Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 23 > Chapter 11 > Part X > Subpart A - Outstanding Contributions

• 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.
• 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.
• 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
• Blind student: means an individual who is identified by a functional vision assessment as having vision loss which interferes with the ability to perform academically and which requires the use of specialized textbooks, techniques, materials, or equipment to access the same academic content as the student's sighted peers or who has one of the following:

              (a) A visual acuity of 20/70 or less, near acuity in the better eye with correcting lenses, or both, or has a limited field of vision such that the widest diameter subtends an angular distance of no greater than twenty degrees. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:1982

• Board: means the Board of Commissioners of St. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:7801
• Braille: means the system of reading and writing through touch commonly known as standard English Braille. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:1982
• Commission: means the St. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:7801
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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

• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Functional vision assessment: is a n organized plan for observing how a student uses vision to perform routine tasks within the educational environment and assesses whether a visual impairment is interfering with the student's ability to access educational content. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:1982
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Individualized Education Program: means a written statement developed for a student eligible for special education services pursuant to the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, 20 U. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:1982
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• 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.
• 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}
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Parish: means the parish of St. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 33:7801
• person: includes a body of persons, whether incorporated or not. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 1:10
• Program: means the Governor's Program for Gifted Children. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:1989.2
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
• 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.