ARTICLE 1. Employment and Attendance [49100. - 49101.]

Cal. Education Code - EDC 1.
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Cal. Education Code - EDC § 49100. Section 49100.

No minor having a permit to work and no minor under 18 years of age, who is otherwise required by law to attend school, shall be out of school and unemployed for a period longer than 10 consecutive days while the public schools are in session, but shall enroll and attend school.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 49101. Section 49101.

The provisions of this chapter shall not apply to any minor who has been graduated from a high school maintaining a four-year course above the eighth grade of elementary schools, or who has had an equal amount of education in a private school or by private tuition, or who has been awarded a certificate of proficiency pursuant to Section 48412 of the Education Code.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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