{"data":{"id":"us-ca/edc-51131","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EDC § 51131","heading":"","body":"As used in this article, “parent” means the natural, adoptive, or foster parent of a pupil, a surrogate parent, a family member acting on behalf of the parent, or any person having legal authority to make educational decisions on behalf of a pupil.","path":["Education Code - EDC","TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION [33000. - 65001.]","DIVISION 4. INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES [46000. - 65001.]","PART 28. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS [51000. - 53303.]","CHAPTER 1.5. Parental Involvement [51100. - 51141.]","ARTICLE 3. Teresa P. Hughes Family-School Partnership Award and Grant Program [51130. - 51133.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"599c7b9d43d30703fa72d698ee14483c3aebcc07c02ef35fc2bdc20cf785c1e3","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/edc-51130","next":"us-ca/edc-51133"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}