{"code":"EDC","codeName":"Education Code","section":"45287","citation":"Ed. Code, § 45287","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION [33000. - 65001.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-2"},{"name":"DIVISION 3. LOCAL ADMINISTRATION [35000. - 45500.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-2/division-3"},{"name":"PART 25. EMPLOYEES [44000. - 45500.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-2/division-3/part-25"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5. Classified Employees [45100. - 45500.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-2/division-3/part-25/chapter-5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 6. Merit System [45240. - 45320.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/title-2/division-3/part-25/chapter-5/article-6"}],"history":"Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.","effective":null,"html":"<p>When no eligibility list exists for a position in the classified service, an employee may receive provisional appointments which may accumulate to a total of 90 working days. A 90-calendar-day interval shall then elapse during which the person will be ineligible to serve in any full-time provisional capacity. No person shall be employed in provisional capacities under a given governing board for a total of more than 126 working days in any one fiscal year, except that when no one is available on an appropriate eligibility list for a part-time position, as defined in Section <a href=\"/edc/45256\">45256</a>, successive 90 working days provisional appointments may be made to the part-time position for a total of more than 126 working days in any one fiscal year.</p>","text":"When no eligibility list exists for a position in the classified service, an employee may receive provisional appointments which may accumulate to a total of 90 working days. A 90-calendar-day interval shall then elapse during which the person will be ineligible to serve in any full-time provisional capacity. No person shall be employed in provisional capacities under a given governing board for a total of more than 126 working days in any one fiscal year, except that when no one is available on an appropriate eligibility list for a part-time position, as defined in Section 45256, successive 90 working days provisional appointments may be made to the part-time position for a total of more than 126 working days in any one fiscal year.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/education-code/merit-system-45287","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}