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TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION 33000-65001›DIVISION 4. INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES 46000-65001›PART 26. ATTENDANCE FOR COMPUTING APPORTIONMENTS 46000-46610›CHAPTER 2. Attendance—Maximum Credit—Minimum Day 46100-46211›ARTICLE 3. Junior High School and High School 46140-46149

§ 46141

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

The minimum schoolday in a high school is 240 minutes, except in an evening high school, an early college high school, a middle college high school, a dual enrollment program that is part of a College and Career Access Pathways dual enrollment partnership agreement that is consistent with the requirements of Section 76004, a regional occupational center, an opportunity school and in opportunity classes, a continuation high school, in continuation education classes, in late afternoon or Saturday occupationally organized vocational training programs conducted under a federally approved plan for vocational education, and for students enrolled in a work experience education program approved under the provisions of Article 7 (commencing with Section 51760) of Chapter 5 of Part 28.

(Amended by Stats. 2026, Ch. 65, Sec. 85. (AB 126) Effective July 9, 2026.)

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