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HomeEducation CodeDiv. 4Pt. 26Ch. 2Art. 3§ 46144 Minimum School Day Work Experience

§ 46144 Minimum School Day Work Experience

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§ 46144 Minimum School Day Work Experience

Key Takeaways

  • •Special school programs (like vocational training or work experience) must have at least 180 minutes of class time in a day.
  • •This time can be split into 4 periods or fewer, but the total must be 180 minutes or more.
  • •If a school has longer class periods (more than 60 minutes each), students in work experience programs only need to attend enough periods to reach 180 minutes total.

Example

A student is in a work experience program at a school where each class period is 90 minutes long.

The student only needs to attend 2 of these 90-minute periods to meet the 180-minute requirement for the day.

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§ 46144 Minimum School Day Work Experience

The minimum day in a special day or a Saturday vocational training program and for a pupil enrolled in a work experience education program approved under Article 7 (commencing with Section 51760) of Chapter 5 of Part 28, except for a pupil enrolled in a continuation school or class pursuant to Section 48402, is four periods totaling at least 180 minutes in duration, except that for a pupil in an approved work experience program who attends a school, other than a continuation school or class, in which the regularly scheduled period is greater than 60 minutes in length, the minimum day is one or more periods totaling at least 180 minutes in duration. (Amended by Stats. 2003, Ch. 72, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2004.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

educationexperienceschoolstudentcontinuationdurationin california

Related Statutes

  • § 46147 Senior Work Program Exemption
  • § 46140.5 Vocational Education Revenue Limit Adjustment
  • § 46145 Grade 12 Course Enrollment Requirement
  • § 46170 Continuation School Attendance Limits
  • § 48225.5 Student Work Permit Absences

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 46144.
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