California Education Code

§ 45202

EDC § 45202 Effective Jan 1, 2026Div. 3 · Title 2 · Part 25 · Ch. 5 · Art. 4

Statute text

(a)A classified employee of a school district, county superintendent of schools, state special school, or community college district who has been employed for a period of one calendar year or more whose employment is terminated for reasons other than action initiated by the employer for cause shall have the total amount of earned leave of absence for illness or injury that the employee accumulated with that first employing school district, community college district, county superintendent of schools, or state special school pursuant to Section 45191 or 88191 transferred to the subsequent employing school district, county superintendent of schools, community college district, or state special school. This transfer shall be in the same manner as provided for certificated employees. The subsequent employing entity shall honor a transfer request made at any time during the classified employee’s employment with that employing entity.

(b)In a case where an employee was terminated as a result of action initiated by the employer for cause, the transfer may be made if agreed to by the governing board or body of the subsequent employing entity.

(c)All or any part of the previous service, not separated by a break in service greater than one year as of the last day of paid service, may, if agreed to by the subsequent employing entity, be construed to have been served with the subsequent employing entity for seniority purposes, except that the previous service may not be counted, for seniority purposes, when position or personnel reduction is ordered, for any reason, by the governing board or body of the subsequent employing entity.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2025, Ch. 67, Sec. 52. (AB 1170) Effective January 1, 2026.