Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a community college district, from funds under its jurisdiction, may pay the surviving spouse of any employee who is murdered while in the course of his or her employment the amount that the deceased would have received if he or she had lived to complete the time remaining in his or her contract with the district.

(Amended by Stats. 1995, Ch. 758, Sec. 135. Effective January 1, 1996.)

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Terms Used In California Education Code 87017

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.