California § 45042 - Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 45041, the governing board of a school

Full text of California Public Contract Code - PCC § 45042 — Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 45041, the governing board of a school, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 45042. Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 45041, the governing board of a school

Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 45041, the governing board of a school district may adopt an alternative method of computing the salary received by a person requiring certification qualifications who serves less than a full school year. Such method shall include the deduction from the employee’s regular salary of only that amount actually paid to a substitute or, if a substitute is not employed, the amount which would have been paid to a substitute had a substitute been employed. For the purposes of this section, the amount which would have been paid to a substitute is that amount established by the district in a published salary schedule for substitute employees. Such alternative method shall only be applied upon authorization by the school board based upon individual employee application and shall be limited to no more than five days per school year for each employee.

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

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What does Public Contract Code - PCC § 45042 cover?

Section 45042 ("Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 45041, the governing board of a school") 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.

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