Title EDC — California Educ. Code

The governing board of the school district shall arrange for an annual audit of the fund in the same manner as prescribed in Section 41020. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The chief executive officer of the fund shall make periodic reports, but not less frequently than annually, to the governing board of the school district with respect to the status and activity of the fund. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

(a) The governing board of a school district or the county superintendent of schools of a county may: (1) Conduct field trips or excursions in connection with courses of instruction or school-related social, educational, cultural, athletic, or school band activities to and from p…

(a) The governing board of any school district conducting excursions and field trips pursuant to this article shall provide, or make available, medical or hospital service, or both, for pupils of the district injured while participating in any excursion or field trip under the ju…

No transportation by air may be provided under this article unless the transportation by air is provided by any of the following: (a) aircraft owned and operated by the state or federal government; (b) chartered or regularly scheduled aircraft operated exclusively by an air carri…

The governing board of any elementary, high, or unified school district may charge a fee for school camp programs, provided that payment of such fee is not mandatory. No pupil shall be denied the opportunity to participate in a school camp program because of nonpayment of the fee…

No governing board of a school district shall require any student or pupil to be transported for any purpose or for any reason without the written permission of the parent or guardian. This section shall not apply to the transportation of a student or pupil in an emergency arisin…

No public school pupil shall be assigned to or be required to attend a particular school because of the characteristics listed in Section 220.

(a) The Los Angeles Unified School District’s Inspector General of the Office of the Inspector General may conduct audits and investigations. The inspector general may subpoena witnesses, administer oaths or affirmations, take testimony, and compel the production of all informati…

(a) The inspector general shall be appointed by the Board of Education of the Los Angeles Unified School District for a term of three years, subject to the terms of the inspector general’s employment contract. (b) (1) The inspector general shall conform to the Principles and Stan…

(a) If the inspector general determines that there is reasonable cause to believe that an employee or outside agency has engaged in any illegal activity, he or she shall report the nature and details of the activity on a timely basis to the local district attorney or the Attorney…

The school year begins on the first day of July and ends on the last day of June. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

(a) A school month is 20 days or four weeks of five days each, including legal holidays but excluding weekend makeup classes. For the purposes of counting attendance only in providing for a school calendar the winter vacation period, or any portion thereof, may be excluded by the…

(a) Except if a school has been closed by order of a city or a county board of health, or of the State Board of Health, on account of contagious disease, or if the school has been closed on account of fire, flood, or other public disaster, the governing board of a school district…

(a) Except as otherwise provided, the public schools shall close on the following holidays: (1) January 1. (2) The third Monday in January or the Monday or Friday in the week in which January 15 occurs, known as “Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.” On the Friday preceding the day o…

(a) In addition to the holidays prescribed in Section 37220, public schools may be closed on March 31, known as “Cesar Chavez Day,” or the appropriate Monday or Friday following or preceding that date, if the governing board, pursuant to a memorandum of understanding reached purs…

(a) There is hereby created the Cesar Chavez Day of Service and Learning program to promote service to the communities of California in honor of the life and work of Cesar Chavez. The program shall be administered by the Governor’s Office on Service and Volunteerism, in collabora…

(a) In addition to the holidays prescribed in Section 37220, public schools may be closed on April 24, known as “Genocide Remembrance Day,” the 15th day of the month of Kartik in the Hindu lunar calendar of each year, known as “Diwali,” and the fourth Friday in September, known a…

Unless closed by the governing board pursuant to paragraph (13) of subdivision (a) of Section 37220, the public schools shall remain open on, but shall celebrate with appropriate commemorative exercises, the following holidays: (a) The anniversary of the adoption of the Constitut…

(a) On each day designated and set apart as a day having special significance, all public schools and educational institutions are encouraged to observe that day and to conduct suitable commemorative exercises. (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that the exercises encouraged…

(a) The second Wednesday in May of each year is designated and set apart as the Day of the Teacher, a day having special significance pursuant to Section 37222. (b) On the Day of the Teacher, all public schools and educational institutions are encouraged to conduct exercises comm…

(a) April 21 of each year is designated and set apart as John Muir Day, a day having special significance pursuant to Section 37222. (b) On John Muir Day, all public schools and educational institutions are encouraged to conduct exercises stressing the importance that an ecologic…

(a) April 6 of each year is designated and set apart as California Poppy Day, a day having special significance pursuant to Section 37222. (b) On California Poppy Day, all public schools and educational institutions are encouraged to conduct exercises honoring the California Popp…

(a) May 22 of each year is designated and set apart as Harvey Milk Day, a day having special significance pursuant to Section 37222. (b) On Harvey Milk Day, all public schools and educational institutions are encouraged to conduct exercises remembering the life of Harvey Milk, re…

(a) March 30 of each year is designated and set apart as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day, a day having special significance pursuant to Section 37222. (b) On Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day, all public schools and educational institutions are encouraged to conduct exercises r…

(a) January 30 of each year is designated and set apart as Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution, a day having special significance pursuant to Section 37222. (b) On Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution, all public schools and educationa…

(a) February 6 of each year is designated and set apart as Ronald Reagan Day, a day having special significance pursuant to Section 37222. (b) On Ronald Reagan Day, all public schools and educational institutions are encouraged to conduct exercises remembering the life of Ronald …

(a) January 23 of each year is designated and set apart as Ed Roberts Day, a day having special significance pursuant to Section 37222. (b) On Ed Roberts Day, all public schools and educational institutions are encouraged to conduct exercises remembering the life of Ed Roberts, r…

(a) October 25 of each year is designated and set apart as Larry Itliong Day, a day having special significance pursuant to Section 37222. (b) On Larry Itliong Day, all public schools and educational institutions are encouraged to conduct exercises remembering the life of Larry I…

(a) The date corresponding with the second new moon following the winter solstice of each year, or the third new moon following the winter solstice should an intercalary month intervene, is designated and set apart as the Lunar New Year, a day having special significance pursuant…

(a) April 10 of each year is designated and set apart as Dolores Huerta Day, a day having special significance pursuant to Section 37222. (b) On Dolores Huerta Day, all public schools and educational institutions are encouraged to conduct exercises remembering the life of Dolores…

(a) September 11 of each year is designated and set apart as September 11th Remembrance Day, a day having special significance pursuant to Section 37222. (b) When September 11th Remembrance Day falls on a schoolday, each public elementary and secondary school is encouraged to obs…

(a) The governing board of any elementary, high school, or unified school district or any county superintendent of schools may maintain classes on Saturday or Sunday, or both. The classes maintained pursuant to this section may include, but are not necessarily limited to, all of …

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Teacher Credentialing Law of 1988” or “The Bergeson Act.”

It is the intent of the Legislature that the commission shall exercise authority over all services provided to pupils in grade 12 or below. It is not the intent of the Legislature to authorize the commission to issue credentials authorizing service in grades 13 and 14, or in any …

In this chapter, the following terms shall be defined as specified in this section: (a) “Authorization” means the designation that appears on a credential, certificate, or permit that identifies the subjects and circumstances in which the holder of the credential, certificate, or…

(a) There is hereby established in the state government the Commission on Teacher Credentialing, to consist of 15 voting members, 14 of whom shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate, as specified in paragraphs (2) to (9), inclusive. The commiss…

It is the intent of the Legislature that appointees to the commission reflect the ethnic and cultural diversity of the California public schools.

Representatives of statewide organizations may submit for the Governor’s consideration the names of distinguished individuals to serve on the commission. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

(a) The Regents of the University of California, the Trustees of the California State University, the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and the Association of Independent California Colleges and Universities shall each appoint a representative to serve as a…

Except as otherwise provided pursuant to Section 44210, upon the expiration of the term of office of an appointive member of the commission, the member’s successor shall be appointed for a term of four years. No person shall be appointed by the Governor to serve more than two con…

If a member is absent from any four regularly scheduled meetings in any calendar year, his or her office as a member of the commission shall be deemed vacant. The chairperson of the commission shall forthwith notify the Governor that the vacancy exists.

Except as provided pursuant to Section 44217 with respect to private citizens, the members of the commission shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary travel expenses incurred in the performance of their duties.

Whenever an employee of any public school district, state college, or other public agency is appointed to membership on the commission, his employer shall grant him sufficient time away from his regular duties, without loss of income or other benefits to which he is entitled by r…

The compensation of the members of the commission who are public employees shall not be reduced by the agency or body by which they are regularly employed for any absence from service occasioned by attendance upon the business of the commission, its committees or subcommittees. E…

The commission by majority vote of all its members shall elect its own chairman from among its members. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The commission shall meet as deemed appropriate and necessary by the chairperson and the executive committee to accomplish its duties, but shall meet no fewer than once each quarter of the year. In order that any allegation of misconduct and the effect thereof, if any, upon the a…

(a) The commission shall appoint an executive director, who shall be exempt from the provisions of the State Civil Service Act, and may in its discretion remove him or her by a majority vote of all its members. He or she shall be the secretary to the commission and its chief exec…

The commission may employ personnel as necessary to carry out its duties and responsibilities. The staff of the commission shall be subject to the provisions of the State Civil Service Act contained in Part 2 (commencing with Section 18500) of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Governm…

(a) The Governor may appoint one deputy to the executive director of the commission. A deputy to the executive director appointed pursuant to this section shall be exempt from state civil service pursuant to subdivision (f) of Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constituti…