§ 45138 School Staff Uniform Costs

Education Code·California

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•School districts can make their workers wear uniforms.
•The school district has to pay for the uniforms, not the workers.
•This rule only applies to schools that use a special hiring system called the 'merit system'.

Example

A school janitor is told to wear a uniform with the school's logo.

The school must buy or rent the uniform for the janitor. They can't make the janitor pay for it.

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§ 45138 School Staff Uniform Costs

The governing board of any school district may require the wearing of a distinctive uniform by classified personnel. The cost of the purchase, lease or rental of uniforms, equipment, identification badges, emblems, and cards required by the district shall be borne by the district. This section shall apply to districts that have adopted the merit system in the same manner and effect as if it were a part of Article 6 (commencing with Section 45240) of this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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governing board distinctive uniform classified personnel merit system

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Education Code. Section 45138.

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