California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 88121

Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.

No person in the permanent classified service shall be demoted or removed except for reasonable cause designated by rule of the commission as detrimental to the efficiency of the service. This section shall not be construed to prevent layoffs for lack of work or lack of funds.

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Cal. Educ. Code § 88121 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/edc/title-3-postsecondary-education/division-7-community-colleges/part-51-employees/chapter-4-classified-employees/article-3-merit-system/section-88121

Other sections in Article 3 - Merit System

§ 88060§ 88061§ 88063§ 88063.5§ 88064§ 88065§ 88066§ 88067§ 88068§ 88069…§ 88127§ 88128§ 88129§ 88130§ 88131§ 88132§ 88136§ 88137§ 88138§ 88139

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