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HomeEducation CodeCh. 2Art. 3§ 1298 County School Administrative Adviser

§ 1298 County School Administrative Adviser

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§ 1298 County School Administrative Adviser

This law lets a county's school superintendent hire an administrative adviser to help coordinate school‑related matters, and says how the adviser gets paid and what they can do.

Key Takeaways

  • •The county superintendent can hire an administrative adviser if the county board of education and the county board of supervisors agree.
  • •The adviser’s pay is set by the county board of education and comes from the school budget that is funded by county taxes.
  • •The adviser’s job is to coordinate between the district attorney, school boards, colleges, and other agencies, and can be given limited legal authority if they are a licensed lawyer.

Example

A county decides to hire an administrative adviser to help the school board work with the district attorney, local colleges, and other agencies on a new school building project.

The superintendent can hire the adviser, the adviser’s salary comes from the school budget funded by county taxes, and the adviser helps all the groups talk to each other. If the adviser is also a lawyer, the district attorney can give them limited legal powers.

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§ 1298 County School Administrative Adviser

By agreement between the county board of education and county board of supervisors, in counties in which the provisions of Article 4 (commencing with Section 1310) have become operative and in which functions and duties have been transferred from the county board of supervisors to the county board of education in accordance with Sections 1043 and 1080, the county superintendent of schools may be authorized to employ an administrative adviser as part of the classified service. His or her compensation shall be as fixed by the county board of education, and shall be paid from that part of the single budget prepared by the county board of education for which a county tax is levied pursuant to Section 1623. His or her duties shall be the administrative duties established by the county board of education, and to counsel with and act as a coordinator between, the district attorney or county counsel, the county board of education, the county committee on school district organization, the personnel commission, the county superintendent of schools, school districts, and community college districts which request his or her services. The district attorney or county counsel shall continue to have and to discharge all of the authority and duties imposed upon him or her by law in the schools and education fields; however, the administrative adviser may be deputized by the district attorney or county counsel, in his or her discretion, if the adviser is admitted to practice law in this state. (Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 24.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

educationagreementcommissionschoolcompensationaccordanceorganizationcommunity

Related Statutes

  • § 66017.7 Research Animal Adoption Requirement
  • § 1251 County School Material Sharing
  • § 44325 District Intern Credentials
  • § 46140.1 Vocational Education Funding Limitation
  • § 48225.5 Student Work Permit Absences

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 1298.
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