Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 20 > Article 37 - Career and Technical Education

• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• bureau: refers to the department of correction ombudsman bureau established by section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.2-1
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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}
• minor: means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• ombudsman: means an employee of the bureau or an individual approved by the bureau to investigate and resolve complaints that the department of correction endangered the health and safety of any person, or that the department of correction violated specific laws, rules, or written policies. See Indiana Code 4-13-1.2-2
• 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.
• Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
• United States: includes the District of Columbia and the commonwealths, possessions, states in free association with the United States, and the territories. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• work based learning course: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 20-37-3-2
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5