CHAPTER 2. School Calendar [37200. - 37223.]

Chapter 2 enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.

§§ 37200–37223 · 22 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Generally §§ 37200–37202 · 3 sections

   • § 37200 The school year begins on the first day of July and ends on the last day of June.
   • § 37201 (a) A school month is 20 days or four weeks of five days each, including legal holidays but excluding weekend makeup classes. For the purposes of counting…
   • § 37202 (a) Except if a school has been closed by order of a city or a county board of health, or of the State Board of Health, on account of contagious disease, or if…
2. ARTICLE 3. Saturdays and Holidays §§ 37220–37223 · 19 sections

   • § 37220 (a) Except as otherwise provided, the public schools shall close on the following holidays: (1) January 1. (2) The third Monday in January or the Monday or…
   • § 37220.5 (a) In addition to the holidays prescribed in Section 37220, public schools may be closed on March 31, known as “Cesar Chavez Day,” or the appropriate Monday…
   • § 37220.6 (a) There is hereby created the Cesar Chavez Day of Service and Learning program to promote service to the communities of California in honor of the life and…
   • § 37220.7 (a) In addition to the holidays prescribed in Section 37220, public schools may be closed on April 24, known as “Genocide Remembrance Day,” the 15th day of the…
   • § 37221 Unless closed by the governing board pursuant to paragraph (13) of subdivision (a) of Section 37220, the public schools shall remain open on, but shall…
   • § 37222 (a) On each day designated and set apart as a day having special significance, all public schools and educational institutions are encouraged to observe that…
   • § 37222.10 (a) The second Wednesday in May of each year is designated and set apart as the Day of the Teacher, a day having special significance pursuant to Section…
   • § 37222.11 (a) April 21 of each year is designated and set apart as John Muir Day, a day having special significance pursuant to Section 37222. (b) On John Muir Day, all…
   • § 37222.12 (a) April 6 of each year is designated and set apart as California Poppy Day, a day having special significance pursuant to Section 37222. (b) On California…
   • § 37222.13 (a) May 22 of each year is designated and set apart as Harvey Milk Day, a day having special significance pursuant to Section 37222. (b) On Harvey Milk Day,…
   • § 37222.14 (a) March 30 of each year is designated and set apart as Welcome Home Vietnam Veterans Day, a day having special significance pursuant to Section 37222. (b) On…
   • § 37222.15 (a) January 30 of each year is designated and set apart as Fred Korematsu Day of Civil Liberties and the Constitution, a day having special significance…
   • § 37222.16 (a) February 6 of each year is designated and set apart as Ronald Reagan Day, a day having special significance pursuant to Section 37222. (b) On Ronald Reagan…
   • § 37222.17 (a) January 23 of each year is designated and set apart as Ed Roberts Day, a day having special significance pursuant to Section 37222. (b) On Ed Roberts Day,…
   • § 37222.18 (a) October 25 of each year is designated and set apart as Larry Itliong Day, a day having special significance pursuant to Section 37222. (b) On Larry Itliong…
   • § 37222.19 (a) The date corresponding with the second new moon following the winter solstice of each year, or the third new moon following the winter solstice should an…
   • § 37222.20 (a) April 10 of each year is designated and set apart as Dolores Huerta Day, a day having special significance pursuant to Section 37222. (b) On Dolores Huerta…
   • § 37222.21 (a) September 11 of each year is designated and set apart as September 11th Remembrance Day, a day having special significance pursuant to Section 37222. (b)…
   • § 37223 (a) The governing board of any elementary, high school, or unified school district or any county superintendent of schools may maintain classes on Saturday or…