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TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION 33000-65001›DIVISION 3. LOCAL ADMINISTRATION 35000-45500›PART 25. EMPLOYEES 44000-45500›CHAPTER 4. Employment—Certificated Employees 44800-45061.5›ARTICLE 2. Employment 44830-44929

§ 44860

California Education Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

No person shall be employed as principal of a school of six or more certificated employees unless he or she holds a valid school administration credential and at least one of the following: a teaching credential, or a services credential with a specialization in pupil personnel, health, clinical or rehabilitative, or librarian services.

(Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 341, Sec. 4.)

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