California Education Code ARTICLE 1 - Construction of Provisions

• Section 1.
  This code shall be known as the Education Code.(Amended by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1011.)
• Section 2.
  The code establishes the law of this state respecting the subjects to which it relates, and its provisions and all proceedings under it are to...
• Section 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...
• Section 4.
  Whenever reference is made to any portion of this code or of any other law of this state, such reference applies to all amendments and...
• Section 5.
  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...
• Section 6.
  If any provision of this code, or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the remainder of the code, and the...
• Section 7.
  Whenever a power is granted to, or a duty is imposed upon, a public officer, the power may be exercised or the duty may be...
• Section 8.
  Words giving a joint authority to three or more public officers or other persons are construed as giving such authority to a majority of them,...
• Section 9.
  The time in which any act provided by this code is to be done is computed by excluding the first day, and including the last,...
• Section 10.
  Unless the provisions or the context otherwise requires these general provisions, rules of construction, and definitions shall govern the construction of this code.(Enacted by Stats....
• Section 11.
  (a) For purposes of this code, “assessed value” means 25 percent of full value to, and including, the 1980–81 fiscal year, and 100 percent of full...

Last modified: October 22, 2018