Article 5. In-service Training of California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 28. >> Chapter 5.5. >> Article 5.

The Department of Education shall reimburse all school certificated personnel from those school districts in which the governing board has adopted a comprehensive health education plan approved by the Department of Education according to this chapter for necessary travel and expenses resulting from participation in health education in-service training programs sponsored by the department. When training is held during the time that the certificated personnel are employed in teaching, their regular pay shall not be diminished by reason of their attendance. Reimbursements shall not include the cost of hiring substitute classroom teaching personnel.

School district governing boards may, at their discretion, assign units of credit for participation in in-service training programs undertaken pursuant to this chapter and such units may be included as units of credit for purposes of the salary schedule of the school district.