Education Code section 32361

A school district, a community college district, a county board of education, or a county superintendent of schools shall not use the regular worktime of any employee to secure a copyright for any person or firm, but nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the governing board of any school district, community college district, or county board of education from securing copyrights, in the name of the district or board, to all copyrightable works developed by the district or board.

Source: Section 32361, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=32361. (updated Jan. 1, 1976; accessed Jul. 7, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/education_code_section_32361

Original Source: Section 32361, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=32361. (last accessed May 12, 2025).