Title EDC, California Educ. Code

Notwithstanding Sections 41001 and 41002, money received from the sources, or for the purposes listed in subdivisions (a) to (h), inclusive, may be deposited in a bank or other financial institution whose accounts are federally insured. Any money so deposited shall be in an accou…

The governing board of a school district may, by resolution, specify the particular fund or funds maintained for the district into which shall be deposited moneys received for the rental or lease of real property. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in Sections 44000 to 44012, inclusive, shall govern the construction of this part. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

An “adverse action” means the denial of an application for a credential, a private admonition, or public reproval of a credential holder, or the suspension or revocation of a credential. (Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 342, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.)

“Education position” or “position requiring certification qualifications” includes every type of service for which certification qualifications are established by or pursuant to Sections 44000 to 44012, inclusive, Section 44065, and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 44200) of th…

“Commission” means the Commission on Teacher Credentialing. (Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 937, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)

“Superintendent” means the Superintendent of Public Instruction. (Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 937, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)

A “credential” includes a credential, certificate, life document, life diploma, permit, certificate of clearance, or waiver issued by the commission. (Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 342, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2002.)

A “life diploma” is a document issued on the basis of a credential upon completion by the applicant of specified requirements. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The word “certificate” used as a noun refers to the document issued by a county board of education to license the holder to perform the service specified in the certificate. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The word “certificate” used as a verb refers to the act of licensing individuals for employment in educational positions. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

The term “certificated person” refers to a person who holds one or more documents such as a certificate, a credential, or a life diploma, which singly or in combination license the holder to engage in the school service designated in the document or documents. (Enacted by Stats. …

The term “certification document” as used in this code includes only certificates, credentials and life diplomas. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b) of this section, a termination of probation and dismissal of an accusation or information pursuant to Section 1203.4 of the Penal Code shall not, for the purpose of this division, have any effect. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision o…

(a) A plea or verdict of guilty or finding of guilt by a court in a trial without a jury, or a conviction following a plea of nolo contendere is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of Sections 44242.5, 44345, 44346, 44346.1, 44424, and 44425, irrespective of a subsequent…

“Sex offense,” as used in Sections 44020, 44237, 44346, 44425, 44436, 44836, and 45123, means any one or more of the offenses listed below: (a) An offense defined in Section 220, 261, 261.5, 288.2, 288.3, 288.4, subdivision (c) of Section 290, Section 311.2, 313.1, 647b, subdivis…

“Controlled substance offense” as used in Sections 44346, 44425, 44436, 44836, and 45123 means any one or more of the following offenses: (a) Any offense in Sections 11350 to 11355, inclusive, 11361, 11366, 11368, 11377 to 11382, inclusive, and 11550 of the Health and Safety Code…

Any record of conviction of any applicant for, or holder of, a certification document, shall, for the purposes of this division, be admissible in evidence in any civil action or administrative proceedings pertaining to the issuance, suspension or revocation of such certification …

(a) “Educator” means a certificated person holding a valid California teaching credential or a valid California services credential issued by the commission who is employed by a local education agency or by a special education local planning area and who is not employed as an ind…

(a) Whenever any employee of a school district or of the office of a county superintendent of schools is attacked, assaulted, or physically threatened by any pupil, it shall be the duty of the employee, and the duty of any person under whose direction or supervision the employee …

(a) The governing board of a school district may make awards to employees who do any of the following: (1) Propose procedures or ideas that thereafter are adopted and effectuated, and that result in eliminating or reducing district expenditures or improving operations. (2) Perfor…

In observance of the importance of educational leadership at the school, school district, and county levels, the second full week in the month of October of each year shall be designated as “Week of the School Administrator.” Schools, school districts, and county superintendents …

Whenever any person is requested by a school district to travel to the headquarters of such district for the purpose of being interviewed and examined prior to possible employment, the district may reimburse such candidate for expenses necessarily incurred in traveling from his p…

Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a school district may, from funds under its jurisdiction, pay the surviving spouse of any employee who is murdered while in the course of his employment the amount that the deceased would have received if he had lived to compl…

(a) In addition to the benefits provided pursuant to Sections 395.01 and 395.02 of the Military and Veterans Code, any employee of a school district who, as a member of the California National Guard or a United States Military Reserve organization, is called into active military …

Every person, firm, association, partnership, or corporation offering or conducting private school instruction on the elementary or high school level shall notify, in writing, the parents or guardians who reside with each pupil of that school whenever that school hires an employe…

Attendance in all schools and classes shall be recorded and kept according to regulations prescribed by the State Board of Education, subject to the provisions of this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

(a) A child shall be admitted to a kindergarten maintained by the school district at the beginning of a school year, or at a later time in the same year, if the child will have their fifth birthday on or before one of the following dates: (1) December 2 of the 2011–12 school year…

(a) For the purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (4) of subdivision (g) of Section 48000, “units” means semester units, or their quarterly equivalent, as used for the purposes of a degree program at the University of California, California State University, Californ…

(a) It is the intent of the Legislature that each transitional kindergarten classroom that includes an early enrollment child maintains at least one adult for every 10 pupils, and that credentialed teachers who are first assigned to a transitional kindergarten classroom that incl…

The parent or guardian of a child shall, prior to the admission of the child to the kindergarten or first grade of a school district, present proof to the authorities of the district evidencing that the child is of the minimum age fixed by law for admission thereto. The method of…

Commencing with the 2015–16 school year, a local educational agency shall provide an annual report to the department that contains information on the type of kindergarten program offered by the local educational agency, including part-day, full-day, or both, in a manner determine…

(a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) With the expansion of transitional kindergarten, there is an increased need to support our youngest multilingual learners, including pupils whose primary language is a language other than English, pupils who are lea…

Title, division, part, chapter, article, and section headings do not in any manner affect the scope, meaning, or intent of the provisions of this code. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

After the initial election of governing board members in any school district or community college district, a governing board member election shall be held biennially on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each succeeding odd-numbered year to fill the offices …

The governing board of any school district or community college district having trustee areas and which elects more than one member from any of such trustee areas may, by resolution, provide for the staggering of terms of members elected from any of such multiple-member trustee a…

The form of ballot for governing board member elections shall be governed by Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 13100) of Division 13 of the Elections Code. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 1995.)

Any election held for the purpose of electing governing board members of any school district, or community college district, including additional governing board members as provided by Section 5018 shall be held and conducted in accordance with the uniform procedures set forth in…

If the governing board of Santa Clarita Community College adopts election procedures with number assignments to each board seat pursuant to Section 5015.5, this system shall remain in effect until the governing board, by a resolution adopted by a two-thirds vote of the board, dis…

(a) If a tie vote makes it impossible to determine either which of two or more candidates has been elected to the governing board or the term of office of a governing board member, the county superintendent of schools having jurisdiction shall so certify to the governing board. (…

Each person elected at a regular biennial governing board member election shall hold office for a term of four years commencing on the second Friday in December next succeeding his or her election. Any member of the governing board of a school district or community college distri…

Any elementary school district having a governing board of three members may, and any elementary school district having a governing board of three members whose average daily attendance during the preceding fiscal year was 300 or more shall do either of the following: (a) By its …

(a) (1) In any school district or community college district, the county committee on school district organization may establish trustee areas, rearrange the boundaries of trustee areas, abolish trustee areas, and increase to seven from five, or decrease from seven to five, the n…

(a) Following each decennial federal census, the governing board of each school district or community college district in which trustee areas have been established shall adopt trustee area boundaries pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 21100) of Division 21 of the Elec…

(a) (1) The resolution of the county committee approving a proposal to establish or abolish trustee areas, to adopt one of the alternative methods of electing governing board members specified in Section 5030, or to increase or decrease the number of members of the governing boar…

(a) If a proposal for the establishment of trustee areas formulated under Sections 5019 and 5020 is approved by a majority of the voters voting at the election, or by the county committee on school district organization when no election is required, any affected incumbent board m…