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TITLE 3. POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION 66000-101460›DIVISION 7. COMMUNITY COLLEGES 70900-88933›PART 51. EMPLOYEES 87000-88280›CHAPTER 4. Classified Employees 88000-88280›ARTICLE 5. Differential Compensation 88180-88186

§ 88180

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

For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply unless the context indicates otherwise:

(a) “Differential compensation” means either a reduction in the number of hours required to be actually worked or an increase in salary.

(b) “Shift” means the number of hours worked and shall include a duty-free meal period of not less than one-half hour which, in the case of a seven- or eight-hour shift, shall occur approximately at the midpoint of the shift. This subdivision shall not apply to employees working six hours or less, or assigned to a split shift.

(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

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