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TITLE 3. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION 66000-101460›DIVISION 7. COMMUNITY COLLEGES 70900-88933›PART 51. EMPLOYEES 87000-88280›CHAPTER 3. Employment 87400-87894›ARTICLE 4. Evaluations and Discipline 87660-87683

§ 87661

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

For the purposes of this article:

(a) “Academic year” means that period between the first day of a fall semester or quarter and the last day of the following spring semester or quarter, excluding any intersession term that has been excluded pursuant to an applicable collective bargaining agreement.

(b) “Contract employee” or “probationary employee” means an employee of a district who is employed on the basis of a contract in accordance with Section 87605, subdivision (b) of Section 87608, or subdivision (b) of Section 87608.5.

(c) “District” means a community college district.

(d) “Regular employee” or “tenured employee” means an employee of a district who is employed in accordance with subdivision (c) of Section 87608, subdivision (c) of Section 87608.5, or Section 87609.

(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 85, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)

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