California § 17200 - As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the following def
Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 17200 — As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the following def, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 17200. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the following def
As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise, the following definitions apply: (a) âAdministering entityâ means the following: (1) For an application for a community college campus or district, the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges. (2) For an application for a California State University campus, the office of the Chancellor of the California State University. (3) For an application for a University of California campus, the office of the President of the University of California. (4) For an intersegmental application, both or all of the systemwide offices described in paragraphs (1) to (3), inclusive, as applicable to the project applicants. (b) âApplicantâ means a community college district, a campus of the California State University, a campus of the University of California, which may include the college named in Section 92200, or a partnership of campuses across and within the public higher education segments. âApplicantâ also means the office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges on behalf of one or more community college districts, the office of the Chancellor of the California State University on behalf of one or more campuses of the California State University, or the office of the President of the University of California on behalf of one or more campuses of the University of California. (c) âCampusâ means a community college district, a campus of the California State University, or a campus of the University of California, which may include the college named in Section 92200. (d) âCapacity expansion projectsâ means projects that expand the ability of a four-year public postsecondary educational institution to support future California resident enrollment growth. (e) âLow-income studentâ means either of the following: (1) A student who is eligible to receive one or more of the following: (A) Pell Grant financial aid under the federal Pell Grant program (20 U.S.C. Sec. 1070a). (B) A Cal Grant under Chapter 1.7 (commencing with Section 69430) of Part 42 of Division 5 of Title 3. (C) An exemption from paying nonresident tuition pursuant to Section 68130.5 provided that the student also meets income criteria applicable to the California Dream Act application. (D) A fee waiver from a California Community College pursuant to Section 76300. (2) A graduate student with income and asset levels that would qualify for one or more of the benefits in subparagraphs (A) through (D), inclusive, as determined by the campus at which the student is enrolled. (f) âPublic-private partnershipâ means a long-term agreement between a segment and the private sector for purposes of a student housing project, including, but not limited to, studying, planning, designing, constructing, developing, financing, operating, maintaining, or any combination thereof, a student housing project. (g) âSegmentâ means the public higher education segments of California, which are the University of California, the California State University, or the California Community Colleges. (h) âStudent housing projectâ means one or more housing facilities to be occupied by students of one or more campuses. These facilities may include, but are not necessarily limited to, dining, academic and student support service spaces, basic needs centers, student health care services, and other necessary and usual attendant and related facilities and equipment.
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