California · Education Code

EDC §3: The provisions of this code, insofar as they are substantially the same as existing statutory provisions relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations, and

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This provision states that code sections substantially matching existing statutory provisions on the same subject are treated as restatements and continuations of those prior laws.

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The provisions of this code, insofar as they are substantially the same as existing statutory provisions relating to the same subject matter, shall be construed as restatements and continuations, and not as new enactments.

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