Title EDC — California Educ. Code

(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…

The Department of Education shall assist the commission in any manner the commission may request in implementing this chapter; provided that the department shall be reimbursed from the Teacher Credentials Fund for any expenses incurred in assisting the commission or the Committee…

(a) (1) The commission and the department shall develop a survey no later than July 1, 2023, for purposes of collecting data from teachers of local educational agencies resigning their positions or electing not to accept a teaching assignment for the upcoming school year, includi…

(a) For purposes of this section, “campaign” means the public awareness campaign described in subdivision (b). (b) The commission shall contract with a public relations organization, or other organization with similar expertise, to develop a public awareness campaign that highlig…

The commission shall do all of the following: (a) Establish professional standards, assessments, and examinations for entry and advancement in the education profession. While the Legislature recognizes that the commission will exercise its prerogative to determine those requireme…

The Commission on Teacher Credentialing shall adopt standards for the issuance of teaching credentials to persons who received a score equal to or exceeding the minimum acceptable score set by the commission.

(a) By April 15 of each year, the commission shall report to the Legislature and the Governor on the availability of teachers in California. This report shall include all of the following information: (1) The number of individuals recommended for credentials by institutions of hi…

(a) The commission may approve a school district request for the assignment of an individual pursuant to subdivision (m) of Section 44225 or Section 44300 if the district has certified by an annual resolution of the governing board that it has made reasonable efforts to recruit a…

(a) All teacher preparation programs, regardless of program sponsor, including, but not limited to, local educational agencies or other programs that are not accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, shall provide information to prospective candidates regardi…

The commission may receive donations, bequests, grants, and philanthropic funding, subject to such conditions or restrictions as the executive director of the commission may deem advisable, and subject to the approval of the Director of Finance as provided in Section 11005 of the…