SECTIONS 51520-51521 - California Statutes

EDUCATION CODE

SECTION 51520-51521

51520. (a) During school hours, and within one hour before the time
of opening and within one hour after the time of closing of school,
pupils of the public school shall not be solicited on school premises
by teachers or others to subscribe or contribute to the funds of, to
become members of, or to work for, any organization not directly
under the control of the school authorities, unless the organization
is a nonpartisan, charitable organization organized for charitable
purposes by an act of Congress or under the laws of the state, the
purpose of the solicitation is nonpartisan and charitable, and the
solicitation has been approved by the county board of education or by
the governing board of the school district in which the school is
located.
(b) A licensed dentist who provides voluntary dental health
screening programs for pupils on school premises, shall not solicit a
pupil, or the pupil's parent or guardian, or encourage, or advise
treatment or consultation for the pupil by the licensed dentist, or
any entity in which the licensed dentist has a financial interest,
for any condition discovered in the course of the dental health
screening. It is the intent of the Legislature that no licensed
dentist use voluntary dental health screening programs for the
generation of referrals or for financial benefit. The Legislature
does not intend to deny or limit freedom of choice in the selection
of an appropriate dental provider for treatment or consultation.
(c) A licensed optometrist who provides voluntary vision testing
programs for pupils on school premises, shall not solicit a pupil, or
the pupil's parent or guardian, or encourage, or advise treatment or
consultation for the pupil by the licensed optometrist, or any
entity in which the licensed optometrist has a financial interest,
for any condition discovered in the course of the vision testing. It
is the intent of the Legislature that no licensed optometrist use
voluntary vision testing programs for the generation of referrals or
for financial benefit. The Legislature does not intend to deny
freedom of choice in the selection of an appropriate vision care
provider for treatment or consultation.
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting the
solicitation of pupils of the public school on school premises by
pupils of that school for any otherwise lawful purpose.

51521. No person shall solicit any other person to contribute to
any fund or to purchase any item of personal property, upon the
representation that the money received is to be used wholly or in
part for the benefit of any public school or the student body of any
public school, unless such person obtains the prior written approval
of either the governing board of the school district in which such
solicitation is to be made or the governing board of the school
district having jurisdiction over the school or student body
represented to be benefited by such solicitation, or the designee of
either of such boards.
The prohibitions of this section shall not apply with respect to
any solicitation or contribution the total proceeds of which are
delivered to a public school, nor to a solicitation of a transfer to
be effected by a testamentary act.