§ 44847 Employee Transfer Seniority Rights

Education Code·California

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•If a school moves to a new district, teachers and staff who move with it keep their old job start date.
•For teachers hired before July 1, 1947, their start date stays the same as when they first got the job.
•For teachers hired after June 30, 1947, their start date is when they first got paid for working.

Example

A school moves from District A to District B, and a teacher who started working in 1945 moves with it.

The teacher keeps their original start date from 1945, even though they now work in District B.

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§ 44847 Employee Transfer Seniority Rights

When any school or part thereof shall have been transferred from one district to another, employment for any employees who transfer with said school or part thereof shall date from the time said employees first accepted employment (if before July 1, 1947) or rendered paid service (if after June 30, 1947) as probationary employees in the district from which the school or part thereof and the said employees were transferred. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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transferred probationary employees July 1, 1947 June 30, 1947

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Education Code. Section 44847.

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