Section 49010 Of Article 5.5. Pupil Fees From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 27. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 5.5.
49010
. For purposes of this article, the following terms have the
following meanings:
(a) "Educational activity" means an activity offered by a school,
school district, charter school, or county office of education that
constitutes an integral fundamental part of elementary and secondary
education, including, but not limited to, curricular and
extracurricular activities.
(b) "Pupil fee" means a fee, deposit, or other charge imposed on
pupils, or a pupil's parents or guardians, in violation of Section
49011 and Section 5 of Article IX of the California Constitution,
which require educational activities to be provided free of charge to
all pupils without regard to their families' ability or willingness
to pay fees or request special waivers, as provided for in Hartzell
v. Connell (1984) 35 Cal.3d 899. A pupil fee includes, but is not
limited to, all of the following:
(1) A fee charged to a pupil as a condition for registering for
school or classes, or as a condition for participation in a class or
an extracurricular activity, regardless of whether the class or
activity is elective or compulsory, or is for credit.
(2) A security deposit, or other payment, that a pupil is required
to make to obtain a lock, locker, book, class apparatus, musical
instrument, uniform, or other materials or equipment.
(3) A purchase that a pupil is required to make to obtain
materials, supplies, equipment, or uniforms associated with an
educational activity.