Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes > Title 17 > Chapter 36 > Part I - General Provisions

• Board: means the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3822
• Committee: means the Teacher Incentive Pay Models Program Advisory Committee. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3822
• Department: means the state Department of Education. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3822
• Ex officio: Literally, by virtue of one's office.
• Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• Program: means the Teacher Incentive Pay Models Program established in this Chapter. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3822
• 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.
• Superintendent: means the state superintendent of education. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 17:3822