2007 California Education Code Article 4. Classified County School Employees

CA Codes (edc:1310-1319)

1310.  The provisions of this article shall become operative in any
county upon adoption of a resolution by the county board of
supervisors to make it operative.



1311.  Each person employed by a county superintendent of schools in
a position not requiring certification qualifications and whose
salary is paid from the county school service fund shall be employed
in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 1 (commencing with
Section 44000) and Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 45100) of Part
25 of Division 3 of Title 2, and Chapter 1 (commencing with Section
87000) and Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 88000) of Part 51 of
Division 7 of Title 3.



1312.  County employees assigned to the office of the county
superintendent of schools shall cease to be employees of the county
upon the establishment of a separate budget for the office of the
county superintendent of schools, and shall thereafter be paid from
the county school service fund. Other county employees assigned to
functions transferred to the county board of education pursuant to
Article 3 (commencing with Section 1080) of Chapter 1 of this part
shall cease to be employees of the county upon the effective date of
such transfer, and shall thereafter be paid from the county school
service fund.


1313.  Each county employee whose status is changed by this article,
and who is in employment and a member of a county retirement system
other than one provided by contract with the State Employees'
Retirement System on the date of such change, shall become eligible
for membership in the State Employees' Retirement System in
accordance with the State Employees' Retirement Law with respect to
his employment thereafter, and shall be subject to the reciprocal
benefits provided by said systems; provided, that such employee may
elect to continue in membership of such county retirement system with
respect to such employment thereafter, in which event the same
appropriations and transfers of funds shall be made to the retirement
fund of the county system for such employee as those required of the
county under the county retirement law, and such amounts shall be
legal charges against the county school service fund.  The election
authorized by this section shall be made no later than the date
preceding the date upon which his status is changed in accordance
with procedures to be established by the board of supervisors, which
shall allow at least 30 days to make the election.  The election once
made may not be rescinded.  An employee who does not elect to
continue membership in the county system shall be deemed to have
discontinued county employment for purposes of the county system at
the close of the day preceding the date upon which his status
changes.



1314.  County employees whose status is changed by this article
shall retain all accumulated and unused sick leave, vacation,
compensatory overtime and other benefits which can reasonably be
construed to have been an earned right at the time of transfer from
county service to the county school service fund.



1315.  The county board of education may grant to employees whose
salaries are paid from the county school service fund any employee
benefit which the board of supervisors provides for county employees.



1316.  No employee transferred from the county service to a
position, the salary for which is paid from the county school service
fund, shall suffer any loss of salary at the time of transfer or as
to the future as relates to his status on the salary scale of the
county in effect at the time of the transfer.



1317.  (a) The county board of education shall adopt the merit
system as provided in Article 6 (commencing with Section 45240) of
Chapter 5 of Part 25 of Division 3 of Title 2, and Article 3
(commencing with Section 88060) of Chapter 4 of Part 51 of Division 7
of Title 3, if the county has a merit (civil service) system in
effect at the time of the adoption of this article as provided in
Section 1310.
   (b) Notwithstanding Article 6 (commencing with Section 45240) of
Chapter 5 of Part 25, any personnel commission in a county of the
third class, as described in Section 2562, may, after a public
hearing, and after consultation with all affected employee
organizations, adopt a regulation providing for the appointment of
one or more alternate members of the personnel commission.  The
appointment of any alternate member shall be with the concurrence of
all affected employee organizations.  Thereafter, an alternate may
serve only in the absence of a regular commission member.
   (c) This section shall not apply to a county board of education
which has been transferred specific duties and functions of the
county board of supervisors pursuant to Section 1080 on or after June
1, 1977.



1318.  The county board of education or county superintendent of
schools may declare a holiday in the schools or offices operated by
the county superintendent of schools whenever good reason exists.



1319.  The county superintendent of schools may employ, in
accordance with the provisions of Chapter 5 (commencing with Section
45100) of Part 25 of Division 3 of Title 2, such personnel as may be
necessary to act as guards at pedestrian crossings to ensure the
safety of schoolchildren who use such intersections.