Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 17 > Chapter 8 > Part VI - Governor's Program for Gifted Children

• Administrator: means the secretary of the Louisiana Workforce Commission. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1472
• Advice and consent: Under the Constitution, presidential nominations for executive and judicial posts take effect only when confirmed by the Senate, and international treaties become effective only when the Senate approves them by a two-thirds vote.
• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Board: means the Board of Commissioners of St. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:7801
• Commission: means the St. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:7801
• Contributions: means the money payments to the state unemployment compensation fund, required by this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1472
• Director: means the director of the program. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:1989.2
• Districts: means , collectively, Sewer District No. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:7801
• Employer: means :

              (a) Any employing unit which in any calendar quarter in either the current or preceding calendar year paid for services in employment wages of one thousand five hundred dollars or more for some portion of a day in each of twenty different calendar weeks, whether or not such weeks were consecutive, in either the current or the preceding calendar year, had in employment at least one individual regardless of whether the same individual was in employment each day. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1472

• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Parish: means the parish of St. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:7801
• Program: means the Governor's Program for Gifted Children. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:1989.2
• Secretary: means the secretary of the commission. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1
• State: includes the states of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 23:1472
• Temporary restraining order: Prohibits a person from an action that is likely to cause irreparable harm. This differs from an injunction in that it may be granted immediately, without notice to the opposing party, and without a hearing. It is intended to last only until a hearing can be held.
• University: means the college or university at which the program's activities are held, if any. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:1989.2
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.