From the ECS State Policy Database Textbooks and Open Source

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Primarily from bill summary: Removes requirement that instructional materials purchased by a local education agency (LEA) be state board-adopted materials (maintains existing requirement that LEA-purchased instructional materials be aligned with state standards). Establishes legislative intent that textbooks, instructional materials, and supplemental instructional materials be deemed to be aligned with the content standards and be deemed consistent with the content and cycles of the curriculum framework adopted by the state board if they are aligned to the content standards adopted pursuant to specified provisions. Adds additional requirements for the review and adoption of K-8 instructional materials, including, but not limited to, changing the submission cycles to 8 years for all subject areas (previously 6- and 8-year submission cycles) and requiring the department of education to assess a reasonable fee on a publisher or manufacturer if it submits instructional materials for review after the applicable timeframe. Requires that the state board criteria for reviewing and adopting instructional materials be approved by resolution at the time the resolution adopting the framework for the current adoption is approved, or at least 12 months before the date that the materials are to be approved for adoption. Deletes a provision that requires the state board to authorize a district governing board, under specified circumstances, to use its instructional materials allowances to purchase materials as specified by the state board, in accordance with state board standards and procedures. Requires the department, before conducting an adoption of basic instructional materials for mathematics, to provide notice to all publishers or manufacturers that they are required to pay a fee to offset the cost of conducting the adoption process. Authorizes an LEA to use instructional materials aligned with academic content standards, including basic instructional materials that have not been adopted by the state board, and requires a majority of the participants of any review process conducted by the LEA to be classroom teachers assigned to the subject area or grade level of the materials. Existing law requires the state board to give the Instructional Quality Commission a public hearing before making any adoption of elementary-level instructional materials. This bill requires the state board to hold a public hearing before adopting instructional materials for use in elementary schools. Also authorizes the superintendent of public instruction, upon review of the commission's recommendations for instructional materials, to make alternative recommendations for instructional materials, and requires the state board to consider the superintendent of public instruction's recommendations, and comments from other advisory bodies and the public, before making its decision to adopt instructional materials. Extends deadline for state board to adopt a revised math curriculum framework to no later than November 30, 2013 (former deadline was May 30, 2013; bill maintains pre-existing May 30, 2014 deadline for revised English language arts curriculum frameworks and evaluation criteria aligned to the content standards). Authorizes the state board to adopt K-8 instructional materials aligned to math content standards no later than March 30, 2014. Authorizes the state board to adopt evaluation criteria for mathematics no later than March 31, 2013. Requires the instructional materials adopted pursuant to these provisions to remain adopted until the next statewide adoption of instructional materials for mathematics. Repeals the provisions relating to the Instructional Materials Funding Realignment Program, which was statutorily established to provide districts with funding for instructional materials on the basis of an equal amount per pupil enrolled in public K-12 schools. Provides that all aforementioned provisions become operative only if 2012 AB 1719 (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1719_bill_20120911_enrolled.pdf) is also enacted and takes effect on or before January 1, 2013. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1201-1250/ab_1246_bill_20120927_chaptered.pdf Title: A.B. 1246 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov CA Vetoed 09/2012 P-12 From bill summary: Requires a publisher or manufacturer submitting a printed instructional material for adoption by the state board or a district governing board to ensure that the printed instructional material is also available in an equivalent digital format during the entire term of the adoption. Becomes operative only if SB 1154 of the 2011–12 Regular Session (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1151-1200/sb_1154_bill_20120905_enrolled.pdf) is also enacted and takes effect. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1751-1800/ab_1790_bill_20120911_enrolled.pdf Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/AB_1790_Veto_Message.pdf Note from last bill analysis (http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_1751-1800/ab_1790_cfa_20120830_220909_asm_floor.html): As a result of the fiscal climate in the state, adoptions of instructional materials have been suspended until the 2015-16 fiscal year, thus there are no adoptions taking place at the moment and districts are not required to purchase instructional materials by a specified timeline. The requirements of this bill would be applicable only after the existing suspension is lifted. Title: A.B. 1790 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov CA Vetoed 09/2012 P-12 From bill summary: Requires a publisher or manufacturer that offers printed instructional materials or printed supplemental instructional materials in an equivalent digital format to offer the digital format at the same cost as, or lower cost than, the cost of the purchased printed format. If the publisher or manufacturer cannot obtain copyright due to a 3rd-party contract conflict, authorizes an equivalent digital format to be substituted with comparable digital materials. Authorizes a district to use instructional materials in digital format that were purchased by the district to create a districtwide online digital database for classroom use. Exempts from these requirements small publishers and small manufacturers of instructional materials, and specifies that these provisions be implemented in accordance with specified provisions suspending the adoption of instructional materials by the state board. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_1151-1200/sb_1154_bill_20120905_enrolled.pdf Governor's veto message: http://gov.ca.gov/docs/SB_1154_Veto_Message.pdf Title: S.B. 1154 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov LA Adopted 09/2012 P-12 From Louisiana Register: Removes the restriction that districts can only use 10% of their textbook budget on textbooks that are not on the state adoption list. Also clarifies the time required to order books in alternate formats in order to receive them before school begins. Page 68 of 153: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/1209/1209.pdf Title: LAC 28:CXV.1703 Source: www.doa.louisiana.gov TX Adopted 06/2012 P-12 Amends or repeals various provisions concerning the state adoption and distribution of instructional materials. Establishes procedures for the adoption, purchase, and distribution of instructional materials, including but not limited to incorporating changes resulting from Senate Bill (SB) 6, 82nd Texas Legislature, First Called Session, 2011. §§66.10, 66.22, 66.27, 66.36, 66.48, 66.51, 66.54, 66.63, 66.66, 66.72, 66.75, 66.101, and 66.105 adopted as published in the June 29, 2012 Texas Register (pp. 61-74 of 104): http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/0629/0629adop.pdf Amendments to §§66.1, 66.21, 66.33, 66.45, 66.57, 66.67, 66.73, 66.78, 66.104, and 66.107 and the repeal of §§66.102, 66.121, 66.124, and 66.131 are adopted as published in the February 24, 2012 Texas Register (pages 22-36 of 240): http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/0224/0224prop.pdf Title: 19 TAC 66.1, 10, 21, 22, 27, 33, 36, 45, 48, 51, 54, 57, 63, 66, 67, 72, 73, 75, 78, 101, 102, 104, 105, 107, 121, 124, 131 Source: www.sos.state.tx.us AL Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Requires that $10,000 of the appropriation to ACCESS (Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, and Students Statewide) be expended for a study on quality and efficiency of online textbooks. Page 23 of 69: http://www.alsde.edu/general/SB0318_ENACTED.pdf Title: S.B. 318 - Study of Quality/Efficiency of Online Textbooks Source: www.alsde.edu AL Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Establishes the Alabama Ahead Act. Beginning with the 2012-13 school year, requires provision of electronic textbooks and other instructional materials to all grade 9-12 students and teachers in districts that choose to participate, to the extent approved electronic textbooks are practicable and obtainable from the publisher. Where feasible, provides each 9th grade student and teacher a pen-enabled tablet, mobile computer, or other similar wireless electronic device. Directs the department of education to adopt an implementation plan, to be provided to legislative leadership by October 1, 2012, and to establish an advisory committee that includes legislators to assist in implementation of this act. Authorizes the Alabama Public School and College Authority to sell and issue up to $100,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of additional bonds for the acquisition and maintenance of computer equipment, software, and digital textbooks for public education. Provides for oversight of the bonds. http://alisondb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/searchableinstruments/2012rs/bills/hb165.htm Title: H.B. 165 Source: Westlaw/StateNet GA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Clarifies that hardbound and softbound textbooks remain the property of the local unit purchasing or acquiring them, while assistive technology devices and digital versions of textbooks may remain the property of the student. Provides that the electronic format of a textbook that the publisher is required to provide may include a digital version. Pages 6-7 of 7: http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20112012/127888.pdf Title: S.B. 289 - Textbooks and Assistive Technology Devices Source: www.legis.ga.gov FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Amends provisions related to district purchases of instructional materials with state allocation. Provides that for the 2012-13 mathematics adoption, districts using a comprehensive mathematics instructional materials program adopted in 2009-10 is deemed in compliance with s. 1006.40 (http://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=1000-1099/1006/Sections/1006.40.html) if the district provides each student with additional state-adopted materials as necessary to align the previously adopted comprehensive program with Common Core State Standards and other criteria of the 2012-13 mathematics adoption. Page 21 of 41: http://myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h5101er.docx&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=5101&Session=2012 Title: H.B. 5101 - Math Instructional Materials and Common Core Standards Source: myfloridahouse.gov UT Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Repeals 53A-12-203, which directed the state board of education to adopt rules to ensure satisfactory distribution and proper care of textbooks statewide. http://le.utah.gov/~2012/bills/hbillenr/hb0156.pdf Title: H.B. 156 - Statewide Distribution of Textbooks Source: le.utah.gov ID Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Provides a statutory framework for the State Department of Education's review of online courses, which is a function that the Department is required to perform. It also formalizes the Department's longstanding practice in the area of textbook and curricular material reviews.http://legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2012/H0604.pdf Title: H.B. 604 Source: legislature.idaho.gov WA Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Requires the superintendent of public instruction, subject to availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, to take the lead in developing openly licensed courseware aligned with the common core state standards and placed under an attribution license, registered by a nonprofit organization with domain expertise in open courseware, that allows others to use, distribute, and create derivative works based upon the digital material, while still allowing the authors or creators to retain the copyright and to receive credit for their efforts.http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/2337-S2.PL.pdf Title: H.B. 2337 Source: apps.leg.wa.gov OR Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Provides that the State Board of Education will adopt a list of textbooks and other instructional materials that may be used by a school district and provide guidelines and criteria for a district board to select textbooks and instructional materials that are not on the list. http://www.leg.state.or.us/12reg/measpdf/hb4000.dir/hb4014.en.pdf Title: H.B. 4014 Source: leg.state.or.us SD Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Updates the definition of the nonsectarian textbooks that are loaned to certain students to include digital materials. http://legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2012/Bills/SB186ENR.pdf Title: S.B. 186 Source: legis.state.sd.us AR Adopted 02/2012 P-12 Authorizes the State Board to select a statewide textbook selection committee to recommend a list of instructional materials consistent with course content standards and curriculum frameworks. Empowers the State Board to require require reports from school districts on the use and distrubution of instructional materials. Specifies that the Department of Education include funding for instructional materials in the foundation funding amount provided to each school district, and that the state of Arkansas must guarantee a set price for materials to all schools for the life of a state adoption cycle. Requires school districts to establish a textbook selection committee, comprised of a majority of licensed personnel, including teachers. Requires districts to provide instructional materials, including equipment needed to access digital resources, for all K-12 public school students free of charge. Provides that school districts may select their own instructional materials or select from the recommended state-approved list. Requires any materials purchased with state funds be consistent with course content and curriculum frameworks. Requires that the Department of Education monitor compliance with the regulations regarding instructional materials, and report to the House and Senate Education Committees. Sets forth conditions for offering textbooks for adoption, sale or exchange by any person, company or corporation. Provides that the State Board make and execute contracts for all instructional materials that have been recommended by the Department of Education, and outlines rules regarding contracts, exchange provisions, and assessment of damages. Outlines illegal acts for members of the selecting committe, employees of the Department of Education or member of a school board of directors including: accepting gifts from any agent offering instructional materials for sale, having an interest in the in the proceeds of instructional materials, being promised or offered any valuable thing with the intent of influencing decisions or opinions of instructional materials. http://170.94.37.152/REGS/005.01.12-002F-12840.pdf Title: AR ADC 005.15.11-1.00 to AR ADC 005.15.11-7.00; AR ADC 005.04.23-2.00 to AR ADC 005.04.23-11.00 Source: http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/rules_and_regs/ CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 From bill summary: Amends provisions related to state board review and adoption of instructional materials. Requires the state board to adopt regulations to govern the social content reviews conducted at the request of a publisher or manufacturer of instructional materials outside the primary instructional material adoption process. Authorizes the state department of education to contract with agents to conduct the specified social content reviews and requires the department to assess a fee for the review that meets specified requirements, including notice to publishers and manufacturers. Repeals these provisions on January 1, 2017. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0301-0350/ab_339_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf Title: A.B. 339 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 From bill summary: Requires the state department of education to recommend, and the state board to approve, evaluation criteria to guide the development and review of supplemental instructional materials. Also requires the department, on a one-time basis, to develop a list, by July 2012, of supplemental instructional materials for use in grades K-8 that are aligned with the California common core academic content standards for language arts and mathematics. Requires the state board to perform specified reviews and to approve or reject all, or a portion, of the list of supplemental instructional materials proposed by the department. Authorizes the state board to add an item to that list. Permits a school district governing board to approve supplemental instructional materials other than those approved by the state board if the governing board performs specified reviews and determines that other supplemental instructional materials are aligned with the California common core academic content standards and meet the needs of the pupils of the district. Requires supplemental instructional materials approved by the state board and a school district governing board in mathematics and English language arts to be reviewed by content review experts. Requires supplemental instructional materials to comply with specified social content review requirements. Requires the department to maintain a list of state board-approved supplemental instructional materials on its Web site. Requires the department to use certain federal funds to implement the provisions of the bill. Provides the provisions of the bill become inoperative on July 1, 2014, and are repealed on July 1, 2015. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0101-0150/sb_140_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf Title: S.B. 140 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 From bill summary: Deletes the schedule for submission of instructional materials for foreign languages and health for state board approval, and the exception to the requirement that criteria for the evaluation of instructional materials be approved when curriculum frameworks are approved or at least 30 months before the date that the materials are to be approved for adoption. Requires the state board to adopt revised curriculum frameworks and evaluation criteria that are aligned to the common core academic content standards developed by the consortium and adopted by the board for mathematics and English language arts no later than May 30, 2013, and May 30, 2014, respectively. Requires state board policies to ensure that the K-12 English language arts curriculum frameworks and K-8 instructional materials include the English language development standards as adopted by the state board in 1997 and revised thereafter, and English language development strategies in the core subjects of mathematics, science, and history-social science. Requires state board policies to ensure that K-12 curriculum frameworks and K-8 instructional materials include strategies to address the needs of pupils with disabilities in mathematics, science, history-social science, and English language arts. Requires the curriculum frameworks to describe the manner in which content can be delivered to intentionally build pupil creativity, innovation, critical thinking, problem solving, collaboration, and communication into and across each content area. Renames the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission the Instructional Quality Commission and makes conforming changes. Deletes the requirement that the commission review specified educational films or video recordings. Requires the criteria developed for evaluating instructional materials to include specified directions to publishers and requires the commission to perform additional prescribed functions. States the intent of the legislature to ensure that school districts are provided with as many standards-aligned instructional material options as possible. Requires the superintendent of public instruction to develop model professional development modules, as specified, and to report to the state board on the development of those modules. Requires the state department of education to use certain federal funds, and any other available state and federal funds, to implement the provisions of this bill. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/asm/ab_0201-0250/ab_250_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf Title: A.B. 250 - Curriculum Frameworks, Standards, Instructional Materials, Model Professional Development Modules Source: CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 From bill summary: Authorizes each school district to purchase the newest adopted instructional materials for pupils in all of the neediest schools in the school district without incurring a duty to purchase these materials for pupils in the remaining schools in the district. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_509_bill_20111008_chaptered.pdf Title: S.B. 509 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Defines "textbook"; includes electronic textbooks. Creates the textbook block grant program. Subject to appropriation, authorizes the state board of education to provide annual funding to public school districts and state-recognized, non-public schools serving students in grades K-12 for the purchase of selected textbooks. Provides that the textbooks authorized to be purchased are limited without exception to textbooks that have been preapproved and designated by the state board of education for use in any public school and that are secular, non-religious, and non-sectarian. Requires the state board of education to annually publish a list of the textbooks authorized to be purchased. Authorizes the state board of education to adopt rules as necessary to ensure the religious neutrality of the textbook block grant program, as well as provide for the monitoring of all textbooks authorized to be purchased directly by state-recognized, nonpublic schools serving students in grades K-12. Requires that the per-pupil grant amount be calculated utilizing the total appropriation divided by the most current student enrollment data available (instead of the most current student enrollment data available divided by the total appropriation). Repeals sections concerning the state board's loan of secular textbooks; the adoption of books by school boards; the purchase of textbooks from families moving out of a school district; the printing, publishing, distributing and selling of textbooks by a district; the manner and methods of textbook distribution; and rules for the care and preservation of textbooks. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/PDF/097-0570.pdf Title: H.B. 3115 Source: www.ilga.gov OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Repeals existing definition of "electronic textbook". Establishes new defintion of electronic textbook as any book or book substitute accessed via a computer or other electronic medium or that is available through an Internet-based provider of course content, or any other material that contributes to the learning process through electronic means. Clarifies that monies paid to districts via section 3317.024 may also be used to purchase (1) "computer hardware and related equipment", including computer tablets, and other mobile handheld devices; and their operating systems and accessories and (2) life-saving medical or other emergency equipment for placement in nonpublic schools within the district or to maintain such equipment. Page 300-302 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part2.pdf Title: H.B. 153 - Definitions for Purposes of District Purchases Source: www.legislature.state.oh.us LA Signed into law 06/2011 Community College Increases the availability and use of electronic and digital textbooks and other digital instructional materials at community and technical colleges. Provides for the purchase of electronic and digital textbooks and other digital instructional materials and content, including student charges, and sets other rules and requirements. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=760513 Title: S.B. 165 Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Requires the state board in its notice of the review and adoption cycle for textbooks to specify that publishers of adopted textbooks for a grade level other than prekindergarten to submit an electronic sample of the textbook; prohibits them from submitting a print sample copy. Requires publishers to provide districts with electronic samples rather than print samples of adopted textbooks. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/82R/billtext/pdf/SB00391F.pdf#navpanes=0 Title: S.B. 391 Source: www.legis.state.tx.us NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Extends the prospective expiration of the temporary waiver from certain requirements governing expenditures of money for textbooks, instructional supplies, instructional software and instructional hardware by school districts, charter schools and university schools for profoundly gifted pupils; providing a temporary waiver from certain requirements governing expenditures of money for library books, software for computers, the purchase of equipment relating to instruction and the maintenance and repair of equipment, vehicles, and buildings and facilities by school districts. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/76th2011/Bills/AB/AB493_EN.pdf Title: A.B. 493 Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Allows the State Board of Education to sponsor a charter school when the applicant has a contract with the Office of Juvenile Affairs to provide a fixed rate level E, D, or D+ group home service. The board may not sponsor more than two charter schools from July 1, 2010, to July 1, 2016, for children under supervision of the state through the Office of Juvenile Affairs or a contractor of the Office of Juvenile Affairs. Also removes the 20% limit on the amount funds allocated for textbooks that can be used for supplementary textbooks and other instructional materials. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/cf/2011-12%20ENR/SB/SB278%20ENR.DOC Title: S.B. 278 Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us TN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Eliminates the requirement for the State Board of Education to provide the General Assembly annual reports concerning the weight of elementary and secondary school textbooks. http://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/107/Bill/HB0037.pdf Title: H.B. 37 Source: http://www.capitol.tn.gov WA Partially Vetoed 05/2011 Postsec. Prohibits a public or private higher education institution that provides certain specialized format versions of instructional material from requiring the student to return the specialized format version of the instructional material unless the institution determines that it is not required to allow the student to retain the material under the Americans with disabilities act or other applicable laws, and the material was translated or transcribed into a specialized format at the expense of the institution and the cost to reproduce a copy is greater than one hundred dollars Title: H.B. 1089 Source: Westlaw/StateNet FL Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Sec. 20 - Authorizes school districts to establish pilot program schools to implement the transition to instructional materials that are in an electronic or a digital format. Requires each school board designated as a pilot to, by September 1 of each year, beginning in 2012, report to the state Department of Education, the Governor, and the Legislature on successful practices and lessons learned, the average amount of online Internet time needed by a student to access and use the school's electronic or digital instructional materials, the level of investment and cost-effectiveness, and impacts on student performance. http://laws.flrules.org/files/Ch_2011-055.pdf Title: S.B. 2120 - Sec. 20 Source: http://laws.flrules.org IN Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Expands the definition of ''textbook" to include certain hardware, software, and digital content. Adds a definition of ''curricular materials". Removes the authority of the state board of education to adopt a list of approved textbooks, and requires the governing body of each school corporation to adopt textbooks for the school corporation. Requires the department of education to review curricular materials, evaluate the curricular materials alignment to state academic standards, and publish the reviews, which governing bodies may use in making textbook adoption decisions. Repeals references to the state textbook advisory committee and the state board adoption of textbooks, and makes corresponding changes to related sections. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2011/HE/HE1429.1.html Title: H.B. 1429 Source: http://www.in.gov OK Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Allows the State Textbook Committee to suspend any currently pending selection process of textbooks and extend by at least two years the six-year adoption period of those textbooks currently on the state adopted list. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2011-12bills/HB/HB1374_ENR.RTF Title: H.B. 1374 Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/ NY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Provides that for expenses incurred after July 1, 2011, a textbook may mean school library materials, computer software, and instructional computer hardware and technology equipment. Provides that these items may be eligible for state aid. Chapter 58 http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S02808&Summary=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y Title: S.B. 2808 - Part A-I, Sec. 1, 3, Source: assembly.state.ny.us CA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Extends until July 1, 2015 the mandate that county superintendents make an annual visit to each school in his/her county, with the priority objective of determining whether each school has sufficient textbooks. Pages 12-13 of 81: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_70_bill_20110324_chaptered.pdf Title: S.B. 70 - Sec. 1240.3 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov CA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Extends until the 2015-16 school year a provision prohibiting the state board of education from adopting instructional materials. Also extends until the 2015-16 school year a provision that a district governing board is not required to provide pupils with instructional materials by a specified period of time following adoption of those materials by the state board of education. (Until this legislation was enacted, the 2013-14 school year was when these temporary provisions were to expire.) Page 46 of 81: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0051-0100/sb_70_bill_20110324_chaptered.pdf Title: S.B. 70 - Sec. 60200.7 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov KY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Requires the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to establish procedures for reviewing and resolving claims of factual errors found in textbooks after adoption by the State Textbook Commission. Requires that the administrative rules include, among other provisions, the development of conditions to include in publishers' contracts specifying protocols for correcting errors, and notification of school districts of errors, if found, and the resolution determined to be available. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/11RS/HB464/bill.doc Title: H.B. 464 Source: www.lrc.ky.gov AR Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Amends school district textbook requirements. Requires that digital resources be provided to students at no cost along with equipment required to access them. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/assembly/2011/2011R/Acts/Act288.pdf Title: H.B. 1427 Source: http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ MS Vetoed 03/2011 P-12 Allows parental choice for the placement of twins or higher order multiples in seperate classrooms. Authorizes local boards to offer surplus inventory textbooks to parents or guardians of students residing in the district.(Vetoed because it is identical to H.B. 637) http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/SB/2500-2599/SB2536SG.pdf Title: S.B. 2536 Source: Westlaw/StateNet MS Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Authorizes local boards to offer surplus inventory textbooks to parents or guardians of students residing in the district. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2011/pdf/HB/0600-0699/HB0637SG.pdf Title: H.B. 637 Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/ NM Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Requires publishers to provided instructional materials in formats appropriate for students with visual impairments. http://www.nmlegis.gov/Sessions/11%20Regular/final/HB0310.pdf Title: H.B. 310 Source: http://www.nmlegis.gov/ CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 From bill summary: Requires the state board to inform the chairs of the assembly and senate education committees and the secretary for education of content that it interprets to be the result of certain changes made to the Texas Administrative Code. Repeals this provision on January 1, 2016. Also requires the state board, upon the next adoption of the history-social science curriculum framework, to ensure that the framework is consistent with specified standards governing instructional materials. From comments in last bill analysis: Seeks to ensure that the revisions of Texas' Essential Knowledge and Skills for Social Studies do not influence the content of California textbooks by requiring the state board of education to ensure that the next revision of the history-social science framework is consistent with existing requirements pertaining to social content and annually report to the legislature if it finds content that it interprets to be a result of Texas' revised social studies standards. Bill text: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1451-1500/sb_1451_bill_20100902_enrolled.pdf August 31 bill analysis: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_1451-1500/sb_1451_cfa_20100831_092219_sen_floor.html Veto message: http://dl5.activatedirect.com/fs/distribution:letterFile/yvcee9xanplikz_files/z5yw28z54lpzfk?&_c=d|yvcee9xanplikz|z5yxksmilkmaj8&_ce=1289861701.c29cd0e449dd370878e50d0f5d583b9b Title: S.B. 1451 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 From bill analysis: Includes in the definition of "supplementary instructional materials" instructional materials that use current relevant technology that further engages interactive learning in the classroom and beyond. Requires a local board, when adopting instructional materials for use in schools, to include relevant technology-based materials, as defined, if the materials are both available and comparable to other, equivalent instructional materials. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2694_bill_20100924_chaptered.pdf Title: A.B. 2694 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 States legislative findings regarding work-based learning. Authorizes school districts that maintain high schools to establish work-based learning programs, and to purchase liability insurance for pupils enrolled in programs of study involving work-based learning, off school grounds. Authorizes partnership academies, regional occupational programs, and local educational agencies to deliver work-based learning opportunities for pupils that may include work experience education, community classrooms, cooperative career technical education programs, and job shadowing experience. Authorizes regional and local business organizations, in conjunction with school districts and community colleges, and any other representatives deemed appropriate, to develop principles and guidelines for the establishment of work-based learning programs. Provides that for purposes of defining "sufficient textbooks or instructional materials", these may include digital materials, as long as each pupil has the ability to access the digital material at home and, at a minimum, has the same content in class and to take home as all other pupils in the same class or course in the district. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_2201-2250/ab_2211_bill_20100924_chaptered.pdf Title: A.B. 2211 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov NY Vetoed 08/2010 P-12 Makes provisions that apply to the selection, purchase, loan of K-12 textbooks also applicable to curriculum and instructional resources. Defines "curriculum and instructional resources" as inquiry-centered curriculum and instructional materials, supplies, manipulatives or other resources that are aligned with state standards and used by teachers and students to support and enhance learning and teaching. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S06776&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Memo=Y&Text=Y Title: S.B. 6776 Source: assembly.state.ny.us CA Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Adds that a nonpublic, nonsectarian school that provides K-12 special education services must, in providing state-adopted, standards-based, core curriculum and instructional materials, also provide technology-based materials as defined in statute. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_1701-1750/ab_1742_bill_20100804_enrolled.pdf Title: A.B. 1742 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Provides that among other purposes (i.e., purchasing textbooks and software), the School Safety and Educational Improvement Block Grant Program must provide funding for electronic textbooks and the technological equipment necessary to gain access to and use electronic textbooks. Creates new 105 ILCS 5/28-19.5, which permits a district to use funding to purchase electronic textbooks or instructional materials and the technological equipment necessary to gain access to and use electronic textbooks or instructional materials if it can ensure that each pupil will be provided with a copy of the instructional materials to use at school and at home AND it will assist the pupil in comprehending the material. Specifies that this does not require the district to purchase two sets of materials. Amends provisions in 105 ILCS 5/18-17 (requiring the loaning of textbooks free of charge to K-12 students and students at nonpublic schools) so that all provisions also apply to the loaning of electronic textbooks and equipment needed to access and use such textbooks. Provides that one of the purposes of funds from (1) state board grants to charter schools and (2) Charter Schools Revolving Loan Fund is start-up costs of acquiring electronic textbooks and the technological equipment necessary to access and use electronic textbooks. Amends the following to indicate that provisions that apply to traditional textbooks also apply to electronic textbooks and the technological equipment necessary to access and use electronic textbooks: --105 ILCS 5/28-6, "Adoption of books by school boards" --105 ILCS 5/28-8, "Purchase [of textbooks] by districts for resale [to students] at cost" --105 ILCS 5/28-9, "Purchase by districts - Designation of agent for sale" --105 ILCS 5/28-14, "Free textbooks - Referendum - Ballot" (allowing a district to have a referendum on whether to provide free textbooks to students in the district) --105 ILCS 5/28-15, "Textbooks provided and loaned to pupils-Sale to pupils" (for districts in which a referendum to provide free textbooks to students has passed) --105 ILCS 5/28-17, "Rules for care and preservation" [of textbooks provided at public expense] --105 ILCS 5/28-20, "Definitions" (clearly includes electronic textbooks in definition of "textbook" and "instructional materials") --105 ILCS 5/28-21, Required availability of an accessible electronic file of any textbook on the state board's approved textbooks list, to make the textbook accessible to a student with a print disability --105 ILCS 5/34-2.3 [applicable to Chicago district only], "Local school councils - Powers and duties" (includes electronic textbooks and technological equipment necessary to gain access to and use electronic textbooks among the "non-compensation items" that must be included in the lump sum amount in the principal's expenditure plan, which must be developed in consultation with and approved by the local school council) --105 ILCS 5/34-19 [applicable to Chicago district only], "By-laws, rules and regulations; business transacted at regular meetings; voting; records" (Provides that electronic textbooks, just like traditional textbooks, may be adopted or changed only at the regular meetings of the board and by a vote of a majority of the full membership of the board. Adds language that funds appropriated for textbook purchases must be available for electronic textbook purchases and the technological equipment necessary to gain access to and use electronic textbooks at the local school council's discretion. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/96/PDF/096-1403.pdf Title: S.B. 3547 Source: www.ilga.gov MI Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Amends current law to require the state department of education to develop a model policy on basic instructional supplies; institutes a step-by-step process at the local level for teachers to file claims alleging insufficient materials; only in districts identified to be placed under the school reform/redesign officer would teachers be able to directly ask the department to investigate a claim of insufficient materials; removed the department's requirement to establish a hotline. http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2009-2010/billenrolled/Senate/htm/2010-SNB-1163.htm Title: S.B. 1163 - 116(c) Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Requires the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to make every effort to ensure that electronic versions are available for every title it approves for placement on the state list of approved textbooks and instructional materials. http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=722810 Title: S.B. 533 Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/ RI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Establishes the Special Legislative Commission to Study the Purchase and Use of Textbooks in Public Schools. Directs the commission to make a comprehensive study of the use of textbooks in the public schools, and in particular the following:      (1) The use and exploitation of electronic media in the classroom, and specifically to explore the possible advantages and disadvantages of the "paperless classroom", so-called, and the possible cost savings arising therefrom.      (2) The list of textbooks in use in the public schools as published by the commissioner of education, and whether that list should be expanded to cover all subjects and should specify a limited number of options per grade.      (3) The procurement process, and whether the procurement and distribution of textbooks should be a centralized function under the department of education. Directs the commission to report its findings and recommendations by March 5, 2011. Provides the commission expires on May 5, 2011. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law10/res10/res10374.htm Title: H.R. 8156, S.R. 2822 Source: www.rilin.state.ri.us GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Requires the definition of a K-12 "textbook" to include computer hardware, software and technical equipment necessary to support the use of nonprint or digital content. Provides that these provisions do not exempt computer hardware or related equipment acquired by the state from competitive bidding. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2009_10/pdf/sb319.pdf Title: S.B. 319 Source: www.legis.state.ga.us TN Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Authorizes students to take textbooks home that are issued to them. This authorization does not prohibit teachers from requiring that books be brought back to the classroom. http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/BillInfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB3711 Title: H.B. 3711 Source: http://wapp.capitol.tn.gov VA Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Requires contracts and purchase orders with publishers of textbooks approved by the Board of Education for use in grades 6 - 12 to allow for the purchase of printed textbooks, printed textbooks with electronic files or electronic textbooks separate and apart from printed versions of the same textbook. In addition, allows each school board to purchase an assortment of textbooks in any of the three forms listed above. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+ful+CHAP0097+pdf Title: H.B. 97 Source: http://leg1.state.va.us UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Section 1: Directs the state board, by December 31, 2010, to review mandates provided for in administrative rule, to determine whether some could be waived to remove funding pressures on public schools temporarily. Sections 2-4: Eliminates the requirement to administer criterion-referenced tests to students in grade 2. Directs the state board, before the October 2010 Education Interim Committee meeting, to present its plan for a pilot program for the 2010-11 and 2011-12 school years to (1) replace the 10th-grade basic skills competency test with computer adaptive testing of basic skills, and (2) administer the ACT exam to high school students. Directs the state board to implement such a pilot program during the 2010-11 and 2011-12 school years. Exempts districts and charter schools from administering the 10th-grade basic skills competency test during the the 2010-11 and 2011-12 school years. Directs the state board to re-direct the money saved by not administering the 10th-grade basic skills competency test to fund implementation of the pilot program during the 2010-11 and 2011-12 fiscal years. Exempts a student from the 10th-grade basic skills competency test requirement if the student was in 10th grade in the 2008-09 or 2009-10 school years and did not pass the competency test (10th-grade basic skills competency test functions as exit exam unless certain waivers apply). Section 5: Exempts local boards from the requirement to develop and administer activity disclosure statements for high school-level extracurricular activities (as called for in Section 53A-3-420) until the 2012-13 school year. Section 6: Exempts the state board, until the 2012-13 school year, from the requirements called for in Section 53A-3-602.5 to annually (1) develop a school performance report for schools, districts and charter schools, and (2) collect and electronically report specified performance data for schools, districts and charter schools. Section 7: Exempts a school district from certain requirements related to the disposal of textbooks until the 2012-13 school year. Section 8: Until the 2012-13 school year, releases districts from the requirement in Section 53A-13-107 that an annual presentation on adoption be given to students in grades 7-12. Section 9: Until the 2012-13 school year, releases districts from the requirement in Section 53A-14-107 regarding alignment of primary instructional materials aligned with the core curriculum adopted under Section 53A-1-402. http://le.utah.gov/~2010/bills/hbillenr/hb0166.pdf Title: H.B. 166 Source: le.utah.gov IA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Expands the definition of "textbooks" to include books, electronic materials and laptop computers or other portable personal computing devices which are used for nonreligious instructional use only. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/linc/SF2178_Enrolled.pdf Title: S.B. 2178 Source: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us WV Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Updates process for adopting textbooks and other instructional material; replaces the terms "textbooks", "instructional materials", and "learning technologies" with "instructional resources"; modifies the limit on adoption cycles; provides for a listing of instructional resources on the state multiple list; requires a method of review and adds new and substantially revised resources to the multiple list; provides county waivers; provides the multiple list to be in an electronic format; revising the bidding, selection and approval process; requiring contracts to be filed pursuant to the state board process; providing for review of electronic instructional resources; providing for regional education service agency level selection teams; and ensuring equity of access to electronic instructional resources for all students. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=SB631%20SUB1%20enr.htm&yr=2010&sesstype=RS&i=631 Title: S.B. 631 Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us VA Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Requires contracts and purchase orders with publishers of textbooks approved by the Board of Education for use in grades 6-12 to allow for the purchase of printed textbooks, printed textbooks with electronic files, or electronic textbooks separate and apart from printed versions of the same textbook; allows each school board to purchase an assortment of textbooks in any of the three forms listed above. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?101+ful+HB709ER+pdf Title: H.B. 709 Source: http://leg1.state.va.us TX Adopted 02/2010 P-12 § 66.33: Adds provision to specify that members of state textbook adoption review panels must include educators, parents, business and industry representatives, and employers. Repeals reference to appointment of "academic experts" (teachers and university professors) to textbook adoption review panels. Adds provision barring hardware or software providers (or those holding a professional relationship with hardware or software providers) from making or accepting nominations to state textbook review panels. § 66.102: As authorized in Section 31.103(e) of the Education Code, establishes a list of equipment or devices that a district or charter school may purchase using textbook credits, including from the purchase of open-source textbooks (textbook credit = difference between the price paid for a textbook and the cost limit established in Section 31.025(a) of the Education Code for that textbook, multiplied by the number of copies purchased by the district or charter school). Authorizes a district or charter school to receive a textbook credit only in the first year of implementation. Requires the district or charter school to notify the Texas Education Agency (TEA) for the use of funds generated by textbook credits, and submit an itemized expenditure report to the TEA. § 66.104: Amends provisions related to selection of instructional materials by school districts. Requires a district or charter school that selects electronic textbooks or instructional materials from the commissioner's list as specified in the TEC, §31.0231, to purchase a classroom set of textbooks adopted by the SBOE under the TEC, §31.023 or §31.035, for each subject and grade level in the foundation and enrichment curriculum. Defines "classroom set" for these purposes. Adds language to clearly establish that the classroom set requirement begins with Proclamation 2010 and is not retroactive. § 66.121: Specifies that a requisition for special instructional materials must be based on actual student enrollment to meet individual student need. Requires districts and charter schools to annually conduct an inventory of all currently adopted instructional materials that have been requisitioned by, and delivered to, the district, and for the results of the inventory to be recorded in the district's files. Requires reimbursement for and/or replacement of all braille and large type instructional materials determined to be lost. Pages 5 (§ 66.33), 10 (§ 66.102), and 12 (§ 66.121) of 50: http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/1211/1211prop.pdf Pages 6-7 of 34 (for § 66.104): http://www.sos.state.tx.us/texreg/pdf/backview/0219/0219adop.pdf Title: 19 TAC 2.66.B.66.33, 66.102, 66.104 and 66.121 Source: www.sos.state.tx.us CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Amends the Instructional Materials Funding Realignment Program. Provides a local governing board may use funding received pursuant to this program to purchase state-adopted instructional materials for grades K-8, and state standards-aligned materials for grade 9-12 in an electronic or hardbound format if it can ensure that each pupil will be provided with a copy of the materials to use at school and at home without purchasing two sets of materials. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/sen/sb_0201-0250/sb_247_bill_20091011_chaptered.pdf Title: S.B. 247 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Amends provisions requiring a publisher or manufacturer of instructional materials to guarantee delivery by the date specified in the contract with the district. Provides that if a publisher or manufacturer fails to deliver instructional materials within 60 days of the receipt of a purchase order from a school district, the publisher or manufacturer is liable to $500 in damages for each working day that the order is delayed beyond 60 calendar days, for a maximum $20,000 fine per purchase order. Provides exemption in the event that the delivery of instructional materials is delayed due to natural disaster, terrorist attack, act of war, or worker strike, or if there is a delay in the implementation of governing board requirements. Provides that the aforementioned provisions apply only to districts enrolling 25,000 pupils or fewer. Bill: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_146_bill_20090911_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0101-0150/ab_146_vt_20091011.html Title: A.B. 146 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Requires the state board of education to implement a pilot program, subject to appropriation, to test digital technologies in three geographically diverse school districts by July 2011. Sets forth the issues that the pilot program must examine. Directs the state board to report the results of its findings and make recommendations to the governor and general assembly by January 15, 2013. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/SB/PDF/09600SB2277lv.pdf Title: S.B. 2277 Source: www.ilga.gov IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Postsec. Prior legislation required districts to set aside free textbooks and provide fee waivers to children eligible for free meals under the Community School Lunch Program. Current amendment replaces reference to children eligible for free meals under the Community School Lunch Program with reference to children living in households eligible for federal free breakfast or lunch. Requires any school board that participates in a federally funded, school-based child nutrition program to follow certain guidelines. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB0475lv.pdf Title: H.B. 475 Source: www.ilga.gov CA Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 From legislative analysis: Existing law requires the county superintendent of schools of each county to make annual visits to each school, primarily to determine whether each school has sufficient textbooks, as defined. Existing law states for the 2008–09 and 2009–10 fiscal years legislative intent that each pupil be provided with the same state-adopted standards-aligned textbook or instructional material as is provided to every other pupil enrolled in the same grade and same course offered by the local educational agency. Extends the definition of "sufficient textbooks" to the 2012–13 fiscal year and modifies the statement of legislative intent. Clarifies that a local educational agency is not required to purchase all of the instructional materials included in an adoption if the materials that are purchased are made available to all the pupils for whom they are intended in all of the schools within the local educational agency. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/09-10/bill/asm/ab_0001-0050/abx4_2_bill_20090728_chaptered.pdf Title: A.B. 2D - Section 1 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov FL Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Damaged Textbooks: - Deletes a provision that requires a public school principal to collect a percentage of a textbook's purchase price from a student who has lost, destroyed, or damaged a textbook. Service-learning Programs: - Encourages school districts to initiate, adopt, expand, and institutionalize service-learning programs, activities, and policies in grades K-12. - Provides that, upon request, the state department of education will assist districts in securing financial assistance for service-learning programs. - Directs the department of education to develop and adopt elective service-learning courses for inclusion in middle and high school course code directories. - Provides that the hours that high school students devote to course based service-learning activities may be counted toward meeting community service requirements for high school graduation. Charter Schools: - Provides that for charter schools that meet the definition of an alternative school pursuant to State Board of Education rule, the decision to receive a school grade is the decision of the charter school governing board. Regional Professional Development Academies: - Amends statute governing regional professional development academies. - Provides that contracts between district school boards and each regional professional development academy must include certain requirements. http://www.flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=sb1248er.html&Directory=session/2009/Senate/bills/billtext/html/ Title: S.B. 1248 Source: http://www.flsenate.govt TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Specifies that all electronic textbooks and technological equipment must be returned at the end of the school year in the same manner as traditional textbooks. Also specifies that all textbooks, electronic textbooks and technological equipment in acceptable condition. Directs the commissioner of education to adopt criteria for determining whether a textbook,including electronic textbook and technological equipment, is returned in acceptable condition. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB01332F.pdf Title: H.B. 1332 Source: www.legis.state.tx.us TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Defines open-source textbooks as textbooks downloadable from the Internet at no cost to the student. Requires districts and charter schools to annually certify that, for each subject in the required curriculum and all grade levels, the district provides every student with textbooks, electronic textbooks or instructional materials that cover all elements of the state board-adopted essential knowledge and skills for that subject and grade level. Establishes provisions allowing institutions of higher education to place open-source textbooks on the secondary-level textbook adoption list. Provides that one criterion for adoption is that, for a textbook for a senior-level course, a student who successfully completes a course based on the textbook will be prepared, without remediation, for entry into the eligible institution's freshman-level course in that subject, and that, for a textbook for a junior-level and senior-level course, a student who successfully completes the junior-level course based on the textbook will be prepared for entry into the senior-level course. Adds new section 31.0261 allowing the state board to execute a contract for the printing of an open-source textbook listed on the state textbook adoption list. Establishes provisions for the purchase of open-source textbooks by the commissioner of education. Requires that a state-developed open-source textbook be irrevocably owned by or licensed to the state. Authorizes the commissioner of education to issue a request for proposals for a state-developed open-source textbook. Establishes prerequisites for the approval of an open-source textbook, and establishes provisions for the revision of open-source textbooks. Requires the commissioner to provide for special and bilingual state-developed open-source textbooks in the same manner as non-open-source textbooks for these populations. Provides for costs and distribution of open-source textbooks. Directs the commissioner to develop a schedule for the adoption of state-developed open-source textbooks. Requires a district or charter school that selects an open-source textbook to requisition a sufficient number of printed copies for use by students unable to access the textbook electronically, unless the district prints copies or provides electronic access to the textbook at no cost to the student. Permits printed copies of open-source textbooks that a district does not intend to use for another student to become the property of the student. Requires textbook publishers to deliver open-source textbooks at no charge to districts or the state. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB02488F.pdf Title: H.B. 2488 Source: www.legis.state.tx.us TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Relates to instructional materials and technological equipment in public schools. Adds Section 31.0231, "Electronic Textbook and Instructional Material List." Directs the commissioner to adopt a list of electronic textbooks and instructional material including tools, models and investigative materials for use in the K-5 science curriculum. Requires state board to be given opportunity to review a textbook before it is placed on the list, and requires all textbooks to meet specified criteria, including that the textbook must be reviewed and recommended by experts in the subject area and in education technology. Specifies reimbursement procedures for a district that selects an electronic textbook or instructional material from the state list. Establishes conditions under which a district that selects a subscription-based electronic textbook or instructional material may may cancel the subscription and subscribe to a new electronic textbook or instructional material on the conforming list under Section 31.023 or the list adopted under Section 31.0231 before the end of the state contract period. Amends Section 31.152 to clarify that it is an offense if a school trustee, administrator or teacher (1) receives any commission or rebate on electronic textbooks, instructional materials or technological equipment used in the schools with which that person is associated in a professional capacity, or (2) accepts a gift, favor or service that might influence him/her in the selection of a textbook, electronic textbook, instructional material or technological equipment. Adds 32.351 through 32.355, "Computer Pilot Lending Program" (identical to that created by enrolled 2009 H.B. 2893 http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB02893F.pdf). Enrolled H.B. 4294: http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/81R/billtext/pdf/HB04294F.pdf Title: H.B. 4294 Source: www.legis.state.tx.us AL Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Establishes the Alabama Virtual Library and the Alabama Virtual Library Executive Council, and executive council membership, responsibilities and duties. Includes 3 appointees each of state superintendent, chancellor of postsecondary education and executive director of the commission on higher education on 15-member executive council. http://www.avl.lib.al.us/ Title: H.B. 322 Source: www.lexis.com UT Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Allows school districts to communicate directly with each other in sharing or disposing of textbooks. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bulletin/2009/20090315/32417.htm Title: R277-433 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet NV Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Relates to school districts; revises provisions governing the required minimum expenditures for textbooks, instructional supplies and instructional hardware; includes instructional software within such provisions; requires the Department of Education to determine the required minimum expenditure; subjects charter schools and university schools for profoundly gifted pupils to the minimum expenditure requirements; requires that a university school for profoundly gifted pupils report on certain expenditures. Chapter 131 http://www.leg.state.nv.us/75th2009/Bills/AB/AB429_en.pdf Title: A.B. 429 Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/ OK Signed into law 04/2009 Postsec. Requires publishers to provide a description of the substantial content revisions made between the current edition of the textbook or supplemental material and the previous edition, if any. Defines "Integrated textbook" as: combined with materials developed by a third party and that, by third-party contractual agreement, may not be offered by publishers separately from the textbook with which the materials are combined, or combined with other materials that are so interrelated with the intent of the textbook that the separation of the textbook from the other materials would render the textbook unusable for its intended purpose. Defines "Custom edition" as instructional material that is compiled by a publisher at the direction of a faculty member or other person or adopting entity in charge of selecting course materials at an institution, and may include, alone or in combination, items such as selections from original instructor materials, previously copyrighted publisher materials, copyrighted third-party works, and elements unique to a specific institution, such as commemorative editions. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2009-10bills/HB/HB1882_ENR.RTF Title: H.B. 1882 Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us NY Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Authorizes aid for computer software purchases to go toward any content-based instructional materials aligned with state standards and accessed or delivered through an Internet subscription. Provides such electronic materials may include video, audio, images, teacher guides and student access capabilities as defined in the commissioner's regulations. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A00157&sh=t Title: A.B. 157 - Part A, Section 6 Source: assembly.state.ny.us KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Directs the state department of education to communicate to districts and schools that decisions about math textbook purchases may be delayed until after the math academic standards have been revised as required by Section 2 of this act. Requires the department to allow off-list purchases to ensure that textbooks selected align with the revised math standards. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/09RS/SB1/bill.doc Title: S.B. 1 Section 22 Source: www.lrc.ky.gov UT Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Adds to definition of "instructional materials" to include all textbooks, workbooks and student materials and supplements necessary for a student to fully participate in coursework. Requires all publishers of textbooks and text materials purchased by traditional and charter schools to provide electronic files of instructional material to the National Instructional Materials Access Center (NIMAC) consistent with federal regulations. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/code/r277/r277-469.htm Title: R277-469-1, -2, -3, -10, -11 Source: VA Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Provides that local school boards may assess a reasonable fee or charge for the loss of or damage to a textbook, so long as the textbook has been provided to the student free of charge. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?091+ful+HB1923ER Title: H.B. 1923 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CA Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Amends rules concerning the social content review of instructional materials. Establishes the procedures for the special content review of non-adopted instructional materials, including the fee assessed publishers and manufacturers for conducting the review. Adds approved instructional materials to the list of instructional materials in compliance with social content requirements. Title: Title 5 CCR Sec(s) 9800, 9810, 9820, 9830 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CA Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Establishes the process for follow-up adoptions and the fee to be paid by publishers and manufacturers for participation in follow-up adoptions of instructional materials for grades K-8. Title: Title 5 CCR Section 9517.1 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CA Vetoed 01/2009 P-12 Postsec. Relates to sufficient textbook requirements, county superintendent revenue limits, school district building maintenance funding, funding for school and community college districts, pupil retention block grants, charter school block grants, pupil oral health assessments, local agency program improvement under the No Child Left Behind program, the High Priority Schools Grant Program, funding for regional occupational centers and programs, school transportation funds, and local education agency budgets. Title: A.B. 4A Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet WA Adopted 11/2008 Postsec. Adopts rules that encourage cost savings for student course materials. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/ Title: WAC 504-43-010, -020, -030 Source: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/ CA Vetoed 09/2008 P-12 Postsec. Adds to the procedures relating to basic instructional materials that the State Board of Education is required to adopt as regulations procedures to ensure that price is not considered by the Curriculum Development and Supplemental Materials Commission, but is considered by the state board and procedures to ensure that school districts, charter schools, and county superintendents of schools can purchase unbundled instructional materials and program components. http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm Title: A.B. 2468 Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov CA Vetoed 09/2008 P-12 Amends existing law that which requires the State Board of Education to adopt basic instructional materials for use in kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive. Requires a public meeting to be held and a list of materials to be made available to school districts and posted on-line. Provides for submission of materials. Authorizes a district receiving specified funds to submit recommendations of credentialed individuals to serve in the review and evaluation of instructional materials and their appointment. http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm Title: A.B. 2315 Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov UT Adopted 09/2008 P-12 Amends rule addressing the operating procedures of the Instructional Materials Commission. Defines "curriculum alignment" as the assurance that the material taught in a course or grade level matches the standards, objectives and assessments set by the state or school district for specific courses or grade levels. Defines "curriculum map" as a visual representation, a tool, for assisting developers to conceptualize shared visions and values which will drive the curriculum as a whole. Amends R277-469-8, "Agreements and Procedures for School Districts." Requires detailed Core curriculum alignment before purchase of primary instructional materials by public schools and school districts purchased after July 1, 2008. Eliminates reference to instructional materials not recommended by the commission. Makes R277-469-9 "Qualifications for Core Curriculum Alignment Independent Parties." Title: R277-469 Source: www.lexis.com SC Signed into law 08/2008 P-12 (Joint Resolution) Approves regulations of the Board of Education relating to free textbooks. http://www.scstatehouse.net/html-pages/house2.html Title: H.B. 4935 Source: http://www.scstatehouse.net NY Signed into law 08/2008 Postsec. Community College Creates the Textbook Access Act; requires publishers of college textbooks to disclose the price of such textbooks to purchasing entities; prohibits employees at an institution of higher education from receiving kickbacks for adopting specific course materials; relates to textbook bundles; requires textbooks to be sold in the same manner as ordered; requires that a publisher provide the best possible substitute and disclose the price of such substitute in the event the product is unavailable as ordered. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S03063&sh=t Title: S.B. 3063 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet RI Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Adds a provision to textbook statutes stipulating that non-public schools may not change a textbook assignment in a field more often than once in a three (3) year period as required of public schools in accordance with the provisions of section 16-23-1. Does not forbid non-public schools from requiring the use of any textbook, provided that the textbook is furnished to the student through a means other than the school committee of the student's city or town of residence. http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law08/law08323.htm Title: S.B. 2395 Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us NV Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Revises provisions governing expenditures for textbooks, instructional supplies and instructional hardware by school districts; reduces the amount previously appropriated for textbooks, instructional supplies and instructional hardware; reduces the basic support guarantee for school districts. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/24thSpecial/Bills/SB/SB5_EN.pdf Title: S.B. 5A Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us/ MO Signed into law 05/2008 Postsec. Establishes the Textbook Transparency Act which requires textbook publishers to make the price, certain substantial content revisions, copyright dates, and the variety of formats for a text available, upon request, to faculty members or textbook adopters at public higher education institutions; provides that when feasible, public institutions of higher education must develop policies allowing students to use financial aid that has not been disbursed for tuition or fees to purchase textbooks. http://www.house.state.mo.us/billtracking/bills081/bills/hb2048.htm Title: H.B. 2048 Source: http://www.house.state.mo.us FL Signed into law 05/2008 Postsec. Community College Relates to textbook affordability; prohibits certain actions of community college or state university employees that relate to student purchase of required textbooks; authorizes receipt of certain instructional materials, compensation, and training; requires student notification of required textbooks on college or university websites; requires adoption of specified policies and practices to minimize the cost of textbooks. http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h0603er.xml&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=0603&Session=2008 Title: H.B. 603 Source: http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/ IA Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Recommends that every public and private institution of higher education in the state post the list of required textbooks for all courses and the corresponding international standard book number for such textbooks, at least 14 days before the start of each semester or term, at locations where textbooks are sold on campus and on the web site for the respective institution. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=billinfo&service=billbook&GA=82&hbill=HF2197 Title: H.F. 2197 Source: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us IA Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Amends previous language to remove "voluntary model" from the establishment of core curriculum for grades 9-12, beginning with students graduating in the 2010-2011 class. Prohibits the state board from requiring specific textbooks. Requires core curriculum technical assistance and implementation strategies for districts and accredited nonpublic schools, including assistance with the development of formative and end-of-course assessments that teachers can use to measure student progress. Requires an annual report to the general assembly regarding activities, findings and student progress under the core curriculum. For the school year beginning July 1, 2008 and thereafter, district board plans must include a timeline for each student to successfully complete, prior to graduation, all components of the state-designated career information and decision-making system administered by the department in accordance with federal law (Perkins Act). Boards are required to adopt an implementation plan for the full implementation of the core curriculum established for kindergarten through grade 8 by the 2015-2015 school year. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?category=billinfo&service=billbook&GA=82&hbill=S Title: S.F. 2216 - Core Curriculum Source: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us AZ Signed into law 04/2008 Postsec. Requires publishers of college course materials to provide, on request, certain pricing, edition, copyright, and other information to faculty members and any other employees who are in charge of selecting or purchasing course materials for a university under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Regents or a community college under the jurisdiction of a community college district. Chapter No. 146. http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hb2230h.pdf Title: H.B. 2230 Source: http://www.azleg.gov AZ Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Requires that the State Board of Education, for each of the alternative textbook formats of human-voiced audio, large-print and braille, designate an alternative media producer to adapt existing standard print textbooks or to provide specialized textbooks, or both, for pupils with disabilities in this state; requires that each alternative media producer be capable of producing alternative textbooks in all subjects. Chapter No. 108 http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/48leg/2r/bills/hb2441h.pdf Title: H.B. 2441 Source: http://www.azleg.gov MD Adopted 04/2008 P-12 Ensures that local school systems and public agencies purchase textbooks and instructional materials from publishers that agree to provide textbooks and materials in alternative formats in order to give students with visual impairments, including blindness and other print disabilities, access to instructional materials. http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/13a/13a.06.05.01.htm Title: COMAR 13A.06.05.01 Source: http://www.dsd.state.md.us/comar/ MS Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Relates to textbooks; extends the date of the repealer on the duty of local school boards to make available surplus textbooks to the parents of school age children residing in the school district. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2008/pdf/HB/0100-0199/HB0135SG.pdf Title: H.B. 135 Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us CO Signed into law 03/2008 Postsec. Community College Concerns requirements for publishers of college educational products doing business with State institutions of higher education, requires enacting the College Textbook Affordability Act. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics/clics2008a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/90E08C2E9115DC388725738C007FE6A6?open&file=073_enr.pdf Title: S.B. 73 Source: http://www.leg.state.co.us/ ID Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Provides that a complete and cataloged library of all curricular materials and electronically available curricular materials used in public schools are to be maintained by the State Department of Education and open to the public. Chapter 217 http://www3.idaho.gov/oasis/H0554.html Title: H.B. 554 Source: http://www3.idaho.gov VA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Permits local school boards to enter into contracts with publishers for the purchase of textbooks. The bill expands the definition of textbook to include print, electronic, online, and other manipulative-based programs. The bill reorganizes the textbook purchasing process and repeals several sections of outdated code. Also provides that if consumable materials are sold to students, the local school board must provide those materials at a reduced price, or free of charge, to students who are unable to afford them. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+HB354ER Title: H.B. 354 Source: http://leg1.state.va.us VA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Permits local school boards to enter into contracts with publishers for the purchase of textbooks. The bill expands the definition of textbook to include print, electronic, online, and other manipulative-based programs. The bill reorganizes the textbook purchasing process and repeals several sections of outdated code. Also provides that if consumable materials are sold to students, the local school board must provide those materials at a reduced price, or free of charge, to students who are unable to afford them. The substitute bill requires the Department of Education (DOE) to publish the list of approved textbooks on its website and also to list the publisher and the price of the textbooks. DOE anticipates that publishing the required information on its website can be done using existing resources. The requirement for localities to provide these materials at a reduced price, or free of charge, to students who are unable to afford them is a continuation of current policy. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?081+ful+HB137ER Title: H.B. 137, S.B. 356 Source: http://leg1.state.va.us OR Adopted 01/2008 P-12 Specifies that the State Board of Education adopts by reference the Criteria for the Adoption of Instructional Materials for Mathematics for which publishing companies will submit instructional materials. OREGON 29087 Title: OAR 581-011-0140 Source: Lexis-Nexis UT Adopted 11/2007 P-12 2007 H.B. 364 prohibits a school district from purchasing certain instructional materials unless the materials have been evaluated by an independent party for alignment with the state core curriculum. Adopted rule requires that the mandated alignment evaluation be made available on a Web site at no charge; exempts charter schools from the evaluation requirement; provides direction to publishers who want to sell primary instructional materials to Utah schools on the correct procedures and forms required for consistent, independent party alignment to the core; and provides requirements for online posting to publisher websites. Title: R277-469 Source: www.rules.utah.gov CA Signed into law 10/2007 Postsec. Adds the College Textbook Transparency Act to the Donahoe Higher Education Act. Establishes various requirements for textbook publishers including that they print certain information on the outer cover of, or within, a textbook. Establishes requirements for a public postsecondary educational institution regarding faculty, departments, or other adopters with course material selection responsibilities. Prohibits the sale of instructor copies or complementary teacher editions of textbooks. Chapter 574 http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1501-1550/ab_1548_bill_20071013_chaptered.pdf Title: A.B. 1548 Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub CA Vetoed 10/2007 P-12 Requires the Department of Education to provide the Secretary of Education, the Senate and Assembly Budget Subcommittees on Education Finance, and the Department of Finance, copies of price quotations submitted by publishers in connection with instructional materials adopted by the Board of Education, a summary of requirements imposed on publishers in connection with such materials, and an estimate of the cost to provide a complete set of instructional materials. http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1101-1150/ab_1148.html Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/asm/ab_1101-1150/ab_1148_vt_20071013.html Title: A.B. 1148 Source: http://www.senate.ca.gov/ CA Vetoed 10/2007 Postsec. Relates to the cost of college and university textbooks. Requires a publisher of a textbook, its agents and employees to make available to each prospective purchaser of that textbook at a public postsecondary educational institution, a complete list of all the products offered and are germane to the subject area of the prospective purchaser, the wholesale price, and a complete list of all substantive differences or changes made between the current and most recent previous edition of the textbook. http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0801-0850/sb_832_bill_20070907_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://info.sen.ca.gov/pub/07-08/bill/sen/sb_0801-0850/sb_832_vt_20071013.html Title: S.B. 832 Source: http://info.sen.ca.gov CA Signed into law 09/2007 P-12 Amends The Instructional Materials Funding Realignment Program. which requires the State Department of Education to apportion funds to school districts to ensure each pupil is provided with a standards-aligned textbook or basic instructional materials as adopted by the board and adopted for specified grades. Requires the program to be administered for purposes of funding as if it had been operative at the beginning of the 2007-08 fiscal year. Chapter 304. http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm Title: S.B. 733 Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov CA Signed into law 09/2007 P-12 Relates to the selection of materials by the State Board of Education for use in kindergarten and grades 1 to 8. Relates to a fee assessed by the board for reviewing and adopting, or recommending for adoption, submitted basic instructional materials based on the number of programs the publisher or manufacturer indicates will be submitted. Requires social content reviews conducted outside the instructional material adoption processes. Authorizes contracting for such reviews. Chapter 476 http://www.assembly.ca.gov/acs/acsframeset2text.htm Title: S.B. 734 Source: http://www.assembly.ca.gov IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Specifies that the state board of education must require textbook publishers to furnish an electronic file set of contracted print material to the National Instructional Materials Access Center for conversion to an accessible format for use by print disabled children and for distribution to local education agencies. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB0397lv.pdf Title: S.B. 397 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet NY Signed into law 07/2007 Postsec. Establishes a statewide advisory council regarding instructional materials for college students with disabilities. Provides that the advisory council will provide input into policy development, program guidelines and implementation strategies. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S05476&sh=t Title: S.B. 5476 Source: assembly.state.ny.us NC Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Directs the joint legislative education oversight committee to study strategies for recovering costs due to damaged and lost textbooks. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2007/Bills/House/HTML/H232v0.htmll Title: H.B. 232 Source: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us OR Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Requires college textbook publishers to provide prospective adopters of a particular textbook or set of textbooks with specified information regarding the products; requires a publisher that sells textbook bundles to offer prospective adopters and higher education institutions the option of ordering each component of a bundle separately and disclose the availability and pricing of a separately purchased textbook. http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measpdf/sb0300.dir/sb0336.en.pdf Title: S.B. 365 Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us OR Signed into law 06/2007 Postsec. Requires a publisher of instructional materials for post-secondary students, upon request from a post- secondary education institution, to provide materials in electronic format to the institution for use by students with print disabilities; authorizes the State Board of Higher Education to work with publishers and others to develop specified guidelines for purposes of implementing the Act. http://www.leg.state.or.us/07reg/measpdf/sb0200.dir/sb0261.en.pdf Title: S.B. 261 Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us TN Signed into law 06/2007 Postsec. Requires University of Tennessee and the Board of Regents to develop policies to minimize the cost of textbooks. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0504.pdf Title: H.B. 1257 Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/ OK Signed into law 06/2007 Postsec. Specifying application of tuition limits; directing the State Regents for Higher Education to anticipate certain revenue needs for certain period; directing institution to provide a guaranteed tuition rate to certain students for certain period; making guaranteed tuition rate optional for students; requiring institutions to provide certain information prior to enrollment; limiting tuition charged for certain period to participating students to amount charged upon initial enrollment; specifying limit for guaranteed rate; providing for extension of guaranteed time period for certain undergraduate program; providing for extension of guaranteed time period for students who withdraw for certain reasons; providing for an increase in tuition upon transfer to another institution; providing for tuition rate upon a change in majors or certain transfers; requiring participating students to be enrolled full-time; providing for determination of full-time enrollment; stating legislative findings; stating legislative intent; providing definitions; directing boards of regents to adopt certain instructional material policies; specifying contents of instructional material policies; directing boards of regents to seek input from certain persons; requiring certain publishers to make certain information available to higher education institution faculty and staff; prohibiting higher education institution employees and departments from demanding or receiving certain payments; allowing higher education employees and departments to receive certain materials and compensation; prohibiting material vendors and bookstores from making certain solicitations; prohibiting bookstores from buying back certain instructional materials; prohibiting bookstores from engaging in the trade of certain instructionalal materials. http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2007-08bills/HB/HB2103_ENR.RTF Title: H.B. 2103 Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us TX Signed into law 06/2007 Postsec. Requires textbook publishers to make electronic copies of textbooks and other assigned written materials promptly available to universities, if requested, for use by visually impaired students. The bill also prohibits publishers from charging an entity for the material and subjects publishers who fail to comply with the law to administrative penalties imposed by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/analysis/pdf/HB03382S.pdf Title: H.B. 3382 Source: http://www.legis.state.tx.us MD Signed into law 05/2007 Postsec. Community College Allows specified individuals to claim a credit against the State income tax up to a specified amount for textbooks purchased for use at institutions of higher education; provides that the credit may not exceed the State income tax for that taxable year and that any unused credit for a taxable year may not be carried over to any other taxable year; defines specified terms; applies the Act to tax years beginning after December 31, 2006. http://mlis.state.md.us/2007RS/bills/hb/hb0204e.pdf Title: H.B. 204 Source: Maryland Legislature WA Signed into law 04/2007 Postsec. Community College Requires each publisher of college textbooks to make immediately available to a prospective purchaser of their products who is a member of the faculty of an institution of higher education: (1) The price at which the publisher would make the products available to the store on the campus of the institution that would offer the products to students; and (2) The history of revisions for the products, if any. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202007/2300-S.SL.pdf Title: H.B. 2300 Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov LA Adopted 04/2007 P-12 Amends textbook adoption processes to come into compliance with U.S. Department of Education approval of IDEA, 2004. Directs that the state adopt materials that meet the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standards (NIMAS). Provides procedures for a public review process prior to textbook adoption. Pages 3-6 of 45: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0704/0704rul.pdf Title: LAC 28:XXXIII.301, 303, 319, 503, 723, and 2001 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet WA Signed into law 04/2007 Community College Requires community and technical colleges to adopt rules for their affiliated bookstores. The institutions' rules must provide students with the option to purchase unbundled materials when possible, provide for the disclosure of changes to textbooks and costs, and promote book buy-backs. Faculty are required to consider the least costly practices in assigning course materials. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2007-08/Pdf/Bills/House%20Passed%20Legislature/1224.PL.pdf Title: H.B. 1224 Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov ID Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Increases state education funding to school districts, partially in order to create greater funding equity between school districts in the state. The appropriation provides $20.13 million in new line item funding for classroom supplies, textbooks and remedial education. For districts and public charter schools that currently expend discretionary funds for these items, which were not previously funded by the state, those moneys may now be freed up for other uses. Session Law Chapter 352 http://www3.state.id.us/oasis/S1236.html Title: S.B. 1236 (Section 8) Source: www3.state.id.us NM Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Requires local districts to implement policies that provide textbooks to each student for each class that conform to curriculum requirements and allow students to take those textbooks home. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/SB1019.pdf Title: S.B. 1019 Source: http://legis.state.nm.us NM Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Allows instructional material funds to be used for materials other than textbooks. Defines other classroom materials to mean materials other than textbooks that are used to support direct instruction to students. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/SB1225.pdf Title: S.B. 1225 Source: http://legis.state.nm.us/ VA Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Extends from July 1, 2008, to July 1, 2012, the sunset date of the current sales and use tax exemption for textbooks and educational materials distributed by publishers for free to professors and other individuals who have an educational focus. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?071+ful+SB999ER Title: S.B. 999 Source: http://legis.state.va.us/ UT Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Prohibits a school district from purchasing certain instructional materials unless the materials have been evaluated by an independent party for alignment with the core curriculum; requires that the alignment evaluation be made available on a web site at no charge; exempts charter schools from the evaluation requirements. http://le.utah.gov/~2007/bills/hbillamd/hb0364s01.htm Title: H.B. 364 Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us/ CA Signed into law 09/2006 P-12 Prohibits the State Board of Education from adopting the same basic instructional materials in language arts or mathematics for the same grade level in successive years. Requires that instructional materials for language arts be submitted to the state board for adoption in 2008. Requires school districts to ensure each pupil is provided with language-arts textbooks. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2701-2750/ab_2722_bill_20060915_enrolled.pdf Title: A.B. 2722 Source: California Legislature WV Adopted 09/2006 P-12 Amends rules regarding textbook adoption in early childhood through high school education by establishing adoption periods for content areas. http://www.wvsos.com/csrdocs/pdfdocs/126-035.pdf Title: Title 126, Series 35 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CA Signed into law 09/2006 P-12 Authorizes 12 schools to request a publisher that makes instructional materials available to a school district in a hard copy format to make instructional materials available in an electronic multimedia format upon adoption of instructional materials. Grants authority to the State Board of Education to authorize a participating school to use alternate instructional materials in an electronic multimedia format if a publisher is unable to provide adopted instructional materials in such format. Title: A.B. 1548 Source: California Legislature CA To governor 09/2006 P-12 Authorizes a school district to expend for kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, not more than 30% of the district's allowance to purchase standards-aligned instructional materials selected by the school district, upon compliance with certain requirements. Title: S.B. 696 Source: California Legislature CA Vetoed 09/2006 P-12 Relates to existing law which prohibits instruction or school sponsored activities and the adopting of textbooks or other instructional materials that contain any matter that reflects adversely upon specified persons. Revises the list of characteristics included in these provisions to include race or ethnicity, gender, disability, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion. Title: S.B. 1437 Source: California Legislature LA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Makes the textbook review process (prior to statewide adoption) more citizen-friendly. Increases the time period allotted for review, the number of locations available to make such review, and number of samples available for such review and to be checked out. Requires samples of textbooks to be made available to be checked out and the department of education to post textbook review information on its Web site. Four samples of each textbook under consideration are to be made available for inspection and review at each such library and three of the four must be made available to be checked out. Requires the Department of Education to post a press release on its web site until the end of the review period. (Act 804) http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=406354 Title: H.B. 1334 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet IL Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Relates to the loan of textbooks by the State Board of Education. Provides that certain requirements do not apply to the loan of textbooks. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/94/HB/PDF/09400HB5550lv.pdf Title: H.B. 5550 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CT Signed into law 06/2006 Postsec. Community College Relates to textbook affordability; requires disclosure of textbook pricing before a sales transaction is entered into and to provide for a system for students to purchase textbooks using financial aid that has not yet been received by the student. Public Act No. 103 http://www.cga.ct.gov/2006/ACT/Pa/pdf/2006PA-00103-R00HB-05527-PA.pdf Title: H.B. 5527 Source: Connecticut Legislature TN Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Allows proceeds from disposal of surplus textbooks to supplement textbook purchasing funds or school literacy programs. Public Chaptered. Chapter No. 797 http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/HB2935.pdf Title: H.B. 2935; S.B. 3085 Source: Tennessee Legislature CO Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Creates the educational materials for the blind and dyslexic grant program to provide grants to nonprofit organizations that provide school districts with accessible educational materials for students who, because of a learning disability, visual impairment, or other physical disability, have difficulty reading the printed word; makes an appropriation. http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2006a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/A092B4FEC9E9B14487257068005300D1?Open&file=1004_rer.pdf Title: H.B. 1004 Source: Colorado Legislature ID Adopted 05/2006 P-12 Extends the curricular materials selection adoption cycle from 5 to 6 years. Adds limited English proficiency as a subject area for curricular materials selection. Title: IDAPA 08.02.03 Source: adm.idaho.gov MD Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Relates to blind and visually impaired students. Requires the State Department of Education to establish a specified instructional resources center to develop procedures to coordinate the statewide availability of textbooks and supplementary instructional materials that may be accessed using a nonvisual means; requires the Department to adopt the federal National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard. http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/bills/hb/hb0710e.pdf Title: H.B. 710; S.B. 392 Source: Maryland Legislature MS Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Directs local school boards to make available any textbooks on the state surplus inventory list to the parents or legal guardians of any children of school age who reside in the district. The parent or legal guardian is responsible for the return of the textbook to the district.  Failure to return the textbook will result in the parents or legal guardians being responsible for compensating the district for the fair market value of the textbook. http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2006/html/HB/0300-0399/HB0308SG.htm Title: H.B. 308 Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us AZ Active 03/2006 P-12 For the purposes of this section, "textbook" means printed instructional materials or digital content, or both, and related printed or nonprinted instructional materials, that are written and published primarily for use in school instruction and that are required by a state educational agency or a local educational agency for use by pupils in the classroom, including materials that require the availability of electronic equipment in order to be used as a learning resource. Title: H.B. 2486 Source: Arizona Legislative Site UT Signed into law 03/2006 Postsec. Requires a publisher or manufacturer of instructional materials for students enrolled in state institutions of higher education to provide an electronic version of the materials for the use by disabled students; requires such materials to be provided in a format mutually agreed upon by the publisher or manufacturer and the state institution, at no additional cost and in a timely manner; establishes procedures for requesting and providing such materials in an electronic format. http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2006/bills/hbillenr/hb0192.pdf Title: H.B. 192 Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us VA Signed into law 03/2006 Postsec. Provides that the governing boards of public institutions of higher education must implement policies for minimizing the cost of textbooks for students at colleges and universities. The guidelines must include: • that faculty textbook adoptions are made with sufficient lead time to university- or contract-managed bookstores so as to confirm availability of the requested materials and, where possible, ensure maximum availability of used textbooks; • that in the textbook adoption process, the intent to use all items ordered, particularly each individual item sold as part of a bundled package, is affirmatively confirmed by the faculty member before the adoption is finalized. If the faculty member does not intend to use each item in the bundled package, he shall notify the bookstore, and the bookstore shall order the individualized items when their procurement is cost effective for both institutions and students and such items are made available by the publisher; • that faculty members affirmatively acknowledge the bookstore's quoted retail price of textbooks selected for use in each course; • that faculty members are encouraged to limit their use of new edition textbooks when previous editions do not significantly differ in a substantive way as determined by the appropriate faculty member; and • that the establishment of policies shall include provisions for the availability of required textbooks to students otherwise unable to afford the cost. The measure further provides that no funds for financial aid from university bookstore revenue may be counted in the calculation for state appropriations for student financial aid. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?061+ful+CHAP0561 Title: H.B. 1478 Source: http://leg1.state.va.us WA Signed into law 03/2006 Postsec. Declares an intent to give students more choices for purchasing educational materials and to encourage faculty and staff to work closely with bookstores and publishers to implement the least costly option without sacrificing educational content and to provide maximum cost savings to students. http://www.leg.wa.gov/pub/billinfo/2005-06/Pdf/Bills/Session%20Law%202006/3087-S.SL.pdf Title: H.B. 3087 Source: http://www.leg.wa.gov/ NM Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Creates a Reading Materials Fund to be used to purchase scientific research-based reading materials for certain reading programs; makes appropriations. A school district may apply for funding for its reading program if: (1) core and supplemental materials are highly rated by either the Oregon reading first center or the Florida center for reading research or the materials are listed in the international dyslexia association's framework for informed reading and language instruction; (2) the district selects no more than two comprehensive published core reading programs; and (3) the district has established a professional development plan describing how it will provide teachers with professional development and ongoing support in the effective use of the selected instructional materials. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/06%20Regular/FinalVersions/house/HB0225.pdf Title: H.B. 225 Source: http://legis.state.nm.us NM Adopted 01/2006 P-12 This regulation is designed to facilitate the adoption, requisition and distribution of instructional material. http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.us/nmac/parts/title06/06.075.0002.htm Title: NMAC 6.75.2 Source: Lexis/Nexis, StateNet CA Vetoed 10/2005 P-12 Existing law establishes the State Instructional Materials Fund and continuously appropriates the money in the fund to the State Department of Education. This bill would extend the operation of these provisions to January 1, 2008, and would require the state board to annually solicit recommendations from school districts regarding the adoption of instructional materials. Title: S.B. 657 Source: StateNet NM Rule Adoption 06/2005 P-12 Relates to the Public Education Department instructional material bureau textbook adoptions. NEW MEXICO REG 4320 (SN) Title: NMAC 6.75.3 Source: StateNet IN Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Requires each district's debt service fund to pay all unreimbursed costs of textbooks for the district's students who were eligible for free or reduced lunches in the previous school year. Authorizes the governing body to transfer the amount levied to cover unreimbursed costs of textbooks to the textbook rental fund or extracurricular account. http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2005/HE/HE1001.1.html Title: H.B. 1001 (Section 183-184) Source: www.in.gov NM Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Relates to Instructional material allocation calculation, distributed and expenditure; provides for fees; creates a fund. http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/05%20Regular/final/SB0128.pdf Title: S.B. 128 Source: StateNet AR Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Expands list of "instructional materials" that may be exempt from sales tax when purchased by schools, to include sheet music, electronic software, maps, globes, art supplies, workbooks, flash cards, educational blocks, educational models, manipulatives, charts, video tapes, DVDs, films, or cassettes containing instructional information designed to be presented to students as part of a course of study. Specifies that "instructional materials" does not include items purchased for use in interscholastic extracurricular activities, administration or maintenance of the school, or construction materials or supplies. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/HB2099.pdf Title: H.B. 2099 Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us VA Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. Adds a new section of law that prohibits university employees from receiving any incentives for requiring students to purchase specific textbooks; requires governing boards to implement procedures for making website listings of required textbooks available to students. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?051+ful+CHAP0530 Title: H.B. 1726 Source: http://leg1.state.va.us CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Creates the Advisory Task Force for Education of Blind and Visually Impaired Pupils to provide input to formulate the most effective policy for the education of such pupils. Requires the Department of Education to provide outreach and technical assistance to parents, teachers, and administrators concerning issues relating to the instruction of visually impaired, blind, and deaf-blind pupils. Requires the department of education to establish a data system for submission and collection of data regarding services provided by local education agencies to such pupils. Requires contracts with test publishers for statewide tests to stipulate that the publishers will provide the test materials in formats accessible to pupils with visual disabilities. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_0651-0700/ab_662_bill_20040825_enrolled.html Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/vetoes/AB_662_veto.pdf Title: A.B. 662 Source: California Legislative Web site CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Requires the county superintendent, for purposes of enforcing the use of required textbooks and instructional materials, to specifically review at least annually schools that are ranked in any of deciles 1 to 3, inclusive, of the 2003 base Academic Performance Index and that are not currently under review through a state or federal intervention program. If the county superintendent determines that a school does not have sufficient textbooks or instructional materials, the bill would require the county superintendent to prepare a report that identifies and documents the areas or instances of noncompliance, provide a copy of the report to the school district, forward the report to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, and provide the school district with the opportunity to remedy the deficiency. If the deficiency is not remedied, the county superintendent is required to request the State Department of Education, with approval by the State Board of Education, to purchase textbooks or instructional materials for the school. Requires that the funds necessary for the purchase be considered a loan to the school district to be repaid based upon an agreed-upon schedule with the Superintendent of Public Instruction, or by deducting an amount from the district's next principal apportionment or other apportionment of state funds. Authorizes the department to expend up to $5,000,000 from the State Instructional Materials Fund to acquire instructional materials for school districts for purposes of these provisions. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_550_bill_20040929_chaptered.pdf Title: S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Source: California Legislative Web site CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Prohibits the Board of Education from adopting basic instructional materials in language arts or math for the same grade in successive years. Requires the State Board of Education to allow the continued use of certain instructional materials for at least 2 years following the 6th year after those instructional materials are adopted if specified conditions are met. Requires the board to consider whether instructional materials for use in grades K through 8 are offered at a price that does not exceed maximum cost limits. Requires a publisher to provide a school district a second set of materials at a reduced price if the local board certifies the intent to purchase a second set of textbooks for each pupil. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2451-2500/ab_2455_bill_20040826_enrolled.html Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/vetoes/AB_2455_veto.pdf Title: A.B. 2455 Source: California Legislative Web site CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Deletes the requirement, under the Classroom Instructional Improvement and Accountability Act, that the School Accountability Report Card include information on the degree to which pupils are prepared to enter the workforce and whether the school qualifies for the Governor's Performance Award Program. Requires each school district to include within the report card information regarding career technical education, the availability of sufficient textbooks and materials, any needed maintenance of school facilities to ensure good repair, the misassignments of teachers, including misassignments of English learner teachers, and the number of vacant teacher positions for the most recent 3-year period. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2551-2600/ab_2596_bill_20040827_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/vetoes/AB_2596_veto.pdf Title: A.B. 2596 Source: StateNet CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Requires, with exceptions, a publisher that makes basic instructional materials available to a school district in a hard copy format to also make materials available in an electronic multimedia format upon adoption of such materials after a certain date. Requires publishers and manufacturers of such materials adopted for certain grades to make an electronic file format of the materials available for use by a pupil who is blind or has a print disability. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_1001-1050/ab_1010_bill_20040827_enrolled.pdf Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/vetoes/AB_1010_veto.pdf Title: A.B. 1010 Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 SEC. 13: Requires the county superintendent of schools to include in the review of audit exceptions those audit exceptions related to use of instructional materials program funds, teacher misassignments, and information reported on the school accountability report card and to determine whether the exceptions are either corrected or an acceptable plan of correction developed. Prohibits a local educational agency from being required to repay an apportionment based on a significant audit exception related to the verification of the sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials, teacher misassignments, and the accuracy of the information reported on the school accountability report card if the county superintendent of schools certifies to the Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Controller that the audit exception was corrected or that an acceptable plan of correction was submitted to the county superintendent of schools. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_550_bill_20040929_chaptered.pdf Title: S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Requires the county superintendent to annually present a report to the governing board of each school district under his or her jurisdiction and to the board of supervisors of the county describing the state of the schools in the county and of his or her office that are ranked in deciles 1 to 3, inclusive, of the 2003 base Academic Performance Index. Requires the county superintendent for the Counties of Alpine, Amador, Del Norte, Mariposa, Plumas, Sierra, and the City and County of San Francisco to contract with a neighboring county office of education or an independent auditor to conduct the required visits and make all required reports. Makes the priority objective of the visits to determine if there are sufficient textbooks, conditions of facilities that pose an emergency or urgent threat to the health or safety of pupils or staff, and accurate data reported on the school accountability report card with respect to the availability of sufficient textbooks and instructional materials, the safety, cleanliness, adequacy, and good repair of school facilities. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_550_bill_20040929_chaptered.pdf Title: S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Requires schools initially applying to participate in the High Priority Schools Grant Program on or after the 2004–05 fiscal year to include highly qualified teachers and appropriately credentialed teachers for English learners in the component on quality of staff in the school action plan. Specifies that the mandatory school action plan components on facilities, curriculum, instructional materials, and support services for those schools be on facilities in good repair, curriculum, sufficient instructional materials, and support services. Requires schools initially applying to participate in the High Priority Schools Grant Program on or after the 2004–05 fiscal year to measure the availability of instructional materials against a specified definition of ''sufficient instructional materials.'' http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_550_bill_20040929_chaptered.pdf Title: S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 SEC. 12: Requires a school district to use its uniform complaint process to help identify and resolve any deficiencies related to instructional materials, conditions of facilities that are not maintained in a clean and safe manner or in good repair, and teacher vacancy or misassignment. Requires a notice to be posted in each classroom in each school in the school district notifying parents and guardians that there should be sufficient textbooks or instructional materials, school facilities must be clean, safe, and in good repair, and the location to obtain a form to file a complaint in case of a shortage. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_550_bill_20040929_chaptered.pdf Title: S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov/ CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 SEC. 2: Requires a district compliance audit to include verification of the reporting requirements for the sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials, teacher misassignments, and the accuracy of information reported on the school accountability report card. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_550_bill_20040929_chaptered.pdf Title: S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 SEC. 18: Requires the governing board of every district to hold a public hearing and make a determination as to whether each pupil in each school in the district has sufficient textbooks or instructional materials in each subject that are consistent with the content and cycles of the curriculum frameworks. Requires the hearing to be held at a time that will encourage the attendance of teachers and parents and guardians of pupils who attend the schools in the district and prohibits the hearing from taking place during or immediately following school hours. Defines ''sufficient textbooks or instructional materials'' to mean that each pupil, including English learners, has a textbook or instructional materials, or both, to use in class and to take home to complete required homework assignments but specifies that 2 sets of textbooks or instructional materials for each pupil are not required. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_550_bill_20040929_chaptered.pdf Title: S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 SEC. 10: Requires the school accountability report card to include information regarding the availability of sufficient textbooks and other instructional materials for each pupil, any needed maintenance of school facilities to ensure good repair, the misassignments of teachers, including misassignments of English learner teachers, and the number of vacant teacher positions for the most recent 3-year period. Defines ''misassignment'' and ''vacant position'' for this purpose. Requires the template for the school accountability report card to include a field to report the determination of the sufficiency of textbooks and instructional materials and a summary statement of the condition of school facilities. Requires the department to provide examples of summary statements of the condition of school facilities that are acceptable and those that are unacceptable. Declares that these provisions further the purposes of the Classroom Instructional Improvement and Accountability Act. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_550_bill_20040929_chaptered.pdf Title: S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Deletes the date of repeal on the Instructional Materials Program and the contingency of program implementation funding on funding from the Annual Budget Act. Also makes technical changes to the appropriation to the Instructional Materials Fund. Appropriates $20,200,000 from the General Fund to the State Department of Education and, of that amount $5,000,000 is appropriated for transfer to the State Instructional Materials Fund for purposes of acquiring instructional materials, $15,000,000 is appropriated for allocation to county offices of education for review and monitoring of schools, and $200,000 is appropriated for purposes of implementing this act. The funds appropriated by the bill for purposes of acquiring instrucional materials and for review and monitoring activities are applied toward the minimum funding requirements for school districts and community college districts imposed by Section 8 of Article XVI of the California Constitution. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0501-0550/sb_550_bill_20040929_chaptered.pdf Title: S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Requires the Board of Education to annually solicit recommendations for instructional materials from school districts. Requires the board to adopt materials recommended by a school district or county office of education unless the state board makes written factual findings that the instructional materials lack certain specified criteria. Requires the followup adoption fee to be based on instructional materials reviewed pursuant to these provisions. Authorizes a school district to use allowances received from the funds to purchase instructional materials. Relates to funds appropriated to the State Department of Education. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1351-1400/sb_1380_bill_20040826_enrolled.html Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/vetoes/SB_1380_veto.pdf Title: S.B. 1380 Source: California Legislative Web site CA Vetoed 09/2004 Postsec. Community College Urges the Trustees of California State University, the governing body of each community college district in the state and the Regents of the University of California to set up a textbook rental service for the students at each of their campuses. Textbook rental service may be established only if: (1) the recognized student body organization of the campus has voted to request the establishment of a textbook rental service; (2) the president or chancellor of the campus approves of the establishment of a textbook rental service; (3) an appropriate mechanism for shared governance, such as an academic senate, approves of the establishment of a textbook rental service; (4) any existing contracts, or other established arrangements, with entities operating campus bookstores permit, or can be changed, canceled, or renewed to accommodate, the establishment of a textbook rental service; and, in the case of a community college campus, (5) the governing board of the community college district approves the establishment of a textbook rental service at that campus. Establishes cost limitations for textbook rental services. Authorizes the trustees and the governing boards of each participating community college district to charge a campus-based textbook rental fee or a rental fee levied on a per-book basis, authorize financing mechanisms for the program, establish systemwide or districtwide policies aimed at providing the best possible price for textbook purchases and rental services, charge students fines for late, lost, or damaged books, and establishother regulations and guidelines as deemed necessary. Urges the convening of a task force to determine recommended procedures and policies for the establishment and operation of the textbook rental system. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2651-2700/ab_2678_bill_20040824_enrolled.html Veto message: http://www.governor.ca.gov/govsite/pdf/vetoes/AB_2678_veto.pdf Title: A.B. 2678 Source: California Legislative Web site CA Signed into law 09/2004 Postsec. Community College Expresses findings and declarations of the Legislature with respect to the cost of college textbooks. Urges textbook publishers to take specified actions aimed at reducing the amounts that students currently pay for textbooks. Requires the Trustees of the State University and Board of Governors of the Community Colleges and the University of California Regents to encourage faculty to give consideration to the least costly practices when assigning textbooks. Relates to private schools. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2451-2500/ab_2477_bill_20040824_enrolled.html Title: A.B. 2477 Source: California Legislative Web site AR Rule Adoption 09/2004 P-12 Establishes rules regarding Regulation 2004-5 titled 'Exemptions from Tax: Textbooks and Other Instructional Materials.' Establishes which textbooks and other instructional materials are exempt from tax. Title: Uncodified Source: StateNet MS Rule Adoption 07/2004 P-12 Amends the Textbook Handbook, Part B. Relates to the complaint process. MISSISSIPPI REG 9243 (SN) Title: Part B Source: StateNet HI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Requires schools to make available copies of current lists of textbooks and instructional materials. Prohibits schools from selling textbooks, equipment, and necessary school supplies and equipment unless written permission is obtained from the department. Establishes the textbook and instructional materials fee special account. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2063_cd1_.htm Title: S.B. 2063 Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site HI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 The education reform in this Act shall be known as the "Reinventing Education Act of 2004." The provisions include (1) establishing a weighted student formula; (2) providing additional information technology; (3) empowering principals through a Hawaii principals academy and other means; (4) strengthening community involvement through school community councils and parent-community networking centers; (5) providing more mathematics textbooks; (6) lowering class size in kindergarten, grade one, and grade two; (7) providing full-time, year-round, high school student activity coordinators; (8) providing support for students who need additional help to succeed in school; (9) establishing a national board certification incentive program for teachers; (10) enhancing teacher education; (11) reducing the bureaucracy that hampers the effectiveness of the department of education; (12) improving the educational accountability system; and (13) requiring board of education members to hold community meetings in their districts. Establishes the after-school plus program revolving fund.Creates a working group to create a plan for principal performance contracts. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=HB2002&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs Title: H.B. 2002 Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site FL Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Authorizes the Department of Education to conduct pilot program; authorizes the pilot program within specified counties to enable selected school districts to realize cost savings in the purchase of used instructional materials; imposes requirements on vendors of such materials; requires the Council for Education Policy Research and Improvement to report to the Legislature; provides for future repeal. http://www.flsenate.gov/cgi-bin/view_page.pl?Tab=session&Submenu=1&FT=D&File=sb0122er.html&Directory=session/2004/Senate/bills/billtext/html/ Title: S.B. 122 Source: Florida Legislative Web site AZ Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Concerns accessibility to textbooks and instructional materials; requires the adoption of rules to require all school districts and other public schools to purchase adopted printed and nonprinted instructional materials for which accessible electronic files are available and nonprinted materials that meet or exceed standards for Internet accessibility. http://www.azleg.state.az.us/FormatDocument.asp?inDoc=/legtext/46leg/2r/bills/hb2352s%2Ehtm&DocType=B Title: H.B. 2352 Source: Arizona Legislative Web site HI Veto override 05/2004 P-12 Establishes a weighted student formula; provides additional information technology; empowers principals through a Hawaii principals academy and other means; strengthens community involvement through school community councils and parent-community networking centers; provides more mathematics textbooks; lowers class size in kindergarten, grade one, and grade two; provides full-time, year-round student activity coordinators; provides support for students who need additional help to succeed in school; establishes a national board certification incentive program for teachers; enhances teacher education; reduces the bureaucracy that hampers the effectiveness of the department of education; improves the educational accountability system; requires the board of education members to hold community meetings in their districts. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb3238_sd2_.htm Title: S.B. 3238 Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site CT Signed into law 05/2004 Postsec. Community College Requires the Commissioner of Higher Education to examine ways to maximize the combined purchasing power of the constituent units of the state system of higher education and independent institutions of higher education in order to ensure that textbooks are priced and sold at a reasonable cost to students enrolled at those institutions. http://www.cga.state.ct.us/2004/act/sa/2004SA-00003-R00SB-00461-SA.htm Title: S.B. 461 Source: Connecticut Legislative Web site OK Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Amends 70 O.S. 2001, Section 16- 106, which relates to textbook adoption; Contractors must provide electronic files for textbooks. The file format in which electronic instructional materials files are provided must be in a format prescribed by federal law or regulations promulgated by the U.S. Department of Education which requires national standards for electronic files to be used for production of accessible instructional materials. In the absence of a federal law or regulation establishing a national standard, a file format standard must be prescribed by the State Department of Rehabilitation Services. http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us/2003-04HB/hb2194_enr.rtf Title: H.B. 2194 Source: http://www2.lsb.state.ok.us LA Adopted 04/2004 P-12 Adopts rules to allow local education agencies (LEAs) to secure a deposit, equal to the replacement costs, for textbooks provided to students in approved home study programs. http://www.doa.state.la.us/osr/reg/0404/0404RUL.pdf (see page 39 of 71) Title: LAC 28:XXXIII.517 Source: StateNet DE Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Appropriates $9,000,000 from the Federal Fiscal Relief Fund to the State's school districts and charter schools for the purchase of instructional technology, textbooks, and library books and materials. http://www.legis.state.de.us/Legislature.nsf/fsLIS?openframeset&Frame=Main&Src=/LIS/LIS142.NSF/Home?Openform Title: S.B. 231 Source: Delaware Legislative Web site VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Relates to sales tax; provides exemption for textbooks and other educational materials for free distribution. Title: S.B. 347 Source: StateNet MI Vetoed 04/2004 P-12 Provides a school district, intermediate school district or public school academy is not required to obtain competitive bids for items purchased through the cooperative bulk purchasing program operated by the Department of Management and Budget. http://www.michiganlegislature.org/documents/2003-2004/billenrolled/house/pdf/2003-HNB-4722.pdf Title: H.B. 4722 Source: StateNet NY Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Requires publishers and manufacturers of instructional materials for students to provide electronic copies of such material for use by disabled persons. Title: A.B. 9837 Source: StateNet WA Signed into law 03/2004 Postsec. Regards instructional materials for students with disabilities at public and private institutions of higher education; requires publishers and manufacturers of instructional materials to provide such in electronic format agreed upon by the publisher or manufacturer and the institution of higher education. Title: S.B. 6501 Source: StateNet UT Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Repeals the State Board of Education's responsibility to design and implement a state textbook plan; repeals certain school building utilization requirements. Title: H.B. 14 Source: StateNet VA Signed into law 03/2004 Postsec. Community College Extends the sunset date from July 1, 2004, to July 1, 2008, for textbooks and other educational materials withdrawn from inventory at book-publishing distribution facilities for free distribution to professors. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?041+ful+CHAP0590 Title: H.B. 1084, S.B. 347 Source: http://leg1.state.va.us SD Signed into law 02/2004 P-12 Requires certain school book publishers to provide electronic versions of textbooks suitable for conversion into Braille. Title: H.B. 1221 Source: StateNet AR Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 Clarifies the exemption of sales tax to the sale of textbooks and instructional materials to state school districts and state public schools that receive state funding or state purchases for free distribution. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003s2/public/HB1028.pdf Title: H.B. 1028 Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site MI Signed into law 11/2003 Postsec. Requires textbook publishers to provide electronic versions of certain instructional materials used in colleges and universities. Title: H.B. 4070 Source: http://www.michiganlegislature.org/mileg.asp?page=getObject&objName=2003-HB-4070 IL Total veto stands 11/2003 P-12 Amends the School Code. Concerns the loan of textbooks to students free of charge, provides that "textbook" includes science curriculum materials in a kit format that includes pre-packaged consumable materials if certain requirements are met. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=618&GAID=3&DocTypeID=SB&LegID=3266&SessionID=3 Title: S.B. 618 Source: Illinois Legislative web site CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Authorizes a school district to use its allowance from the Materials Funding Realignment Program to purchase adopted instructional materials for the visual and performing arts, foreign language, health or any other curricular area if it certifies that it has provided each pupil with a standards-aligned textbook or basic instructional materials in reading/language arts, mathematics, history/social science, and science. This bill would incorporate additional changes in Section 60242 of the Education Code proposed by AB 1137, that would become operative only if AB 1137 and this bill are both chaptered and become effective January 1, 2004, and this bill is chaptered last. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0451-0500/sb_469_bill_20031012_chaptered.html Title: S.B. 469 Source: California Legislative Web site CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Requires publishers to make basic instructional materials more accessible to pupils with disabilities. Requires publishers to facilitate access to Internet resources and digital programs intended for use by the general population of pupils by pupils with disabilities who are progressing in the general curriculum. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_0801-0850/sb_842_bill_20031011_chaptered.html Title: S.B. 842 Source: California Legislative Web site CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Requires the department of education, prior to conducting a follow-up adoption of basic educational materials for use in kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, to notify all publishers and manufacturers known to produce basic instructional materials in a subject area, that a fee will be assessed based on the number of programs the publisher or manufacturer indicates will be submitted. Relates to funding for certain children's mental health services. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/sen/sb_1051-1100/sb_1058_bill_20031011_chaptered.html Title: S.B. 1058 Source: California Legislative Web site NV Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Section 164.50, one section of this bill, relates to expenditures on instructional materials, educational retirement and class size. http://www.leg.state.nv.us/20thSpecial/bills/SB/SB8_EN.html Title: S.B. 8 - Sec. 164.50 Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us IL Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 In a Section concerning the loan of textbooks to students free of charge, provides that "textbook" includes science curriculum materials in a kit format that includes pre-packaged consumable materials if certain requirements are met. http://www.legis.state.il.us/legislation/billstatus.asp?DocNum=2332&GAID=3&DocTypeID=HB&LegID=3552&SessionID=3 Title: H.B. 2332 Source: Illinois Legislative Web site HI Vetoed 07/2003 P-12 Authorizes schools to assess and collect annual fees for textbooks; requires schools to compile annual list of textbooks to be used during that school year and to be made available upon request of student, parent or guardian of student. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=HB32&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs Title: H.B. 32 Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site FL Vetoed 06/2003 P-12 Changes date by which school superintendents must notify Department of Education regarding certain instructional materials;requires publishers to provide and price adopted instructional materials on an individual basis for purchase by school districts; revises provisions relating to the issuance of purchase orders; provides that the authority in the bill must not be construed to set any future year's instructional materials allocation; makes the school district responsible for any financial commitment in purchase orders that exceeds the district's allocation for the next year. http://www.leg.state.fl.us/house/Session/index.cfm?Mode=Bills&BI_Mode=ViewBillInfo&BillNum=1838&Chamber=Senate&Year=2003&Title=%2D%3EBill%2520Info%3AS%25201838%2D%3ESession%25202003 Title: S.B. 1838 Source: Florida Legislative Web site TN Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Changes the sunset date for the State Textbook Commission to June 30, 2007 from May 21, 2003. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/Chapter/PC0325.pdf Title: S.B. 1647 Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us TN Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Requires the state board o study and make recommendations concerning weight of textbooks used by pupils in elementary and secondary schools. The board must submit these recommendations to the general assembly on an annual basis. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB1664.pdf Title: S.B. 1664 Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us TX Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Until 1995, a teacher who could not account for a textbook, could be held financially liable for the textbook. While this provision was eliminated in 1995, some school districts continue to hold teachers financially accountable for textbooks lost or stolen by students. H.B. 2072 prohibits the board of trustees of a school district from requiring an employee of the district to pay for a textbook that is stolen, misplaced, or not returned by a student. (Bill Analysis, Senate Research Center) Title: H.B. 2072 Source: StateNet NM Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Broadening the definition of instructional material; includes on-line resources and distance learning materials in this definition. Title: H.B. 724 Source: StateNet KY Signed into law 03/2003 Postsec. Requires publishers to provide printed and nonprinted postsecondary instructional materials in an electronic format at no cost to a postsecondary institution or the state repository for alternative format instructional materials for use by students with disabilities. Requires that the electronic version meet various criteria, including that it maintain the structural integrity of the instructional material. Sets forth procedures for requesting and sending electronic or alternative format instructional materials including braille and audio recordings. Allows the council on postsecondary education to create a consortium, the State Repository for Alternative Format Instructional Materials, to function as a state repository for electronic files and alternative format materials. Requires the council to collaborate with representatives of every postsecondary institution to ensure that students with disabilities have instructional materials in appropriate alternative formats within the first week of class. Requires the council to collaborate with appropriate entities to include in its annual status report on postsecondary education in Kentucky an evaluation of the need for statewide technical assistance, training and other support to make alternative format instructional materials more available and useable. Includes further provisions relating to repository and postsecondary instructional materials in electronic format. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/RECORD/03RS/SB85.htm Title: S.B. 85 Source: StateNet CA Adopted 01/2003 P-12 Requires the State Board to adopt instructional materials for grades K-8 that are consistent with the curriculum frameworks and establish rules and regulations for the use of state instructional materials funds. Establishes the expenditure percentages and priorities for the use of state instructional materials funds for grades K-12 and clarifies and defines the procedures for new school districts, charter schools and expanding grade levels. Title: Title 5 CCR 9531, 9532 Source: StateNet NJ To governor 10/2002 P-12 Requires department of education to coordinate sharing of textbooks between school districts by creating a statewide textbook bank on the department's website that will list all available textbooks; requires the department to forward such list to each school district periodically. Title: A.B. 2308 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Requires the State Board of Education, on or before 7/1/2004, to adopt maximum weight standards for elementary and secondary school textbooks. Title: A.B. 2532 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet UT Adopted 09/2002 P-12 Removes 'pilot program' language, allows schools and districts to select their own materials with a local review committee. UTAH REG 25219 (SN) Title: R277-469 Source: StateNet GA Adopted 09/2002 P-12 Clarifies rules regarding textbook or instructional materials selection and recommendation. Title: GAC 160-4-4-.10 Source: Westlaw GA Signed into law 07/2002 Postsec. A BILL to amend Chapters 3 and 4 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating respectively to postsecondary education and vocational, technical, and adult education, so as to provide that each publisher of a textbook shall provide an electronic format of such textbook; and for other purposes. Title: H.B. 1342 Source: State website GA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. States that colleges and universities in this state have made diligent efforts to accommodate the needs of students with disabilities requiring alternative formats for textbooks and other printed instructional materials used in postsecondary courses of study, but that colleges and universities are confronted with many practical problems in obtaining or producing these texts in alternative formats. Practical problems in obtaining these texts in alternative formats include the wide variety of texts used in postsecondary courses of study, a lack of bargaining power with publishers of postsecondary textbooks in comparison with publishers of textbooks for elementary and secondary education, and hesitation among postsecondary institutions to share alternative formats because of concern about copyright law. Practical problems in producing such materials in alternative formats include the labor intensive and technical nature of the work, the frequent need for expertise in the subject matter of the texts, and the expense and time required for production. The General Assembly further finds that students with disabilities, colleges, universities, and publishers would benefit from cooperative development of a system for sharing those texts produced in alternative formats while adequately protecting the intellectual property rights of publishers. Amend code relating respectively to postsecondary education and vocational, technical, and adult education, so as to provide that each publisher of a textbook shall provide an electronic format of such textbook. http://www.legis.state.ga.us/Legis/2001_02/fulltext/hb1342.htm Title: H.B. 1342 Source: http://www.state.ga.us/legis TN Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Extends length of initial contract textbook commission may make with textbook publishers from present three-year minimum and six-year maximum to at least 36 months but no more than 73 months. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 22. Title: H.B. 2899 Source: http://www.legislature.state.tn.us NE Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 The bill, as amended, includes the contents of LB 1250. LB 1250 requires a publisher or manufacturer to provide a computer file or electronic versions of each textbook that is purchased from the vendor. The vendor must also allow the school or ESU the right to transcribe, reproduce, modify and distribute each textbook purchased in Braille or large-print if other specialized materials are not provided by the vendor for use by students who are blind or visually impaired. Vendors are required to reimburse a school or ESU for the cost of creating computer files or electronic versions, if they are not furnished upon request. Title: L.B. 647 Source: http://www.unicam.state.ne.us KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 States intent to ensure to the degree feasible that all students with reading accommodations have textbooks and instructional materials in accessible formats; requires the Department of Education to give preferential procurement status to textbook and instructional materials from publishers who make their materials available in accessible formats for use by students with disabilities. Requires publishers of approved textbooks in public schools in the state to provide computer files or electronic formats of textbooks, as well as digital files from which recordings of the textbook may be made. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/RECORD/02RS/SB243/bill.doc Title: S.B. 243 Source: www.lrc.state.ky.us MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Authorizes the State Department of Education to place textbook procurement orders for visually impaired and hearing impaired students prior to the beginning of the fiscal year. Title: S.B. 2095 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Adds one nonvoting student member to state board, making total board membership 10, provides for application process and appointment of student member. Also requires school districts and nonpublic schools to report number of ninth graders who do not graduate from the school or school district, as well as the number of students who are tested on multiple assessment measures to determine student achievement levels, and the percentage of students who are so tested annually. Requires the board to develop and adopt uniform definitions consistent with the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 and any federal regulations adopted pursuant to the federal Act. Permits department to conduct school site visits of accredited schools and districts on as-needed basis. Addresses conditions of employment of Superintendent staff. Addresses procedures in open enrollment law. Renders provision of school breakfast programs optional rather than mandatory. Modifies section addressing parental reimbursement for nonpublic school pupil transportation. Regulates the provision of textbooks to students in accredited nonpublic schools. Modifies requirements for school bus drivers' licenses. Establishes a conservation education program board and the duties of said board. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/GA/79GA/Legislation/HF/02500/HF02515/Current.html Title: H.B. 2515 Source: www.legis.state.ia.us NY Signed into law 10/2001 P-12 Requires every school district and board of cooperative educational services to develop a plan to ensure that all instructional materials to be used in the schools of the district are available in a usable alternative format for every disabled student; defines alternative format to include braille, large print, open and closed captioned, audio, or electronic file in an approved format. Title: A.B. 7926 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CA Chaptered by Secretary of State 10/2001 P-12 Chapter No.914, Requires each school district that receives resources under the Schiff-Bustamante Standards-Based Instructional Materials Program or any other resources for that purpose, purchase instructional materials for pupils in kindergarten and grades 1 to 12 that are aligned with State content standards in language arts, mathematics, history or science, within 2 years of the date the materials have been adopted by the State Board of Education. Provides for extensions. Title: S.B. 786 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CA Signed into law 10/2001 P-12 Reactivates the Instructional Materials Program until a certain date, contingent upon funding. Requires publishers to submit standards maps to local districts prior to purchase for the purpose of allowing districts to determine the extent to which instructional materials are aligned to the contents standards. Requires use of a standardized form developed by the Department of Education. Title: A.B. 699 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet TX Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Relates to the selection, distribution, and use of public school textbooks; concerns a school receiving credit for textbooks purchased at a cost below the cost limit. The Texas Education Agency pays for and distributes most of the textbooks used in public schools in this state. State law is designed to ensure that textbooks can be ordered with relative ease and arrive at their intended school districts before the beginning of the school year. However, an interim study by the Committee on Public Education concluded that law prior to the 77th Legislature did not provide for the most efficient and timely distribution of textbooks. House Bill 623 amends provisions regarding the purchase and distribution of textbooks for public schools. Title: H.B. 623 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet OR Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Requires State Board of Education to add other instructional materials, whenever possible, to list of textbooks adopted by board for use by school districts. Title: S.B. 694 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CO Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Increases state funding to schools for the 2001-02 school year; requires school districts to adopt a plan for use of such monies; specifies that when schools receive new textbooks, allocated funds should be used first for new textbooks in certain subjects; charter schools are to follow similar funding provisions. Title: H.B. 1272 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet TN Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Allows electronic textbooks to be recommended, adopted, and purchased in same manner as regular textbooks. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6, Part 22. Title: H.B. 604 Source: Tennessee Legislative Web Site TX Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Relates to circumstances under which a publisher or manufacturer of textbooks must maintain or arrange for a textbook depository in this state; concerns on-line textbooks or on-line textbook components. Title: H.B. 992 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet HI Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Provides a system for monitoring textbooks by individual schools for purposes of accountability; retains textbook replacement fees in school accounts. Title: S.B. 525 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet GA Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Act No. 321., Relates to textbooks; requires publishers of textbooks which are purchased by the State Board of Education to make such textbooks available in an electronic format for the use of students with visual disabilities. Title: H.B. 228 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet UT Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Requires the State Board of Education to design and implement a statewide plan to provide for an adequate supply of textbooks for students on an ongoing basis; replaces outdated textbooks or textbooks in poor condition. Title: H.B. 40 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet UT Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Modifies provisions related to the State Textbook Commission by changing its name to the State Instructional Materials Commission; Expands the scope of materials reviewed by the commission to include workbooks, computer software, laserdiscs or videodiscs and multiple forms of communications media; provides that instructional materials identified as inappropriate by the State Board of Education may not be used in public schools. Title: S.B. 7 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet SD Veto overridden 02/2001 P-12 Authorizes the funding of textbooks through the school capital outlay fund. Title: H.B. 1196 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet NY Vetoed 12/2000 P-12 Develops a plan to ensure that every student in a school district with a disability who needs instructional materials in alternative formats receives such materials at the same time that the materials are available in regular format to non-disabled students. Title: S.B. 7884 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Permits a school district to review instructional materials to determine when those materials are obsolete pursuant to the rules, regulations, and procedures adopted by its governing board and report the results and staff recommendations at a public meeting of the school district governing board. Title: A.B. 2236 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet RI Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature 07/2000 P-12 Provides that the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education shall publish annually a list of textbooks in use in the public schools in the State. Title: H.B. 7220 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet RI Signed into law 07/2000 P-12 Expands the list of textbooks to be loaned to students in grades K-8; creates a Textbook Reimbursement Fund; creates a Joint Commission to study the State Textbook Loan Program. Title: S.B. 2726 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet FL Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Relates to instructional materials requirements and school boards; prescribes the duty of school boards to provide instructional materials; eliminates requirements for providing weighted and unweighted aggregations; changes reference to Education Commissioner regarding certain duties in selecting and adopting instructional materials; eliminates condition for rejecting bids; eliminates optional escalator clause in certain contracts. Title: S.B. 850 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet OH Signed by governor 06/2000 P-12 Schools may furnish computer software, CD-ROMs, computer courseware, and online services to students in lieu of textbooks, though these must be free of charge to students. Such "electronic textbooks" offered to students must likewise be made available to teachers, and must be chosen and maintained in the same manner as textbooks, with exception that electronic textbooks may be updated more often than once every four years. Title: 1999 H.B. 32 Source: Ohio Legislative Service Commission KY Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Requires the 6 groups for instructional textbooks and programs be arranged by content if possible for all K-12 subject areas; requires the State Textbook Commission to provide a recommended list of textbooks and materials with a consumer guide; provides for textbook and program review standards and reviewer compensation; permits public inspection of textbooks and programs under consideration; requires a public hearing; includes programs and materials for the visually impaired. Title: S.B. 91 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet NJ Signed into law 02/2000 P-12 Permits aid to nonpublic schools for electronic textbooks; defines electronic textbooks as including computer software, computer-assisted instruction, interactive videodisks, and other computer courseware and magnetic media. Title: A.B. 1762 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet SC Signed into law 02/2000 P-12 (Joint Resolution) Approves regulations of the Board of Education; relates to textbook adoption regulation. Title: S.B. 862 Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet UT Signed by governor 02/2000 P-12 Bill provides one-time appropriation of $6 million to purchase textbooks. Title: S.B. 3 Source: