{"data":{"id":"us-ca/edc-44831","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EDC § 44831","heading":"","body":"The governing board of a school district shall employ persons in public school service requiring certification qualifications as provided in this code, except that the governing board or a county office of education may contract with or employ an individual who holds a license issued by the Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology and Hearing Aid Dispensers Board and has earned a master’s degree in communication disorders to provide speech and language services if that individual meets the requirements of Section 44332.6 before employment or execution of the contract.","path":["Education Code - EDC","TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION [33000. - 65001.]","DIVISION 3. LOCAL ADMINISTRATION [35000. - 45500.]","PART 25. EMPLOYEES [44000. - 45500.]","CHAPTER 4. Employment—Certificated Employees [44800. - 45061.5.]","ARTICLE 2. Employment [44830. - 44929.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"466bfdf7b6aec17150674c1907082a1e47e4f85160f01ef7d4ff54cc2c122696","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/edc-44830.7","next":"us-ca/edc-44832"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}