Education Code § 89551
ARTICLE 2.5. Separation of Employees From Service for Lack of Funds or Lack of Work
(a) Layoff of administrative and nonacademic employees shall be by class within a particular campus, or within the office of the chancellor.
(b) Layoff of academic employees shall be by teaching service area within a campus.
(c) If the provisions of this section are in conflict with the provisions of a memorandum of understanding reached pursuant to Chapter 12 (commencing with Section 3560) of Division 4 of Title 1 of the Government Code, the memorandum of understanding shall be controlling without further legislative action, except that if such provisions of a memorandum of understanding require the expenditure of funds, the provisions shall not become effective unless approved by the Legislature in the annual Budget Act.