2005 California Education Code Sections 33140-33143 Article 3. Deputies and Associate Superintendents

33140.  The duties of the Deputy Superintendent of Public
Instruction and of the associate superintendents of public
instruction appointed by the State Board of Education under Section
2.1 of Article IX of the Constitution of this state shall be such as
are assigned to them by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
33141.  The annual salaries of the Deputy Superintendent of Public
Instruction and of the associate superintendents of public
instruction appointed by the State Board of Education under Section
2.1 of Article IX of the Constitution of this state shall be fixed by
the Superintendent of Public Instruction with the approval of the
Director of Finance.
33143.  (a) In addition to the positions authorized by Section 2.1
of Article IX of the California Constitution, the Governor, with the
recommendation of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, shall
appoint five deputy superintendents of public instruction and five
associate superintendents of public instruction who shall be exempt
from state civil service.
   (b) Appointments to these exempt positions shall not result in any
net increase in the expenditures of the State Department of
Education.