Section 44842 Of Article 2. Employment From California Education Code >> Division 3. >> Title 2. >> Part 25. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 2.
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. (a) Except as set forth in subdivision (b), if, without good
cause, a probationary or permanent employee of a school district
fails prior to July 1 of any school year to notify the governing
board of the district of his or her intention to remain or not to
remain in the service of the district, as the case may be, during the
ensuing school year if a request to give such notice, including a
copy of this section, shall have been personally served upon the
employee, or mailed to him or her by United States certified mail
with return receipt requested to his or her last known place of
address, by the clerk or secretary of the governing board of the
school district, not later than the preceding May 30, the employee
may be deemed to have declined employment and his or her services as
an employee of the district may be terminated on June 30 of that
year.
(b) (1) In the case of an employee of a year-round school serving
in a track that starts within 14 days of July 1, and serves in a
position requiring certification qualifications, if the school
district has, by April 30, requested that the employee notify the
school district by June 1, of that year of his or her intention to
remain or not to remain in the service of the school district for the
following school year, and the employee, without good cause, fails
to provide that notice, the school district may deem the employee to
have declined employment and may terminate his or her services as an
employee of the school district on June 30 of that year. An employee
who gives notice of resignation pursuant to this paragraph after May
31, but before June 30, shall be released from his or her contract
within 30 days of the employee's notice, or as soon as a replacement
employee is obtained, whichever occurs first.
(2) The request for notice sent to the employee by the school
district pursuant to this subdivision shall be in writing and shall,
along with a copy of this section, be either personally served upon
the employee, or mailed to him or her by United States certified mail
with return receipt requested to his or her last known address, by
the clerk or secretary of the governing board of the school district.
(c) If, without good cause, a probationary or permanent employee
of a school district fails to report for duty at the beginning of the
ensuing school year after having notified the governing board of the
district of his or her intention to remain in the service of the
district in accordance with the procedures specified above, the
employee may be deemed to have declined employment and his or her
services as an employee of the district may be terminated on the day
following the 20th consecutive day of absence. No school district may
terminate any employee pursuant to this subdivision unless the
district has specifically notified the employee, at least five days
in advance, of the time and place at which the employee was to report
to work, and the employee did not request or was not granted a leave
of absence authorized by the governing board of the district.
This subdivision is applicable only to employees who were on leave
of absence for 20 or more consecutive working days after April 30 of
the previous school year.