Terms Used In California Codes > Food and Agricultural Code > Division 17 > Chapter 13 - Nutrition Incentive Matching Grant Program

• Actuarial interest rate: means the interest rate fixed by the board for purposes of actuarial valuation of the assets and liabilities of the award system. See California Government Code 50952
• Award: means monthly payments for life derived from contributions by a department. See California Government Code 50952
• Award system: means the Volunteer Firefighters Length of Service Award System established by this chapter. See California Government Code 50952
• Board: means the board of the California State Fire Employees Welfare Benefit Corporation. See California Government Code 50952
• bureau: means the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. See California Business and Professions Code 7580.4
• Certified prior service credit: means credit for service performed prior to the contract operative date as certified by a qualifications review commission. See California Government Code 50952
• Certified service credit: means credit certified pursuant to Section 50960 for services rendered by a member. See California Government Code 50952
• chief: means the Chief of the Bureau of Security and Investigative Services. See California Business and Professions Code 7580.5
• Commissioner: means any county agricultural commissioner. See California Food and Agricultural Code 26
• County: includes city and county. See California Food and Agricultural Code 29
• Custodian of the fund: means a financial institution or other entity that qualifies under the laws of this state to act as a trustee of and establish a trust described in Internal Revenue Service Revenue Procedure 92-64. See California Government Code 50952
• Department: means any of the following:

  California Government Code 50952

• Department: means the Department of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 32
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• Fund: means an account or trust described in Internal Revenue Service Revenue Procedure 92-64, which is maintained by the custodian of the fund. See California Government Code 50952
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• Member: means a volunteer of a department, the governing body of which has contracted with the board under this chapter, and who has been certified by a qualifications review commission as having satisfied all the requirements for membership as set established by the board. See California Government Code 50952
• person: includes any individual, firm, company, association, organization, partnership, and corporation. See California Business and Professions Code 7580.3
• Person: means any individual, partnership, association, corporation, limited liability company, or any organized group of persons whether incorporated or not. See California Food and Agricultural Code 38
• Secretary: means the Secretary of Food and Agriculture. See California Food and Agricultural Code 35
• Service credit: means the aggregate of certified service credit. See California Government Code 50952
• Service year: means the period beginning July 1 and ending June 30 of the following year. See California Government Code 50952
• Subdivision: means a subdivision of the section in which that term occurs unless some other section is expressly mentioned. See California Food and Agricultural Code 49
• 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.
• Volunteer: means a person registered as a volunteer member of a regularly organized fire department as defined in subdivision (k). See California Government Code 50952