Article 13.5School Camps

Section § 35335

Explanation

This law allows school districts to charge fees for camp programs, but paying the fee is not required for a student to join. No student can be excluded from participating because they didn't pay. The fee charged can't be more than what is needed to cover actual program costs after any government funding is considered. The camps mentioned here follow specific guidelines in another part of the law.

The governing board of any elementary, high, or unified school district may charge a fee for school camp programs, provided that payment of such fee is not mandatory. No pupil shall be denied the opportunity to participate in a school camp program because of nonpayment of the fee.
The amount of the fee may not exceed the difference between any state, local, or federal funds generated by such a program and the cost of the services actually provided.
For purposes of this section a school camp program is one which is operated pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 8760) of Chapter 4 of Part 6.
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(Added by Stats. 1977, Ch. 36.)