{"code":"EDC","codeName":"Education Code","section":"26002.5","citation":"Ed. Code, § 26002.5","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS [1. - 32527.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-1"},{"name":"DIVISION 1. GENERAL EDUCATION CODE PROVISIONS [1. - 32527.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-1/division-1"},{"name":"PART 14. STATE TEACHERS’ RETIREMENT SYSTEM CASH BENEFIT PROGRAM [26000. - 28101.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-1/division-1/part-14"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [26000. - 26004.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-1/division-1/part-14/chapter-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 123, Sec. 28.   (AB 991)   Effective January 1, 2016.","effective":"2016-01-01","html":"<p>Except as excluded in subdivision (d) of Section <a href=\"/edc/26807.5\">26807.5</a> or subdivision (c) of Section <a href=\"/edc/26906.5\">26906.5</a>, a person who is the registered domestic partner of a member, as established pursuant to Section <a href=\"/fam/297\">297</a> or <a href=\"/fam/299.2\">299.2</a> of the Family Code, shall be treated in the same manner as a “spouse,” as defined in Section <a href=\"/edc/26140\">26140</a>.</p>","text":"Except as excluded in subdivision (d) of Section 26807.5 or subdivision (c) of Section 26906.5, a person who is the registered domestic partner of a member, as established pursuant to Section 297 or 299.2 of the Family Code, shall be treated in the same manner as a “spouse,” as defined in Section 26140.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/general-provisions-26002-5","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}