Article 4. Workshops of California Education Code >> Division 2. >> Title 2. >> Part 20. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 4.

The Department of Education and a statewide association composed exclusively of school district governing boards or county boards of education, or both, acting jointly, may conduct annual workshops within this state. Such workshops shall include but are not limited to study and instruction on the subjects of school finance, the Education Code and related laws, and the ethics, duties, and responsibilities of school district governing boards and county boards of education. A reasonable fee not to exceed the estimated pro rata cost of the workshop may be charged board members and members-elect who attend.

Any member or member-elect of a school district governing board who attends and successfully completes a workshop as authorized by this article may be reimbursed for expenses as provided for in Section 35173.

Any member or member-elect of a county board of education who attends and successfully completes a workshop as authorized by this article may be reimbursed for expenses as provided for in Section 1096.