School and charter schools: payment of teachers in 10, 11, or 12 equal payments.

Existing law authorizes the governing board of a school district or charter school to arrange to pay certificated employees in either 10, 11, or 12 equal payments instead of by the school month, as specified. If the governing board of a school district or charter school arranges to pay persons employed by it in 12 equal payments for the year, existing law authorizes a governing board of a school district or charter school to pay each monthly installment at the end of each calendar month, whether or not the persons are actually engaged in teaching during that month. This bill would require the governing board of a school district and the governing body of a charter school to offer to pay a teacher employed by the school district or charter school in 10, 11, or 12 equal payments. The bill would specify that, to the extent the provisions of the bill conflict with any provision of a collective bargaining agreement entered into before January 1, 2025, by a school district or charter school and an exclusive bargaining representative, the provisions of the bill would not apply to the school district or charter school until the expiration or renewal of that collective bargaining agreement.