The rules of the commission and copies of this article shall be printed and made available to each school, office, and permanent worksite where employees report and shall be distributed to school libraries for loan to employees.

Within one year of when a district adopts the merit system, the commission shall adopt rules pursuant to Section 88080 and shall give to each new regular employee a handbook which summarizes the basic rules and working conditions for classified employees and provides information regarding access to copies of the complete rules and the merit system.