California § 1231 - No state officer or employee shall be deemed to have a break in service or to hav

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§ 1231. No state officer or employee shall be deemed to have a break in service or to hav

No state officer or employee shall be deemed to have a break in service or to have terminated his or her employment, for any purpose, nor to have incurred any change in his or her authority, status, or jurisdiction or in his or her salary or other conditions of employment, solely because of the failure to enact a budget act for a fiscal year prior to the beginning of that fiscal year. A person entering state service on or after the beginning of a fiscal year and before the effective date of the budget act for that fiscal year and who otherwise is a state officer or employee, shall be deemed a state officer or employee from the time he or she entered state service, notwithstanding the failure to enact a budget act for that fiscal year.

Source: official California text · Last verified 2026-08-27

Frequently Asked Questions About California § 1231

What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 1231 cover?

Section 1231 ("No state officer or employee shall be deemed to have a break in service or to hav") is part of the Public Contract Code - PCC, the codified statutory law of California. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

How do I cite California § 1231?

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Is this the official text of California law?

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How does California § 1231 apply to my situation?

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