Terms Used In Alaska Statutes > Title 14 > Chapter 56 > Article 3 - Library Assistance Grants

• action: includes any matter or proceeding in a court, civil or criminal. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
• board: means the state Board of Education and Early Development. See Alaska Statutes 14.60.010
• commissioner: means the commissioner of education and early development. See Alaska Statutes 14.60.010
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• department: means the Department of Education and Early Development. See Alaska Statutes 14.60.010
• 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.
• governing body: means the school board of a borough or city school district or a regional educational attendance area. See Alaska Statutes 14.60.010
• municipality: means a political subdivision incorporated under the laws of the state that is a home rule or general law city, a home rule or general law borough, or a unified municipality. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060
• state: means the State of Alaska unless applied to the different parts of the United States and in the latter case it includes the District of Columbia and the territories. See Alaska Statutes 01.10.060