Why are we issuing preliminary layoff notices now when the final state budget won be known for several months?
Education Code requires that my March 15 the District must notify any certificated bargaining unit members of the potential that they might be the subject of a layoff, even though the Board of Education will not take final action until the first week of May. This forces the District to issue notices months before the final state budget is known, and try to guess at the number of layoffs which might be necessary to balance the District budget. Because of the unknown, the District is conservative in its estimate of the cuts that might be necessary. Any certificated bargaining unit member who is not given a preliminary notice by March 15, is guaranteed employment for the next fiscal year. The District must adopt its budget by June 30 regardless of whether or not the State has adopted its budget by that time. The County Office of Education must accept our budget based upon assumptions they feel are reasonable for the budget year and two future fiscal years. If the State has not adopted its
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