California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 19827.5

Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 428, Sec. 1. Effective September 22, 2003.
(a)There is allocated from the salary or wage paid to a member of the clergy, in an amount up to 50 percent of the gross salary, either of the following:
(1)The rental value of a home furnished to him or her.
(2)The rental allowance paid to him or her to rent or provide a home.
(b)As used in this section, a “member of the clergy” means a priest, minister, religious practitioner, or similar functionary of a religious denomination or religious organization.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 19827.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-2-government-of-the-state-of-california/division-5-personnel/part-2-6-personnel-administration/chapter-2-administration-of-salaries/article-3-salary-classification/section-19827.5

Other sections in Article 3 - Salary Classification

§ 19824§ 19825§ 19825.5§ 19826§ 19826.5§ 19827§ 19827.1§ 19827.2§ 19827.3§ 19827.5…§ 19830§ 19831§ 19832§ 19833§ 19834§ 19835§ 19835.5§ 19836§ 19837§ 19838

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