Terms Used In California Codes > Public Utilities Code > Division 10 > Part 7 > Chapter 3 > Article 3 - Meetings and Legislation

• Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
• Community college: means any public community college established pursuant to the Education Code. See California Penal Code 626
• county: includes "city and county". See California Penal Code 7
• County: includes city and county. See California Public Utilities Code 18
• Designee: is a person whom the principal has authorized to register outsiders pursuant to this chapter. See California Penal Code 627.1
• 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.
• 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.
• outsider: is a ny person other than:

  California Penal Code 627.1

• peace officer: signify any one of the officers mentioned in Chapter 4. See California Penal Code 7
• person: includes a corporation as well as a natural person. See California Penal Code 7
• property: includes both real and personal property. See California Penal Code 7
• Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
• School: means any public or private elementary school, junior high school, four-year high school, senior high school, adult school or any branch thereof, opportunity school, continuation high school, regional occupational center, evening high school, or technical school or any public right-of-way situated immediately adjacent to school property or any other place if a teacher and one or more pupils are required to be at that place in connection with assigned school activities. See California Penal Code 626
• state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes the District of Columbia and the territories, and the words "United States" may include the district and territories. See California Penal Code 7
• State university: means any California state university, and includes any campus or facility owned, operated, or controlled by the Trustees of the California State University. See California Penal Code 626
• University: means the University of California, and includes any affiliated institution thereof and any campus or facility owned, operated, or controlled by the Regents of the University of California. See California Penal Code 626