Terms Used In South Carolina Code > Title 48 > Chapter 2 > Article 3 - Emergency Environmental Fund

• Academic achievement standards: means statements of expectations for student learning. See South Carolina Code 59-18-120
• 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
• Commissioner: means the Commissioner of the Department of Health and Environmental Control. See South Carolina Code 48-2-320
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Department: means the Department of Health and Environmental Control. See South Carolina Code 48-2-320
• Department: means the State Department of Education. See South Carolina Code 59-18-120
• Division of Accountability: means the special unit within the oversight committee established in § 59-6-100. See South Carolina Code 59-18-120
• Environmental Emergency: means a situation, to be determined by the commissioner, that constitutes an immediate threat to the environment or public health, or both, and providing immediate, but temporary relief to the situation may require the expenditure of funds to effect a solution, provide temporary relief, or retain the services of appropriate technical personnel or contractors. See South Carolina Code 48-2-320
• 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.
• Fund: means the "Environmental Emergency Fund" established pursuant to this article. See South Carolina Code 48-2-320
• Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
• Joint resolution: A legislative measure which requires the approval of both chambers.
• Longitudinally matched student data: means examining the performance of a single student or a group of students by considering their test scores over time. See South Carolina Code 59-18-120
• 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.
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• Oversight Committee: means the Education Oversight Committee established in § 59-6-10. See South Carolina Code 59-18-120
• Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
• Standards-based assessment: means an assessment where an individual's performance is compared to specific performance standards and not to the performance of other students. See South Carolina Code 59-18-120
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.