California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 44861

Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.

A substitute principal holding a valid teacher’s credential of the same grade as the school to be administered may be employed without meeting the requirements of Section 44860 to meet an emergency for not more than five months of any school year.

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Cal. Educ. Code § 44861 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/edc/title-2-elementary-and-secondary-education/division-3-local-administration/part-25-employees/chapter-4-employment-certificated-employees/article-2-employment/section-44861

Other sections in Article 2 - Employment

§ 44830§ 44830.1§ 44830.2§ 44830.3§ 44830.5§ 44830.7§ 44831§ 44832§ 44833§ 44834…§ 44920§ 44921§ 44922§ 44923§ 44924§ 44925§ 44926§ 44927§ 44928§ 44929

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