1. (a) “Publicly available pay schedule,” for purposes of determining salary and annualized pay rate, means any document that meets all of the following criteria:

   1. (1) Has been duly approved by the employer's governing body in accordance with requirements of applicable public meeting laws or adopted by the county superintendent of schools.
   2. (2) Is retained by the employer and available for public inspection, whether posted at the office of the employer, immediately accessible upon request, or posted on the employer's internet website accessible by the general public.
   3. (3) Indicates an effective date and the effective date or dates of any revision or revisions.
   4. (4) Identifies the unique title for the applicable class established pursuant to Section 27300.
   5. (5) Specifies the salary as an annualized pay rate for each identified class. The annualized pay rate may also be expressed as a single hourly, daily, or monthly amount, either separately or within a table, provided that either the publicly available pay schedule or a publicly available agreement specifies the total number of hours, days, or months required for a person to perform creditable service on a full-time basis for a full school term.
   6. (6) Does not reference another document in lieu of disclosing the annualized pay rate.
2. (b) For members who are in a class of one, a publicly available agreement that satisfies subdivision (a) will be deemed a publicly available pay schedule.
3. (c) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2027.

Note: Authority cited: Sections 22112.5, 22119.3, 22207, 22213, 22214, 22215, 22305, 22324.5 and 22458, Education Code. Reference: Sections 22104.8, 22106.2, 22112.5, 22119.3, 22138.5, 22138.6 and 22458, Education Code.

History

1. New section filed 4-20-2026; operative 7-1-2027 (Register 2026, No. 17).