State
California
EC Sec 8761


8761.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, whenever an
outdoor science program involves studies in marine science, the
governing board of any school district or a county superintendent of
schools may transport, or arrange transportation of, pupils,
instructors, supervisors, or other personnel aboard U.S.  Coast Guard
approved vessels in the waters of the Pacific Ocean for distances
not to exceed five miles westerly of any offshore island which is a
part of the State of California.