ARTICLE 2.5. Separation of Employees From Service for Lack of Funds or Lack of Work [89550. - 89557.]

Cal. Education Code - EDC 2.5.

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Cal. Education Code - EDC § 89550. Section 89550.

(a) It shall be the policy of the California State University to provide stability of employment by foreseeing and avoiding unnecessary reductions in staff. However, when this is not possible due to lack of funds or lack of work, the staff shall be reduced in accordance with this article. The classes or teaching service areas to be reduced and the employees therein to be laid off shall be determined, in accordance with the provisions of this article, by the president of the campus after consultation with the employees and others in the same classes, specializations within classes, or teaching service areas and other persons as appropriate, including faculty and administrators. The chancellor shall make all determinations for the office of the chancellor. (b) The office of the Chancellor of the California State University shall make a survey of all campuses in order to ascertain the availability of suitable positions where staff to be laid off may seek relocation. To the extent staff resources permit, similar efforts shall be made with respect to colleges and universities outside the California State University. (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 the 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.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 89551. Section 89551.

(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.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 89552. Section 89552.

(a) Whenever a determination has been made that there is a lack of funds or lack of work, employees in a class or teaching service area to be reduced shall be laid off in the following order: (1) The Chancellor of the California State University or a president of a state university may, at his or her discretion, without regard to the class or teaching service area to be reduced, separate from service any student assistant, instructor for extension service, person employed on a temporary basis, or, with respect to employment in a summer session, any member of the faculty of a campus summer session. Persons described in this paragraph, if performing the same or comparable work as that performed by a probationary or permanent employee, shall be separated before any probationary or permanent employee desiring to continue in employment is laid off pursuant to the provisions of this article. (2) Probationary employees not employed on a temporary basis, without regard to length of service. (3) Permanent employees: (A) If the area of layoff is in administrative or nonacademic classes, permanent administrative and nonacademic employees in the inverse order of their length of employment both in the class and in class of equal or higher rank. (B) If the area of layoff is in class or rank positions, permanent academic employees in the inverse order of their length of employment at the campuses. (C) If the area of layoff is in the closely related academic area, permanent employees in the inverse order of their length of employment in the class or in classes of equal or higher level at the campuses. (b) If the layoff is in a class, part-time employees shall be credited with the service at the campus in the proportion that the actual time employed bears to full-time employment. If the layoff is in a teaching service area, part-time permanent employees shall be credited with service as permanent employees of the campus in the proportion that the actual time served as permanent employees bears to full-time employment. (c) In case two or more employees in the class or teaching service area are tied for a place in the order of layoff, the president or the chancellor, as appropriate to the place of employment, shall determine which of the employees shall be laid off. (d) 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 the 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.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 89553. Section 89553.

(a) After a determination has been made of the class or teaching service area to be reduced and the number of employees in such class or area to be laid off, the president or chancellor shall notify each employee to be laid off, that the employee is being laid off for lack of funds or lack of work. Such notice shall be in writing and mailed by certified mail, return receipt requested, to the employee’s last known address, or the notice may be delivered to the employee in person who shall acknowledge receipt of the notice in writing. The notice shall specify the effective date of layoff and shall be delivered to the employee or mailed to the employee’s last known resident address at least 30 days, whenever possible, prior to the effective date of the layoff. When curricular shifts or other program changes, which can be anticipated, are to be made those who will be laid off will normally be notified at least one year in advance. (b) 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.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 89554. Section 89554.

(a) An employee to be laid off may elect to accept such layoff prior to the date named in the notice of layoff. If an employee elects to accept early layoff, he should give as much notice as possible. (b) 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.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 89555. Section 89555.

(a) In lieu of being laid off, an administrative or nonacademic employee may elect demotion or transfer to any class in which he has served as a permanent employee or to any vacancy for which he is qualified. (b) In lieu of being laid off, an academic teaching employee actively employed at a campus during the academic year 1975–76 or prior thereto at such campus may elect transfer to that other teaching service area in which he or she has served longest during the preceding four years at the particular campus if both of the following conditions exist: (1) If the employee, during the four-year period immediately preceding the date of the mailing of the layoff notice, taught at least 24 semester units or 36 quarter units in any one teaching service area other than the teaching service area in which he or she is teaching on the date of the mailing of the layoff notice provided that only such units as have accrued during the academic year 1975–76 and prior thereto may be utilized for purposes of transfer under this section. (2) If the employee has not previously during that year elected transfer in lieu of layoff. (c) In the event an employee elects demotion or transfer, his place for layoff purposes in the class or teaching service area to which he elects demotion or transfer shall be determined in accordance with this article. (d) An employee electing demotion or transfer shall notify the president or chancellor in writing of his election within five calendar days after receipt of the notice of layoff. (e) 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.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 89556. Section 89556.

(a) The president at each campus, and the chancellor at the office of the chancellor, shall establish and maintain reemployment lists of all permanent employees laid off for lack of funds or lack of work during the preceding five-year period. Laid-off permanent employees shall be listed by class or teaching service area corresponding to the class or teaching service area from which they were laid off. (b) In the event there is a vacancy at a campus or at the office of the chancellor, for which there exists no reemployment list, the position may be offered to the persons in the appropriate class or teaching service area who are on mandatory reemployment lists at another campus or the office of the chancellor. (c) A person shall deliver or cause to be delivered his acceptance of an offer with the following times: (1) When the person resides in the city from which the offer is mailed, five days after the date the offer is received. (2) When the person resides outside such city, seven days after the offer is received. (3) When the offer is made by telephone or telegram, 48 hours after the offer is received. While a prudent effort shall be made to contact the person eligible for reemployment, it is his responsibility to keep the office maintaining the reemployment list informed of where he may be reached readily. (d) Any person on a reemployment list who cannot be reached within five days, or who fails to reply to an offer of reemployment as required by this section, shall be deemed to have declined the offer. Such failure by any person may be excused by the president or chancellor at his discretion. If the failure is excused, the person may be reemployed or his name may be continued on the reemployment list if the vacancy has already been filled. (e) Any person on a reemployment list may request inactive status for a prescribed period of not to exceed one year. (f) Any person on the reemployment list who declines two offers of reemployment shall be removed from the list. Any person removed from a reemployment list may be restored to his relative position on the list at the discretion of the president or chancellor upon a showing of good cause. (g) Any employee reemployed pursuant to this article shall be reemployed in a class at a level at least equal to that from which he was laid off. (h) 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.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 89557. Section 89557.

The trustees shall adopt appropriate rules and guidelines relating to the implementation of the Reduced Worktime Act in Article 1.6 (commencing with Section 19996.20) of Chapter 7 of Part 2.6 of Division 5 of Title 2 of the Government Code, for employees of the California State University.

Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026