Education Code section 17216

No action undertaken by the State Department of Education or by any other state agency or by any political subdivision pursuant to this chapter, or in compliance with this chapter, shall be construed to affect any rights arising under the provisions of Section 19 of Article 1 of the California Constitution.

Source: Section 17216, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=17216. (updated Jan. 1, 1997; accessed Jul. 21, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/education_code_section_17216

Original Source: Section 17216, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=17216. (last accessed May 12, 2025).