California

Education Code

11,521 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.

• § 84810.7 — (a) On or before March 1, 2015, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and the Office of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges shall enter into an interagency agreement to expa
• § 84811 — (a) (1) Open course provisions in statute or regulations of the board of governors shall be waived for any governing board of a community college district for community college courses the district pr
• § 8482 — There is hereby established the After School Education and Safety Program.
• § 8482.1 — For purposes of this article, Article 19 (commencing with Section 8420), and Article 22.
• § 8482.3 — (a) The After School Education and Safety Program shall be established to serve pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 9, inclusive, at participating public elementary, middle, junior high, and charte
• § 8482.4 — (a) The department shall review applications submitted under this article to determine whether the applicable requirements in subdivision (f) of Section 8482.
• § 8482.5 — (a) Priority for funding programs established pursuant to this article shall be given to schools where a minimum of 50 percent of the pupils in elementary schools and 50 percent of the pupils in middl
• § 8482.55 — (a) To accomplish the purposes of the After School Education and Safety Program, commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, and for each fiscal year thereafter, all grants made pursuant t
• § 8482.6 — (a) Every pupil attending a school operating a program pursuant to this article is eligible to participate in the program, subject to program capacity.
• § 8482.8 — (a) (1) If there is a significant barrier to pupil participation in a program established pursuant to this article at the school of attendance, a grantee may request approval from the department to tr
• § 84820 — Any lottery revenue allocated to a public education entity pursuant to Section 8880.
• § 8483 — (a) (1) (A) (i) Every after school component of a program established pursuant to this article shall commence immediately upon the conclusion of the regular schoolday, and operate a minimum of 15 hour
• § 8483.1 — (a) (1) Every before school program component established pursuant to this article shall in no instance operate for less than one and one-half hours per regular schoolday.
• § 8483.2 — Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, any program electing to operate both a before and after school component for the same pupils during summer, intersession, or vacation periods must
• § 8483.25 — The State Department of Education shall provide notice to all schools eligible for grants under this article of the availability of such grants as well as the process for making application.
• § 8483.3 — (a) The State Department of Education shall select applicants to participate in the program established pursuant to this article from among applicants that apply on forms and in a manner prescribed by
• § 8483.4 — (a) The administrator of every program established pursuant to this article shall establish minimum qualifications for each staff position that, at a minimum, ensure that all staff members who directl
• § 8483.5 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that a minimum of eighty-five million dollars ($85,000,000) be appropriated for the program established pursuant to this article, through the annual Budget Act.
• § 8483.51 — For purposes of Section 8483.
• § 8483.55 — (a) From the funds appropriated pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 8483.
• § 8483.6 — Notwithstanding subdivision (f) of Section 41202, in any fiscal year commencing with the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004, that portion of any continuous appropriation made by Section 8483.
• § 8483.7 — (a) (1) (A) Each school that establishes a program pursuant to this article is eligible to receive a three-year after school grant, that shall be awarded in three one-year increments and is subject to
• § 8483.75 — (a) (1) (A) Each school that establishes a before school program component pursuant to Section 8483.
• § 8483.76 — (a) A school that establishes a program pursuant to Section 8483.
• § 8483.8 — In any fiscal year, if a program participant receives state funds to operate a program pursuant to this article that are in an amount in excess of the amount warranted, due to the program serving fewe
• § 8483.9 — (a) A program participant receiving funding pursuant to this article may expend on indirect costs no more than the lesser of the following: (1) The school district’s indirect cost rate, as approved by
• § 8483.95 — It is the intent of the Legislature that a program established pursuant to this article shall not use its core operating funds for mandatory snacks or meals, but shall instead seek to qualify program
• § 84830 — (a) The Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the State Department of Education shall, pursuant to funding made available in the annual Budget Act, jointly provide two-year planning and
• § 8484 — (a) As required by the department, programs established pursuant to this article shall submit annual outcome-based data for evaluation.
• § 8484.1 — To the extent consistent with federal and state privacy laws, local educational agency grantees funded pursuant to this article and Article 22.
• § 8484.3 — (a) Programs established pursuant to this article shall not be required to comply with the requirements of other provisions of this chapter or requirements set forth in Chapter 19 of Division 1 of Tit
• § 8484.5 — (a) All school-based before and after school programs established pursuant to Section 8481 that are in operation on the date of the enactment of the act adding this section shall elect one of the foll
• § 8484.6 — (a) Programs established pursuant to this article may be conducted upon the grounds of a community park, recreational facility, or other site as approved by the State Department of Education in the gr
• § 8484.65 — If a program is operated at a schoolsite located in an area that has a population density of less than 11 persons per square mile, additional funding may be provided for transportation pursuant to Sec
• § 8484.7 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the 21st Century Community Learning Centers program contained within the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110) complement the After Sch
• § 8484.75 — The requirements of the After School Education and Safety Program described in Article 22.
• § 8484.8 — In accordance with Part B of Title IV of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Public Law 107-110), funds appropriated in Item 6110-197-0890 of Section 2.
• § 8484.9 — (a) There is hereby established in the department an Advisory Committee on Before and After School Programs for the purpose of providing information and advice to the Superintendent and the state boar
• § 8485 — The governing board of any school district conducting instruction for pupils in any grade level up to, and including, the completion of junior high school, may establish a program of affordably priced
• § 84850 — (a) The Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges shall adopt rules and regulations for the administration and funding of educational programs and support services to be provided to disa
• § 8486 — Child supervision programs conducted pursuant to this article shall be licensed or exempt programs administered and monitored by the school district.
• § 8487 — Child supervision programs conducted pursuant to this article shall consist of supervised activities including, but not limited to, arts and crafts, sports, quiet games, playground time and snacks, an
• § 8488 — Each school that elects to establish a child supervision program shall apply to the State Department of Education for a grant for each program of up to four thousand dollars ($4,000).
• § 8489 — For purposes of this article, the following terms shall apply: (a) “Expulsion” means the permanent dismissal of a child from a program in response to a child’s behavior.
• § 8489.1 — (a) (1) Except as authorized by paragraph (3), a program shall not do either of the following: (A) Expel or unenroll a child because of a child’s behavior.
• § 84890 — A community college district board may offer, subject to the approval of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and in accordance with rules and regulations to be adopted by the
• § 8490 — (a) Of the funds appropriated in Item 6100-001-0001 of Section 2.
• § 84900 — The Adult Education Program is hereby established under the administration of the Chancellor of the California Community Colleges and the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
• § 84901 — For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply, unless otherwise specified: (a) “Adult” means a person 18 years of age or older.
• § 84902 — (a) The chancellor and the Superintendent are the state officials responsible for identifying and understanding the educational needs of adults in the state.
• § 84903 — (a) The chancellor and the Superintendent, with the advice of the executive director, shall divide the state into adult education regions and shall determine the physical boundaries of each region.
• § 84904 — (a) The chancellor and the Superintendent, with the advice of the executive director, shall approve one adult education consortium in each adult education region.
• § 84905 — The chancellor and the Superintendent, with the advice of the executive director, shall approve, for each consortium, rules and procedures that adhere to all of the following conditions: (a) Any commu
• § 84906 — (a) (1) Commencing with the 2019–20 fiscal year, as a condition of receipt of an apportionment of funds from this program for a fiscal year, the members of a consortium shall have a consortium-approve
• § 84907 — No later than July 31, 2015, the chancellor and the Superintendent, with the advice of the executive director, shall certify, for each school district and county office of education, the amount of sta
• § 84908 — (a) If the total amount certified for all school districts and county offices of education pursuant to Section 84907 is less than three hundred seventy-five million dollars ($375,000,000), the chancel
• § 84909 — (a) This section shall apply commencing with the 2016–17 fiscal year.
• § 84910 — The chancellor and the Superintendent shall, when approving a schedule of allocations for a fiscal year, also present preliminary projections for the amounts that would be allocated in the subsequent
• § 84911 — To determine the need for adult education, the chancellor and the Superintendent shall consider, at a minimum, measures related to adult population, employment, immigration, educational attainment, an
• § 84912 — The chancellor and the Superintendent shall apportion funds appropriated for the program in a given year in compliance with all of the following: (a) No more than one-twelfth of the total amount appro
• § 84913 — (a) Funds apportioned for the program shall be used only for support of the following: (1) Programs in elementary and secondary basic skills, including programs leading to a high school diploma or hig
• § 84914 — (a) As a condition of receipt of an apportionment from the program, a consortium shall approve a distribution schedule that includes both of the following: (1) The amount of funds to be distributed to
• § 84914.1 — Program funds received by a participating school district shall be deposited in a separate fund of the school district to be known as the Adult Education Fund.
• § 84915 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature to coordinate programs that support education and workforce services for adults.
• § 84916 — Commencing with the 2019–20 fiscal year, any community college district, school district, or county office of education or any joint powers authority consisting of community college districts, school
• § 84917 — (a) To inform actions taken by the Governor and the Legislature related to adult education, the chancellor and the Superintendent shall report to the Director of Finance, the Statewide Director of Imm
• § 84920 — (a) To the extent that one-time funding is made available in the Budget Act of 2015, consistent with the provisions of Section 84917, the chancellor and the Superintendent shall identify common measur
• § 85 — Whenever “high school district” is used in this code, unless a contrary intent appears, it includes union high school districts, joint union high school districts, and county high school districts.
• § 8500 — The Legislature finds and declares that adult continuing education is essential to the needs of society in an era of rapid technological, economic, and social change and that all adults in California
• § 8510 — Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the definitions set forth in this section govern the construction of this chapter.
• § 85220 — Whenever prior to the receipt by a community college district of its state, county, city and county, or district funds, any district does not have sufficient money to its credit to meet current expens
• § 85221 — The county superintendent of schools of each county with the approval of the county board of education, may make temporary transfers to a community college district which does not have sufficient mone
• § 85222 — The county superintendent of schools, with the approval of the county board of education, may make an apportionment to a community college district from the county school service fund conditional upon
• § 85223 — Upon the request of the board of governors, the auditor and treasurer of a county or city and county shall make a temporary transfer from any funds of the county or city and county not immediately nee
• § 85230 — (a) Except as otherwise provided in this code, money shall be paid from the funds of any community college district for the payment of the expenses of the district, only as provided in this article.
• § 85231 — All payments from the funds of a community college district shall be made by written order of the governing board of the district.
• § 85232 — Each order drawn on the funds of a community college district shall be signed by at least a majority of the members of the governing board of the district, or by a person or persons authorized by the
• § 85233 — The governing board of each community college district shall be responsible for filing, or causing to be filed, with the county superintendent of schools the verified signature of each person, includi
• § 85234 — Each order drawn against the funds of a community college district shall be numbered and shall state: (a) the particular fund or funds of the district against which it is drawn, (b) the amount of the
• § 85235 — Each order drawn against the funds of a community college district shall be transmitted to the county superintendent of schools, and, if approved and signed by him or her, shall become a requisition o
• § 85236 — The county superintendent of schools may examine each order on community college district funds transmitted to him or her, in the order in which it is received in his or her office.
• § 85237 — (a) If, at any time during a fiscal year, the county superintendent of schools concludes that the expenditures of a community college district in the territory within his or her jurisdiction are likel
• § 85237.5 — (a) At any time during a fiscal year, the county superintendent may audit the expenditures and internal controls of community college districts he or she determines to be fiscally accountable.
• § 85238 — If the order is disapproved by the county superintendent of schools, it shall be returned to the governing board of the community college district, except as otherwise provided in this code for the re
• § 85239 — (a) The county auditor may examine each order and requisition on community college district funds transmitted by the county superintendent of schools.
• § 85239.1 — The county auditor may authorize the destruction of any bill or supporting document received from a school district for purposes of Section 85239 if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The re
• § 85240 — (a) In lieu of drawing a warrant as provided in Section 85239, the county auditor may, with the approval of the governing board of the community college district, endorse, date, and number the order a
• § 85241 — The governing board of any community college district may, with the approval of the county auditor and county treasurer, in lieu of issuing single orders for the payment of the salary or wages of each
• § 85242 — Each payroll order drawn pursuant to this article shall be drawn, approved, and issued in the same manner and shall contain the same minimum content as prescribed for single orders.
• § 85243 — (a) The county superintendent of schools shall keep, open to the inspection of the public, a register of warrants, showing the fund upon which the requisitions have been drawn, the number, in whose fa
• § 85244 — (a) Orders for the payment of wages and payroll orders for the payment of wages of employees employed full time in positions that are not academic positions shall be drawn twice during each calendar m
• § 85260 — In any county, the county superintendent of schools, the county board of education and the county auditor, may prescribe a payroll procedure, to be followed by designated community college districts i
• § 85260.5 — A payroll clearance fund for the purpose of consolidating and balancing payroll deductions and other payroll accounting purposes for one or more community college district employees whose salary is pa
• § 85265.5 — (a) In a county in which the board of supervisors has transferred educational functions to the county board of education pursuant to Section 1080, and a single budget has been authorized for the purpo
• § 85266 — With the approval of the county superintendent of schools, the governing board of a community college district may cause warrants to be drawn on the county treasury against designated funds, except de
• § 85266.5 — (a) With the approval of the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, the governing board of a community college district may cause to be drawn all warrants on the county treasurer aga
• § 85267 — Article 3 (commencing with Section 29850) of Chapter 5 of Division 3 of Title 3 of the Government Code shall be applicable to any community college district authorized to issue warrants pursuant to Se
• § 85270 — Unless otherwise provided by county ordinance, any school warrant not presented to the county treasurer within six months after it was issued is void and any order issued by the governing board of a c
• § 85271 — Any warrant drawn on the funds of a district retirement system and issued to the claimant thereof but not presented for payment to the county treasurer within two years after it was issued is void and
• § 85272 — The county superintendent of schools shall keep a record of all orders, or warrants which have become void.
• § 85280 — When any order against the funds of a community college district is presented to the county superintendent of schools, and the order constitutes a valid claim against the funds of the district, and mo
• § 85281 — The county superintendent of schools shall number and date the registered order, and shall transmit the registered order to the governing board of the community college district that drew the order.
• § 85282 — Whenever moneys are available for the payment of the registered order, the county superintendent of schools shall give notice, in a newspaper published in the county, or if there is no newspaper, by w
• § 85283 — At the time of giving the notice the county superintendent of schools shall set aside in the funds of each district for a period of 60 days the amount necessary for the payment of the registered order
• § 85284 — The county superintendent of schools shall approve the registered orders of each district, and sign them as requisitions on the county auditor, in the order of their presentation.
• § 85285 — As an alternative to the method provided in Section 85284, when any corporation, firm, or person presents two or more registered orders for payment at the same time, registered on the same date, and i
• § 85286 — The special interest requisition shall bear upon its face substantially the following notation: “In full payment of interest due on warrants numbered ____ to ____, inclusive, of the ____ Community Col
• § 85287 — The special interest requisition shall be numbered by the county superintendent of schools and county auditor, being given the number immediately succeeding the number assigned to the last of the requ
• § 85288 — The county superintendent of schools shall report to the county treasurer and the county auditor within 10 days after the end of each month the amount of the interest computed pursuant to this article
• § 8530 — Adult basic education is the responsibility of high school and unified school districts except in those instances where by mutual agreement the responsibility is assigned to a community college distri
• § 85300 — In lieu of the method provided in Article 7 (commencing with Section 85280) of this chapter, inclusive, for the registration of community college district orders, the provisions of this article may be
• § 85301 — When any order on community college district funds is received by the county superintendent of schools, and there is insufficient money in the fund or funds against which the order is drawn to pay the
• § 85302 — When the warrant is presented to the county treasurer for payment, he or she shall endorse, register, advertise, and pay it, with interest at the rate of 5 percent per annum, in the manner prescribed,
• § 85303 — If the warrants are not again presented for payment within 60 days from the time the notice provided for in Section 29823 of the Government Code is given, the fund set aside for the payment of the war
• § 85304 — Within 10 days after the end of each month, the county auditor shall report to the superintendent of schools the amount of interest added to registered warrants and paid during the preceding month.
• § 8531 — The high school diploma program is the responsibility of the high school and unified school districts, but courses leading to a high school diploma may be offered by a community college district pursu
• § 8532 — Vocational and occupational training and retraining programs for adults may be made available in high school, unified, and community college districts by mutual agreement.
• § 8533 — Adult continuing education, including but not limited to, parent education, consumer education, civic education, education in special fields, and education in the arts and the humanities, may be made
• § 8534 — Programs for adults involving postsecondary programs that meet the standards prescribed by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges for credit and noncredit courses are the responsi
• § 8535 — (a) When governing boards agree to transfer an existing program all legal and contractual obligations of either or both districts under the program shall be clearly stated, with appropriate time requi
• § 8536 — The governing board of every district affected by this chapter shall make all reasonable efforts to reach a mutual agreement when such an agreement is required and shall develop procedures for this pu
• § 8537 — If a mutual agreement cannot be reached by the district governing boards, the points of disagreement shall be resolved by the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors of the California Comm
• § 8538 — Effective July 1, 1977, (a) for noncredit classes or programs offered in community colleges pursuant to this chapter, average daily attendance for state apportionment purposes shall only be calculated
• § 86 — A high school district, other than a city high school district, comprising two or more elementary school districts lying wholly in the same county is a union high school district, and such designation
• § 8630 — It is the intent of the Legislature, pursuant to this chapter, to do all of the following: (a) Support the educational experiences of all pupils, and to assist them to excel, in the fields of mathemat
• § 8631 — The California Summer Science and Technology Academy is hereby established.
• § 8633 — No provision of this chapter shall apply to the University of California unless the Regents of the University of California, by resolution, make that provision applicable.
• § 8660 — (a) The California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science is hereby created to establish a multidisciplinary academic development program in mathematics and science and to enable pupils with
• § 8661 — The Regents of the University of California are hereby requested to operate the California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science.
• § 8662 — (a) Pupils who have demonstrated academic excellence in mathematics and science and who meet one of the following criteria shall be eligible for admission to the summer school: (1) The pupil graduated
• § 8664 — The Regents of the University of California are requested to perform all of the following duties: (a) Provide for the operation and governance of the California State Summer School for Mathematics and
• § 8666 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the period of instruction for the California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science commence no earlier than one week following the end of the regular
• § 8667 — (a) The University of California shall be responsible for selection of the faculty of the California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science.
• § 8668 — The site for the California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science shall be chosen by the Regents of the University of California.
• § 8669 — (a) It is the intent of the Legislature that at least 50 percent, but not more than 75 percent, of the actual costs of the California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science for each fiscal ye
• § 8669.1 — It is the intent of the Legislature that the University of California conduct an evaluation on the effectiveness of the California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science every two years from
• § 87 — A school district lying in more than one county is a joint school district.
• § 8700 — The Legislature finds and declares that, throughout the state and nation, there is a growing public awareness of the benefits derived from a healthy environment and a healthy economy, and that the cit
• § 87000 — Unless the context otherwise requires, the definitions set forth in Sections 87001 to 87011, inclusive, shall govern the construction of this part.
• § 87001 — (a) Academic employee” refers to a person employed by a community college district in an academic position.
• § 87001.5 — (a) “Classified position” includes every position that is a part of the classified service as defined in Sections 88003 and 88076.
• § 87002 — (a) “Administrator” means any person employed by the governing board of a community college district in a supervisory or management position as defined in Article 5 (commencing with Section 3540) of C
• § 87003 — (a) “Faculty” or “faculty member” means those employees of a community college district who are employed in academic positions that are not designated as supervisory or management for the purposes of
• § 87008 — (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), a termination of probation and dismissal of an accusation or information pursuant to Section 1203.
• § 87009 — A plea or verdict of guilty or a finding of guilt by a court in a trial without a jury is deemed to be a conviction within the meaning of Sections 87405 and 88022 of this code, irrespective of a subse
• § 8701 — The Legislature further finds and declares that an informed public working for the common environmental good through its democratic institutions at all educational and professional levels and among al
• § 87010 — “Sex offense,” as used in Sections 87405, 88022, and 88123, means any one or more of the offenses listed below: (a) Any offense defined in Section 261.
• § 87011 — “Controlled substance offense” as used in Sections 87405, 88022, and 88123 means any one or more of the following offenses: (a) Any offense in Sections 11350 to 11355, inclusive, 11366, 11368, 11377 t
• § 87013 — Whenever a community college district employs a person in an academic position and that person has not previously been employed by a school or community college district in this state, the governing b
• § 87014 — (a) Whenever any employee of a community college district is attacked, assaulted, or menaced, by any student, it shall be the duty of that employee, and the duty of any person under whose direction or
• § 87017 — Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a community college district, from funds under its jurisdiction, may pay the surviving spouse of any employee who is murdered while in the course
• § 87018 — (a) In addition to the benefits provided pursuant to Sections 395.
• § 8702 — The Legislature further finds and declares that an educational program is needed that is designed to build necessary attitudes of stewardship toward the maintenance of the quality of our common enviro
• § 8703 — The Legislature further finds and declares that without appropriate long-term funding, and without effective programs to encourage efforts and innovations at the school district level, and without nee
• § 87031 — (a) Every employee has the right to inspect personnel records pursuant to Section 1198.
• § 87032 — The governing board of a community college district shall provide for the payment of the actual and necessary expenses, including traveling expenses, of any employee of the district incurred in the co
• § 87035 — (a) The governing board of a community college district may grant leaves of absence to employees to appear as a witness in court other than as a litigant or to respond to an official order from anothe
• § 87036 — The governing board of a community college shall grant leave of absence to any employee serving in a classified or other nonacademic position regularly called for jury duty in the manner provided for
• § 87038.5 — No contract with any insurer or other employee welfare benefit provider shall be approved or renewed if an administrative employee of a community college district, or any employee organization, as def
• § 87039 — It shall be unlawful for any person authorized to invoke disciplinary action against any employee of a community college district either in his or her individual capacity or as a member of any board,
• § 8704 — The Legislature further finds and declares that man has a moral obligation to understand the world in which he lives and to protect, enhance, and make the highest use of the land and resources he hold
• § 87040 — (a) (1) The governing board of each community college district when drawing an order for the salary payment due to employees of the district shall, without charge, reduce the order by the amount which
• § 87040.5 — (a) For purposes of this section, the following definitions shall apply: (1) “Annuity contract” means an annuity contract described in Section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code that is available to
• § 87042 — Any school employee of a community college district who is absent because of injury or illness which arose out of and in the course of the person’s employment, and for which the person is receiving te
• § 87043 — Notwithstanding the provisions of Sections 87042, 87787 and 88192, a community college district may waive the requirement that temporary disability checks be endorsed payable to the district, and may
• § 87044 — When a president or other community college official releases a minor student of such school to a peace officer for the purpose of removing the minor from the school premises, such school official sha
• § 87045 — (a) The governing board of a community college district may establish a catastrophic leave program to permit employees of that district to donate eligible leave credits to an employee when that employ
• § 8705 — The Legislature further finds and declares that conservation education should be a means of achieving an educational philosophy that will help each student develop a healthy attitude of personal respo
• § 8706 — The Legislature further finds and declares that in all grade levels, environmental facts should be taught as they relate to each other, rather than as isolated bits of information, and that students s
• § 87060 — The purpose of this article is to provide a basis of determination as to what constitutes a supervisory or administrative classified position or an academic position not clearly defined in other secti
• § 87061 — If an employee of a community college district, including a district having the merit system as outlined in Article 3 (commencing with Section 88060) of Chapter 4, employed in an academic position is
• § 87062 — If an employee of a community college district, including a district having the merit system as outlined in Article 3 (commencing with Section 88060) of Chapter 4, employed in a position in the classi
• § 8707 — It is the intent of the Legislature in enacting this chapter to encourage development of educational programs for teachers and students commensurate with the importance of protecting scarce resources
• § 87100 — (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) In fulfilling its mission within California’s system of public higher education, the California Community Colleges are committed to aca
• § 87101 — For the purposes of this article: (a) “Equal employment opportunity” means that all qualified individuals have a full and fair opportunity to compete for hiring and promotion and fully enjoy the benef
• § 87102 — (a) As a condition for the receipt of funds pursuant to Section 87107, the governing board of the community college district that opts to participate under the article shall periodically submit to the
• § 87103 — (a) The board of governors shall render assistance in developing and implementing equal employment opportunity programs in the community college districts.
• § 87105 — The board of governors shall adopt all necessary regulations to carry out the intent of this article and to ensure that each participating community college district implements processes for ensuring
• § 87106 — (a) The board of governors shall develop systemwide strategies for encouraging community college students to become qualified for, and seek, employment as community college faculty or administrators.
• § 87107 — In order to support the activities required and authorized by this article, the Employment Opportunity Fund is hereby established.
• § 87108 — (a) The board of governors shall adopt regulations for the use of the fund.
• § 87150 — There is hereby established the Community College Professional Development Program, to be administered by the board of governors, the purpose of which is to provide state general funds to community co
• § 87151 — The board of governors shall annually allocate funds, when appropriated for purposes of this article, only to a community college district whose chief executive officer has submitted to the chancellor
• § 87152 — (a) Any funding appropriated for purposes of this article shall be allocated to the community college districts that provide professional development opportunities to both faculty and staff.
• § 87153 — The authorized uses of funds allocated under this article shall include all of the following: (a) Improvement of teaching.
• § 87154 — This article shall be operative during any fiscal year only if funds are provided therefor in the annual Budget Act for that fiscal year or other legislation.
• § 87160 — This article shall be known and may be referred to as the Reporting by Community College Employees of Improper Governmental Activities Act.
• § 87161 — It is the intent of the Legislature that community college employees and other persons disclose, to the extent not expressly prohibited by law, improper governmental activities.
• § 87162 — For the purposes of this article, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Employee” means a public school employee as defined in subdivision (j) of Section 3540.
• § 87163 — (a) An employee may not directly or indirectly use or attempt to use the official authority or influence of the employee for the purpose of intimidating, threatening, coercing, commanding, or attempti
• § 87164 — (a) An employee or applicant for employment with a public school employer who files a written complaint with his or her supervisor, a community college administrator, or the public school employer all
• § 8720 — There is in the Department of Education the Conservation Education Service.