Education Code section 44861

A substitute principal holding a valid teacher’s credential of the same grade as the school to be administered may be employed without meeting the requirements of Section 44860 to meet an emergency for not more than five months of any school year.

Source: Section 44861, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=44861. (updated Jan. 1, 1976; accessed Jun. 9, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/education_code_section_44861

Original Source: Section 44861, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=44861. (last accessed May 12, 2025).