Cal. Education Code § 44420 : Elementary And Secondary Education — California Education Code — Local Administration — Certificated Employees — Revocation And Suspension Of Certification Documents — Refusal to fulfill employment contract or leaving service without consent Date: 15 Sep 2016 TEXT PDF Current through the 2016 Legislative Session (a) If any person employed by a school district in a position requiring certification qualifications refuses, without good cause, to fulfill a valid contract of employment with the district or leave the service of the district without the consent of the superintendent, if any, or the governing board, of the district except in the manner provided for by law, the commission may, after proof of this fact is made to it, take an adverse action on the credential holder but may not suspend the credential for more than one year or revoke the credential. (b) If the credentials issued to the person by the commission have been subject to adverse action pursuant to subdivision (a), the commission may, if the credentials again become subject to suspension under this section, suspend the credentials for not more than two years. (c) The commission shall investigate allegations brought under this section in accordance with Section 44242.5. Ca. Educ. Code § 44420 Amended by Stats 2001 ch 342 (SB 299), s 29, eff. 1/1/2002.