Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 4 > Article 12 > Chapter 16 - Agency Settlement Fund

• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• 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
• attendance unit: means the geographical and population area served by a single school that consists of part or all of the school corporation. See Indiana Code 20-30-15-2
• Attorney: includes a counselor or other person authorized to appear and represent a party in an action or special proceeding. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• career and technical education: means any education that has the major purpose of preparing an individual for profitable employment. See Indiana Code 20-30-15-5
• certificate: refers to the state certificate of biliteracy created under section 3 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 20-30-14.5-2
• Civil forfeiture: The loss of ownership of property used to conduct illegal activity.
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• 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.
• course access program catalog: means a list of approved course access program courses provided by authorized course providers that is maintained by the department under section 8 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 20-30-16-1
• course provider: means a provider that offers course access program courses that provide for the delivery of instruction through any method, including use of online technologies. See Indiana Code 20-30-16-2
• eligible student: means a student pursuing:

  Indiana Code 20-30-16-3

• 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.
• foreign language: refers to any language other than English, including:

  Indiana Code 20-30-14.5-1

• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• fund: refers to the agency settlement fund established by section 2 of this chapter. See Indiana Code 4-12-16-1
• Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
• Population: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Property: includes personal and real property. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• school: means any of the following:

  Indiana Code 20-30-17-1

• school corporation: means the following:

  Indiana Code 20-30-16-4

• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.
• Year: means a calendar year, unless otherwise expressed. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5