ARTICLE 2.7. Permanent Status [44929.20. - 44929.29.]

Cal. Education Code - EDC 2.7.
in effect

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 44929.20. Section 44929.20.

Every certificated employee of a school district of any type or class having an average daily attendance of less than 250, and every certificated employee of any school district in a position requiring a supervision or administration credential, may be offered a continuing contract to cover a period longer than one year but not to exceed four years.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 44929.21. Section 44929.21.

(a) Every employee of a school district of any type or class having an average daily attendance of 250 or more who, after having been employed by the district for three complete consecutive school years in a position or positions requiring certification qualifications, is reelected for the next succeeding school year to a position requiring certification qualifications shall, at the commencement of the succeeding school year be classified as and become a permanent employee of the district. This subdivision shall apply only to probationary employees whose probationary period commenced prior to the 1983–84 fiscal year. (b) Every employee of a school district of any type or class having an average daily attendance of 250 or more who, after having been employed by the district for two complete consecutive school years in a position or positions requiring certification qualifications, is reelected for the next succeeding school year to a position requiring certification qualifications shall, at the commencement of the succeeding school year be classified as and become a permanent employee of the district. The governing board shall notify the employee, on or before March 15 of the employee’s second complete consecutive school year of employment by the district in a position or positions requiring certification qualifications, of the decision to reelect or not reelect the employee for the next succeeding school year to the position. In the event that the governing board does not give notice pursuant to this section on or before March 15, the employee shall be deemed reelected for the next succeeding school year. This subdivision shall apply only to probationary employees whose probationary period commenced during the 1983–84 fiscal year or any fiscal year thereafter.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 44929.22. Section 44929.22.

At the discretion of the governing board of a district with 60,000 average daily attendance or more every employee of the district who, after having been employed by the district for two consecutive school years in a position or positions requiring certification qualifications, is reelected for the next succeeding school year to a position requiring certification qualifications may, at the commencement of the succeeding school year, be classified as and become a permanent employee of the district. If the board is the governing board of more than one district, it may exercise the discretionary power given it by this section in each district under its jurisdiction, whether or not each of the districts has 60,000 average daily attendance. This section shall apply only to probationary employees whose probationary period commenced prior to the 1983–84 fiscal year.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 44929.23. Section 44929.23.

(a) The governing board of a school district of any type or class having an average daily attendance of less than 250 pupils may classify as a permanent employee of the district any employee who, after having been employed by the school district for three complete consecutive school years in a position or positions requiring certification qualifications, is reelected for the next succeeding school year to a position requiring certification qualifications. If that classification is not made, the employee shall not attain permanent status and may be reelected from year to year thereafter without becoming a permanent employee until a change in classification is made. (b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), Section 44929.21 shall apply to certificated employees employed by a school district, if the governing board of the school district elects to dismiss probationary employees pursuant to Section 44948.2. If that election is made, the governing board thereafter shall classify as a permanent employee of the district any probationary employee who, after being employed for two complete consecutive school years in a position or positions requiring certification qualifications, is reelected for the next succeeding school year to a position requiring certification qualifications as required by Section 44929.21. Any probationary employee who has been employed by the district for two or more consecutive years on the date of that election in a position or positions requiring certification qualifications shall be classified as a permanent employee of the district. (c) If the classification is not made pursuant to subdivision (a) or (b), the employee shall not attain permanent status and may be reelected from year to year thereafter without becoming a permanent employee until the classification is made.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 44929.25. Section 44929.25.

When a teacher of classes for adults serves sufficient probationary time as provided in Sections 44929.20 to 44929.23, inclusive, and Section 44908 to be eligible for election to permanent classification in that district, his or her tenure shall be for the service equivalent to the average number of hours per week that he or she has served during his or her probationary years. In no case shall the employee be classified as permanent for more than one full-time assignment. The service for which the person has acquired tenure may be reduced in conformity with Sections 44955 and 44956. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, in a district that has, or in a district that is one of two or more districts governed by governing boards of identical personnel that have a combined average daily attendance of 400,000 or more, as shown by the annual report of the county superintendent of schools for the preceding fiscal year, no person who is assigned 10 hours or less a week in adult classes in the district shall be eligible for election to permanent classification in the district on account of the assignment in adult classes. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, any person who is employed to teach adults for not more than 60 percent of the hours per week considered a full-time assignment for permanent employees having comparable duties shall be classified as a temporary employee, and shall not become a probationary employee under the provisions of Section 44954.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 44929.26. Section 44929.26.

Nothing in Sections 44929.20 to 44929.23, inclusive, shall be construed to give permanent classification to a person in the adult school who is already classified as a permanent employee in the day school. In case a teacher obtains permanent classification in the evening school and later is eligible for the same classification in the day school by reason of having served the probationary period therein, he or she shall be given his or her choice as to which he or she shall take. Notwithstanding any other provision to the contrary, service in the evening school shall not be included in computing the service required as a prerequisite to attainment of, or eligibility to, classification as a permanent employee in the day school, except service in the evening school rendered by a person rendering services in the day school who is directed or specifically requested by the school district to render services in the evening school either in addition to, or instead of, rendering service in the day school. Service in the day school shall not be included in computing the service required as a prerequisite to attainment of, or eligibility to, classification as a permanent employee in the evening school, except service in the day school rendered by a person rendering services in the evening school who is directed or specifically requested by the school district to render service in the day school either in addition to, or instead of, rendering service in the evening school.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 44929.27. Section 44929.27.

No employee of a school district or districts, in which the average daily attendance of all the districts combined is in excess of 200,000, governed by the same governing board shall hereafter acquire permanent certificated tenure or permanent noncertificated status, or a combination of tenure and status, for more than one full-time position. Any employee who hereafter acquires any combination of permanent certificated tenure or permanent noncertificated status or both which exceeds that for one full-time position shall have a choice which tenure or status to retain so long as that retained does not exceed one full-time position. It is the intent of this section that an employee holding permanent certificated tenure or permanent noncertificated status for a full-time position may not have permanent tenure or status protection for any additional time in either a certificated or a noncertificated position under any such school district governed by the same governing board.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 44929.28. Section 44929.28.

The governing board of a school district that employs in a position requiring certification qualifications any person who has become a permanent certificated employee in any school district may employ that person as a permanent certificated employee.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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