Education Code section 87609

If a contract employee is employed under his or her third consecutive contract entered into pursuant to Section 87608.5, the governing board shall elect one of the following alternatives:

(a)

Employ the probationary employee as a tenured employee for all subsequent academic years.

(b)

Not employ the probationary employee as a tenured employee.

Source: Section 87609, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=87609.­ (updated Jul. 1, 1991; accessed Jul. 6, 2026).

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