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HomeEducation CodeDiv. 3Pt. 25Ch. 4Art. 2§ 44854 Teacher Exchange Position Rights

§ 44854 Teacher Exchange Position Rights

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§ 44854 Teacher Exchange Position Rights

Key Takeaways

  • •If a teacher takes a job in another school district as part of an exchange program, they keep their old job rights and benefits.
  • •The time they spend in the new job counts as if they were still working in their old school district.
  • •Their retirement benefits and job status stay the same as before they took the exchange job.

Example

A teacher from School District A takes a job in School District B for a year as part of a teacher exchange program.

Even though the teacher is working in District B, they keep all their old job rights and benefits from District A. The year they spend in District B counts as if they were still teaching in District A, so their retirement and job status don’t change.

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§ 44854 Teacher Exchange Position Rights

Acceptance of any exchange position by an employee of any school district in the state shall not affect his or her right to the permanent classification to which he or she is entitled, at the time of the acceptance, or any of his or her rights under the state teachers retirement salary provisions of this code, or under any local or district retirement plan, or system, and the time served in the exchange position shall be counted as time served in the service of the district in which he or she is employed immediately prior to acceptance of the exchange position in determining his or her status under Sections 35029, 35161, 35162, Sections 44030 to 44034, inclusive, Sections 44036 to 44048, inclusive, Sections 44800 to 44802, inclusive, Sections 44804 to 44824, inclusive, Sections 45021 to 45060, inclusive, Sections 48913, 87462, 87463, 87469, 88021, 88071, Article 1 (commencing with Section 7000) of Chapter 1, Article 1 (commencing with Section 7100) of Chapter 2 of Part 5, Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 10300) of Part 7, Article 1 (commencing with Section 12500) of Chapter 5 of Part 8, Article 5 (commencing with Section 32340) of Chapter 3 of Part 19, Article 1 (commencing with Section 44000), Article 3 (commencing with Section 44060) of Chapter 1, Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 44200), Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 44400), Article 2 (commencing with Section 44830), Article 3 (commencing with Section 44930) of Chapter 4, Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 45100), Article 2 (commencing with Section 87600), Article 4 (commencing with Section 87660) of Chapter 3 of Part 51, and under the provisions of this code relating to state retirement salary, and under any local or district retirement plan. (Amended by Stats. 1990, Ch. 1372, Sec. 198.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

retirementacceptancepositionschoolemployeesalaryteacherclassification

Related Statutes

  • § 44919 Temporary Teacher Classification Rules
  • § 44920 Temporary Teacher Employment Rules
  • § 59113 Retired Teachers As Substitutes
  • § 87423 Employee Exchange Rights Protection
  • § 44918 Substitute Teacher Employment Rights

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 44854.
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