Cal. Education Code § 16314

The following terms, as used in this article, shall have the following meanings, unless the State Allocation Board finds a different meaning is essential for properly carrying out the purposes of this article, or finds that a different meaning clearly appears from the context: (a) “Board” means the State Allocation Board as defined in Article 1 (commencing with Section 16000) of this chapter. (b) “Director” means the Director of Education. (c) “District” means an elementary, high school, or unified school district. (d) “Project” means the purposes for which a district has applied for assistance in the rehabilitation or replacement of unsafe school facilities at a given attendance center. (e) “Apportionment” means an apportionment made under this article, and unless the context otherwise requires, it shall be deemed to include funds of a district required by the board to be contributed toward the cost of a project. (f) “Attendance center” means a school maintained or to be maintained at a given location within a district.