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HomeEducation CodeDiv. 7Pt. 44Ch. 1Art. 2§ 71040 Community College Travel Reimbursement

§ 71040 Community College Travel Reimbursement

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§ 71040 Community College Travel Reimbursement

Key Takeaways

  • •The board can pay for travel costs for community college people (students, teachers, staff) who are part of special groups.
  • •These groups are made by the board or the chancellor’s office to study education topics.
  • •The travel must be for meetings about education or specific subjects related to community colleges.
  • •Only real and needed travel costs are covered.

Example

A community college teacher is asked to join a group that studies how to make math classes better. The group meets in another city.

The board can pay for the teacher’s travel costs, like gas or a plane ticket, to go to the meeting because it’s about improving education at community colleges.

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§ 71040 Community College Travel Reimbursement

The board of governors may allow actual and necessary travel expenses to community college students, faculty, staff, or other community college officials or employees who serve on study teams, task forces, or similar groups formed by the board of governors or by the chancellor’s office and who, in these capacities, attend meetings of any association, organization, or agency that has as its principal purpose the study of matters pertinent to education or to a particular field or fields of education relevant to community colleges. (Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 654, Sec. 2. Effective October 7, 2005.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

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Related Statutes

  • § 84030 Community College Accounting Standards
  • § 56059 Teacher Qualification Limits
  • § 78031 Community College Admission Rules
  • § 78032 Interdistrict Attendance Restrictions
  • § 84040 Community College Fiscal Audits

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 71040.
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