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- Academic year: means the period from September 1 of a calendar year to August 31 of the next calendar year. See Michigan Laws 390.1622
- Approved postsecondary educational institution: means any of the following:
(i) A public or private college or university, junior college, or community college that grants degrees or certificates and is located in this state. See Michigan Laws 390.1622Commissioner: means the director. See Michigan Laws 500.102 Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant. 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. Cumulative grade point average: means the weighted mean value of the courses considered by an approved postsecondary educational institution in determining whether to award a student an associate's degree or a 2-year certificate of completion in a vocational training program, whether the student has completed a comparable vocational education program, or whether the student has completed 50% or more of the academic requirements for the award of a bachelor's degree, including any courses completed at another approved postsecondary educational institution if the student transfers the credits for those courses to the approved postsecondary educational institution making that determination. See Michigan Laws 390.1622 Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries. Department: means the department of insurance and financial services. See Michigan Laws 500.102 Department: means the department of treasury. See Michigan Laws 390.1622 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. Fiscal year: means a fiscal year of this state. See Michigan Laws 390.1622 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. Health maintenance organization: means that term as defined in section 3501. See Michigan Laws 500.106 High school graduate: means an individual who has received a high school diploma from a high school or passed the general educational development (GED) diploma test or any other high school graduate equivalency examination approved by the state board of education. See Michigan Laws 390.1622 in writing: shall be construed to include printing, engraving, and lithographing; except that if the written signature of a person is required by law, the signature shall be the proper handwriting of the person or, if the person is unable to write, the person's proper mark, which may be, unless otherwise expressly prohibited by law, a clear and classifiable fingerprint of the person made with ink or another substance. See Michigan Laws 8.3q Insurer: means an individual, corporation, association, partnership, reciprocal exchange, inter-insurer, Lloyds organization, fraternal benefit society, or other legal entity, engaged or attempting to engage in the business of making insurance or surety contracts. See Michigan Laws 500.106 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. Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity. Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants. Majority leader: see Floor Leaders Michigan promise grant: means a grant awarded by the department under this act. See Michigan Laws 390.1622 Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan. 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. person: may extend and be applied to bodies politic and corporate, as well as to individuals. See Michigan Laws 8.3l Personal property: All property that is not real property. Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law. Public law: A public bill or joint resolution that has passed both chambers and been enacted into law. Public laws have general applicability nationwide. Qualifying score: means a score in a reading, writing, mathematics, science, or social studies component of a state assessment test that has been determined by the superintendent of public instruction to indicate readiness to enroll in a course in that subject area in an approved postsecondary educational institution. See Michigan Laws 390.1622 Rate: means the cost of insurance per payroll before adjustment for an individual insured's size, exposure, or loss experience. See Michigan Laws 500.2402 Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant. seal: shall be construed to include any of the following:
(a) The impression of the seal on the paper alone. See Michigan Laws 8.3nService academy: means the United States military academy, United States naval academy, United States air force academy, United States coast guard academy, or United States merchant marine academy. See Michigan Laws 390.1622 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. state: when applied to the different parts of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the District of Columbia and the several territories belonging to the United States; and the words "United States" shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o State assessment test: means any of the following:
(i) Subject to subparagraph (ii), the complete Michigan merit examination described in section 1279g of the revised school code, 1976 PA 451, MCL 380. See Michigan Laws 390.1622Trust fund: means the Michigan merit award trust fund established in section 9 of the Michigan trust fund act, 2000 PA 489, MCL 12. See Michigan Laws 390.1622 Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust. United States: shall be construed to include the district and territories. See Michigan Laws 8.3o