Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 26 > Chapter 25 > Subchapter 1 - General Provisions

• Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Labor. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 2001
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• 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.
• 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.
• Majority: when used in reference to age shall mean the age of 18 and over. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
• Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
• 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.
• Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide.
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• State workforce development plan: means a state plan under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 2001
• United States: includes territories and the District of Columbia. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act: means the federal Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act, Public Law 113-128. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 26 Sec. 2001
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72