Section 17554.
17554. An educational travel organization may not arrange an educational travel program before the organization involved has first entered into a written contract with the educational institution. The written contract shall include all of the following: (a) The educational travel organization’s name, trade or business name, business address, and business telephone number, including a 24-hour emergency […]
Section 17555.
17555. In addition to other requirements and prohibitions of this article, it is a violation of this article for an educational travel organization to place or use any misleading or untruthful advertising or statements or make a substantial misrepresentation in conducting an educational travel program. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 772, Sec. 2. Effective January […]
Section 17556.
17556. (a) Where any school or student, or that student’s parent or guardian, is injured by a violation of this article, the school, the student, or his or her parent or guardian, may bring an action for recovery of damages or for injunctive relief, or both. Proceedings for injunctive relief shall be governed by Chapter 3 […]
Section 17556.5.
17556.5. Except as otherwise provided, a person who violates a provision of this article is guilty of a misdemeanor, which offense is punishable by a fine not exceeding one thousand dollars ($1,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail for not more than one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment. In addition, upon […]
Section 17553.
17553. Nothing in this article shall be construed as exempting an educational travel organization from compliance with Article 2.5 (commencing with Section 17540), Article 2.6 (commencing with Section 17550), or Article 2.7 (commencing with Section 17550.35) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 7. (Added by Stats. 1995, Ch. 772, Sec. 2. Effective January […]
Section 17552.
17552. (a) “Educational travel organization” or “organization” means a person, partnership, corporation, or other entity who offers educational travel programs for students residing, in the State of California. (b) “Student traveler” or “student” means a person who is enrolled in elementary or secondary school, grade kindergarten through grade 12, at the time an educational travel program is […]