AB 2142: School districts: community college districts: short-term employees: classified service.

Official summary

Legislative Counsel’s Digest (official, as of the latest version). Written by nonpartisan legislative staff; reproduced verbatim.

Existing law requires the governing board of a school district and the governing board of a community college district to employ persons for positions not requiring certification qualifications and to classify, as defined, these employees and positions. Existing law requires these employees and positions to be known as the classified service. Existing law prohibits substitute and short-term employees, as defined, employed and paid for less than 75% of a school year or college year, from being part of the classified service.

This bill would establish a rebuttable presumption that a school district or community college district is required to replace a short-term employee position with a position in the classified service if (1) the short-term employee performs the required service of the position beyond 75% of a school year or college year, (2) the short-term employee voluntarily separates or is laid off or terminated from employment for at least 50% but less than 75% of a school year or college year and is then rehired in the next school year or college year to perform substantially the same services for at least 50% of the school year or college year, or (3) the services of the short-term employee position are used at least 50% of a school year or college year for 3 of 5 consecutive school years or college years.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

1. September 20, 2026Vetoed by Governor.
2. September 8, 2026Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 3:30 p.m.
3. August 28, 2026In Assembly. Ordered to Engrossing and Enrolling.
4. August 28, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 30. Noes 10.).
5. August 13, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
6. August 13, 2026From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 5. Noes 2.) (August 13).
7. August 3, 2026In committee: Referred to APPR. suspense file.
8. July 1, 2026From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 4. Noes 1.) (July 1). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
9. June 10, 2026Referred to Coms. on L., P.E. & R. and APPR.
10. May 28, 2026In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
11. May 27, 2026Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 60. Noes 16. Page 5452.)
12. May 18, 2026Read second time. Ordered to third reading.