conciliation, and arbitration. See California Business and Professions Code 466
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• 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
• Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs, unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Business and Professions Code 15
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.