GENERAL LEGAL PRINCIPLES; STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION – General Principles

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Where language of the statute is clear and unambiguous, the construction intended by the Legislature is obvious from the language used. The Board compared "educational objective" to actual "services performed" to determine which was "subordinate" per Gov. Code 3562(f); pp. 29-31. The term "educational objectives" encompasses more than a desire to get a degree and more than career goals and the Board will not confine itself to looking solely at subjective opinions of the students, but will consider the mutual objectives of the U.C. and the students; pp. 37-40.