Government Code section 54700.5

“Employee” means an employee of the local agency, the state or any political subdivision thereof, special district, including a school district, or any other local government entity, or an employee of a public or private utility whom the legislative body has determined performs a function essential to the public health, safety or welfare.

Source: Section 54700.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=54700.5. (updated Jan. 1, 1981; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_54700.5

Original Source: Section 54700.5, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=54700.5. (last accessed May 12, 2025).