California Education Code ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions

• Section 44000.
  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,...
• Section 44000.5.
  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...
• Section 44001.
  “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...
• Section 44001.1.
  “Commission” means the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 937, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1998.)
• Section 44001.2.
  “Superintendent” means the Superintendent of Public Instruction.(Added by Stats. 1997, Ch. 937, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1998.)
• Section 44002.
  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,...
• Section 44003.
  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.
• Section 44004.
  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...
• Section 44005.
  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.)
• Section 44006.
  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...
• Section 44007.
  The term “certification document” as used in this code includes only certificates, credentials and life diplomas.(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)
• Section 44008.
  (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...
• Section 44009.
  (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...
• Section 44010.
  “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) Any offense...
• Section 44011.
  “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...
• Section 44012.
  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...
• Section 44013.
  (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...
• Section 44014.
  (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...
• Section 44015.
  (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...
• Section 44015.1.
  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...
• Section 44016.
  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...
• Section 44017.
  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...
• Section 44018.
  (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,...
• Section 44020.
  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...

Last modified: October 22, 2018