Article 3. Deputies And Associate Superintendents of California Education Code >> Division 2. >> Title 2. >> Part 20. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 3.

The duties of the Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction and of the associate superintendents of public instruction appointed by the State Board of Education under Section 2.1 of Article IX of the Constitution of this state shall be such as are assigned to them by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.

The annual salaries of the Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction and of the associate superintendents of public instruction appointed by the State Board of Education under Section 2.1 of Article IX of the Constitution of this state shall be fixed by the Superintendent of Public Instruction with the approval of the Director of Finance.

(a) In addition to the positions authorized by Section 2.1 of Article IX of the California Constitution, the Governor, with the recommendation of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, shall appoint five deputy superintendents of public instruction and five associate superintendents of public instruction who shall be exempt from state civil service.
  (b) Appointments to these exempt positions shall not result in any net increase in the expenditures of the State Department of Education.