Education Code section 51442

For purposes of this article, “veteran” means a person who has served 90 days or more in the military service of the United States during a war with a foreign power or during any national emergency declared by the President of the United States and who has received an honorable discharge from that service.

Source: Section 51442, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=51442. (updated Jan. 1, 2005; accessed Dec. 29, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/education_code_section_51442

Original Source: Section 51442, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=51442. (last accessed May 12, 2025).