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HomeEducation CodeDiv. 7Pt. 51Ch. 4Art. 1§ 88026 Classified Employee Work Hours

§ 88026 Classified Employee Work Hours

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§ 88026 Classified Employee Work Hours

Key Takeaways

  • •A normal workweek is 40 hours, and a normal workday is 8 hours for school workers.
  • •Workers can work more than 8 hours a day or 40 hours a week if needed, but they get paid extra (overtime) for those extra hours.
  • •Some jobs, like security or recreation workers, might not get paid extra for working more than 8 hours in a day, but they still get overtime if they work more than 40 hours in a week.
  • •The school can decide to make workdays shorter than 8 hours or workweeks shorter than 40 hours if they want.

Example

A school janitor works 9 hours on Monday to clean up after a big event.

The janitor normally works 8 hours a day, but because they worked an extra hour, they get paid overtime for that 1 extra hour. If they work more than 40 hours that week, they get overtime for all those extra hours too.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 88026 Classified Employee Work Hours

The workweek of a classified employee, as defined in Section 88033 or Section 88076, shall be 40 hours. The workday shall be eight hours. These provisions do not restrict the extention of a regular workday or workweek on an overtime basis when such is necessary to carry on the business of the district. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to bar the district from establishing a workday of less than eight hours or a workweek of less than 40 hours for all or any of its classified positions. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section and Section 88027, a governing board may, with the approval of the personnel commission, where applicable, exempt specific classes of positions from compensation for overtime in excess of eight hours in one day, provided that hours worked in excess of 40 in a calendar week shall be compensated on an overtime basis. Such exemption shall be applied only to those classes which the governing board and personnel commission, where applicable, specifically find to be subject to fluctuations in daily working hours not susceptible to administrative control, such as security patrol and recreation classes, but shall not include food-service and transportation classes. 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 3 (commencing with Section 88060) of this chapter. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

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Related Statutes

  • § 88035 Part-Time Employee Benefits
  • § 74230 School District Reorganization Elections
  • § 88008 Restricted Community College Positions
  • § 88011 Classified Service Residency Ban
  • § 88013 Community College Personnel Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 88026.
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