California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 44000.5

Added by Stats. 2001, Ch. 342, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2002.

An “adverse action” means the denial of an application for a credential, a private admonition, or public reproval of a credential holder, or the suspension or revocation of a credential.

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Cal. Educ. Code § 44000.5 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/edc/title-2-elementary-and-secondary-education/division-3-local-administration/part-25-employees/chapter-1-employees/article-1-general-provisions/section-44000.5

Other sections in Article 1 - General Provisions

§ 44000§ 44000.5§ 44001§ 44001.1§ 44001.2§ 44002§ 44003§ 44004§ 44005§ 44006…§ 44011§ 44012§ 44013§ 44014§ 44015§ 44015.1§ 44016§ 44017§ 44018§ 44020

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