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From the ECS State Policy Database 1994-2013

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The following summary includes policies ECS has tracked in this database since 1994. 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. To view the documents, click on the blue triangle next to the topic of interest. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary 21st Century Skills Accountability Accountability--Accreditation Accountability--Measures/Indicators Accountability--Reporting Results Accountability--Rewards Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Learnfare Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Drive Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--No Pass No Play Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions--Takeovers Accountability--School Improvement Adult Basic Education Assessment Assessment--Accommodations Assessment--College Entrance Exams Assessment--Computer Based Assessment--End-of-Course Assessment--Formative/Interim Assessment--High Stakes/Competency Assessment--Legal Issues Assessment--NAEP (NAEP Results and NAEP Organization) Assessment--Performance Based/Portfolio Assessment--Value Added At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention) At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Alternative Education At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol Attendance Attendance--Compulsory Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) Attendance--Truancy Background Checks Bilingual/ESL Brain Research Business Involvement Career/Technical Education Career/Technical Education--Career Academies/Apprenticeship Cheating Choice of Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Charter Districts Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Closings Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Cyber Charters Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Finance Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment Choice of Schools--Choice/Open Enrollment--Research Choice of Schools--Innovation Schools Choice of Schools--Magnet or Specialized Schools Choice of Schools--Tax Credits Choice of Schools--Vouchers Choice of Schools--Vouchers--Privately Funded Civic Education Civic Education--Character Education Civic Education--Civic Knowledge and Literacy Civic Education--Curriculum/Standards Civic Education--Pledge of Allegiance Class Size Curriculum Curriculum--Alignment Curriculum--Arts Education Curriculum--Censorship Curriculum--Core Curriculum Curriculum--Drivers Education Curriculum--Environmental Education Curriculum--Excusal Curriculum--Family Living Education Curriculum--Financial Literacy/Economics Ed. Curriculum--Foreign Language/Sign Language Curriculum--Geography Education Curriculum--Health/Nutrition Education Curriculum--Home Economics Curriculum--International Education Curriculum--Language Arts Curriculum--Language Arts--Writing/Spelling Curriculum--Mathematics Curriculum--Multicultural Curriculum--Physical Education Curriculum--Science Curriculum--Sex Education Curriculum--Social Studies/History Curriculum--Speech Education Data-Driven Improvement Demographics Demographics--Condition of Children/Adults Demographics--Enrollments Desegregation Economic/Workforce Development Education Research Equity Federal Finance Finance--Adequacy/Core Cost Finance--Aid to Private Schools Finance--Bonds Finance--District Finance--Does Money Matter? Finance--Equity Finance--Facilities Finance--Federal Finance--Funding Formulas Finance--Litigation Finance--Local Foundations/Funds Finance--Lotteries Finance--Performance Funding Finance--Private Giving Finance--Resource Efficiency Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures Finance--Student Fees Finance--Taxes/Revenues Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues Governance Governance--Deregulation/Waivers/Home Rule Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest Governance--Mandates Governance--Regional Entities Governance--School Boards Governance--School Boards--Training Governance--Site-Based Management Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies Health Health--Child Abuse Health--Mental Health Health--Nutrition Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses Health--Suicide Prevention Health--Teen Pregnancy High School High School--Advanced Placement High School--College Readiness High School--Credit Recovery High School--Dropout Rates/Graduation Rates High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment High School--Early Colleges/Middle Colleges High School--Exit Exams High School--GED (General Education Development) High School--Graduation Requirements High School--International Baccalaureate Instructional Approaches Instructional Approaches--Constructivism Instructional Approaches--Grading Practices Instructional Approaches--Homeschooling Instructional Approaches--Homework/Study Skills Instructional Approaches--Official English Instructional Approaches--Problem Based Learning Instructional Approaches--Single-Sex Education Instructional Approaches--Time/Time on Task Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping Integrated Services/Full-Service Schools International Benchmarking Leadership Leadership--District Superintendent Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay Leadership--Principal/School Leadership Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Compensation and Diversified Pay Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Evaluation and Effectiveness Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Induction Programs and Mentoring Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation--Alternative Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Professional Development Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Recruitment and Retention Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Tenure Middle School Minority/Diversity Issues Minority/Diversity Issues--African American Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian Minority/Diversity Issues--Hispanic No Child Left Behind No Child Left Behind--Adequate Yearly Progress No Child Left Behind--Assessment No Child Left Behind--Choice/Transfer No Child Left Behind--Consequences for Schools No Child Left Behind--Finance No Child Left Behind--Parent Involvement No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers No Child Left Behind--Report Cards No Child Left Behind--School Support No Child Left Behind--Special Populations No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services Online Learning--Digital/Blended Learning Online Learning--Virtual Schools/Courses P-16 or P-20 P-3 P-3 Brain Development P-3 Child Care P-3 Content Standards and Assessment P-3 Data Systems P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) P-3 Ensuring Quality P-3 Evaluation/Economic Benefits P-3 Family Involvement P-3 Finance P-3 Governance P-3 Grades 1-3 P-3 Health and Mental Health P-3 Kindergarten P-3 Kindergarten--Full-Day Kindergarten P-3 Kindergarten--Full Day Kindergarten P-3 Preschool P-3 Public/Private Partnerships P-3 Special Ed./Inclusion P-3 Teaching Quality/Professional Development Parent/Family Parent/Family--Parent Rights Parent/Family--Research Partnerships--University/School Postsecondary Postsecondary Accountability Postsecondary Accountability--Accreditation Postsecondary Accountability--Diploma Mills Postsecondary Accountability--Licensing/Program Review and Approval Postsecondary Accountability--Student Learning Postsecondary Affordability Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid Postsecondary Affordability--Textbooks Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Undocumented Immigrants Postsecondary Faculty Postsecondary Faculty--Compensation Postsecondary Faculty--Intellectual Property Postsecondary Faculty--Teaching Assistants Postsecondary Faculty--Tenure Postsecondary Finance Postsecondary Finance--Efficiency/Performance-Based Funding Postsecondary Finance--Facilities Postsecondary Finance--Revenue and Expenditures Postsecondary Governance and Structures Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues Postsecondary Governance and Structures--State Executives/State Agencies Postsecondary Institutions Postsecondary Institutions--Community/Technical Colleges Postsecondary Institutions--For-Profit/Proprietary Postsecondary Institutions--Four-Year Baccalaureate Postsecondary Institutions--HBCUs/Minority-Serving Institutions Postsecondary Institutions--Private/Independent Postsecondary Online Instruction Postsecondary Participation Postsecondary Participation--Access Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements Postsecondary Participation--Affirmative Action Postsecondary Participation--Enrollments (Statistics) Postsecondary Participation--Outreach Postsecondary Students Postsecondary Students--Adults Postsecondary Students--Disabled Postsecondary Students--Foster Youth Postsecondary Students--Graduate/Professional Postsecondary Students--International Postsecondary Students--Low-Income Postsecondary Students--Military Postsecondary Students--Minority Postsecondary Success Postsecondary Success--Completion Postsecondary Success--Completion--Completion Rates (Statistics) Postsecondary Success--Developmental/Remediation Postsecondary Success--Retention/Persistence Postsecondary Success--Transfer/Articulation Private Schools Privatization Privatization--Education Management Agencies (EMOs) Proficiency-Based Approaches Promising Practices Promotion/Retention Public Involvement Purposes of Public Education Reading/Literacy Reading/Literacy--Adult Literacy Religion Religion--Prayer/Meditation Religion--Scientific Creationism (Evolution) Rural Scheduling/School Calendar Scheduling/School Calendar--Day/Class Length Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs Scheduling/School Calendar--Summer School Scheduling/School Calendar--Week Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Scheduling/School Calendar--Year Round School Climate/Culture School Safety School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution School Safety--Code of Conduct School Safety--Corporal Punishment School Safety--Disaster/Emergency Preparedness School Safety--Expulsion/Suspension School Safety--No Child Left Behind--Safe Schools School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault School Safety--Special Education School Safety--Uniforms/Dress Codes School/District Structure/Operations School/District Structure/Operations--District Consolidation/Deconsolidation School/District Structure/Operations--District Size School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries School/District Structure/Operations--Org. (K-3/K-8 etc.) School/District Structure/Operations--Personnel (Non-Teaching) School/District Structure/Operations--School Size School/District Structure/Operations--Shared Services School/District Structure/Operations--Staffing Ratios School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation Service-Learning Special Education Special Education--Federal Law/Regulations Special Education--Finance Special Education--Inclusion (Mainstreaming) Special Education--Placement Special Education--Transition Special Populations--Corrections Education Special Populations--Foster Care Special Populations--Gifted and Talented Special Populations--Homeless Education Special Populations--Immigrant Education Special Populations--Migrant Education Special Populations--Military Standards Standards--Common Core State Standards Standards--Implementation State Comparisons/Statistics State Longitudinal Data Systems State Policymaking State Policymaking--Ballot Questions State Policymaking--Constitutional Clauses State Policymaking--Politics State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions STEM Student Achievement Student Achievement--Closing the Achievement Gap Student Achievement--State Trends Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance Student Supports--Mentoring/Tutoring Student Supports--Remediation Student Surveys Students Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities Students--Employment Students--Incentives Students--K-12 Exchange Students Students--Mobility Students--Records/Rights Teaching Quality Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Assignment Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Special Education Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds. Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Substitute Teachers Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Pay-for-Performance Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits Teaching Quality--Evaluation and Effectiveness Teaching Quality--Induction Programs and Mentoring Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals Teaching Quality--Preparation Teaching Quality--Professional Development Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--High-Needs Subjects Teaching Quality--Reduction in Force Teaching Quality--Teacher Attitudes Teaching Quality--Teacher Contracts (Not Tenure) Teaching Quality--Teacher Rights Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining--Strikes Teaching Quality--Working Conditions Technology Technology--Computer Skills Technology--Devices/Software/Hardware Technology--Equitable Access Technology--Funding Issues Technology--Internet Safety Technology--Research/Evaluation Technology--Teacher/Faculty Training Textbooks and Open Source CA Signed into law 09/2012 P-12 Textbooks, Instructional Materials, and Supplemental Instructional Materials A.B. 1246 Primarily from bill summary: Removes requirement that instructional materials purchased by a local education agency (LEA) be state board-ado... More... CA Vetoed 09/2012 P-12 Digital Textbooks in Textbook Adoption Considerations A.B. 1790 From bill summary: Requires a publisher or manufacturer submitting a printed instructional material for adoption by the state board or a dis... More... CA Vetoed 09/2012 P-12 Instructional Materials in Digital Format S.B. 1154 From bill summary: Requires a publisher or manufacturer that offers printed instructional materials or printed supplemental instructional ma... More... LA Adopted 09/2012 P-12 Greater Local Flexibility on Textbook Purchases LAC 28:CXV.1703 From Louisiana Register: Removes the restriction that districts can only use 10% of their textbook budget on textbooks that are not on the s... More... TX Adopted 06/2012 P-12 State Adoption and Distribution of Instructional Materials 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 Amends or repeals various provisions concerning the state adoption and distribution of instructional materials. Establishes procedures for t... More... AL Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Electronic Textbooks, Wireless Electronic Devices, and Bonds H.B. 165 Establishes the Alabama Ahead Act. Beginning with the 2012-13 school year, requires provision of electronic textbooks and other instructiona... More... AL Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Study of Quality/Efficiency of Online Textbooks S.B. 318 - Study of Quality/Efficiency of Online Textbooks Requires that $10,000 of the appropriation to ACCESS (Alabama Connecting Classrooms, Educators, and Students Statewide) be expended for a st... More... GA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Textbooks and Assistive Technology Devices S.B. 289 - Textbooks and Assistive Technology Devices Clarifies that hardbound and softbound textbooks remain the property of the local unit purchasing or acquiring them, while assistive technol... More... FL Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Math Instructional Materials and Common Core Standards H.B. 5101 - Math Instructional Materials and Common Core Standards Amends provisions related to district purchases of instructional materials with state allocation. Provides that for the 2012-13 mathematics ... More... ID Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 State Review of Instructional Materials and Online Courses H.B. 604 Provides a statutory framework for the State Department of Education's review of online courses, which is a function that the Department is ... More... OR Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Curriculum - Textbooks H.B. 4014 Provides that the State Board of Education will adopt a list of textbooks and other instructional materials that may be used by a school dis... More... SD Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Nonsectarian Textbooks S.B. 186 Updates the definition of the nonsectarian textbooks that are loaned to certain students to include digital materials. http://legis.state.s... More... UT Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Statewide Distribution of Textbooks H.B. 156 - Statewide Distribution of Textbooks Repeals 53A-12-203, which directed the state board of education to adopt rules to ensure satisfactory distribution and proper care of textbo... More... WA Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Regarding Open Educational Resources for Common Core Standards in K-12 Education. H.B. 2337 Requires the superintendent of public instruction, subject to availability of amounts appropriated for this specific purpose, to take the le... More... AR Adopted 02/2012 P-12 Instructional Materials 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 Authorizes the State Board to select a statewide textbook selection committee to recommend a list of instructional materials consistent with... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Social Content Reviews of Instructional Materials A.B. 339 From bill summary: Amends provisions related to state board review and adoption of instructional materials. Requires the state board to adop... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Supplemental Instructional Materials S.B. 140 From bill summary: Requires the state department of education to recommend, and the state board to approve, evaluation criteria to guide the... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Curriculum Frameworks, Standards, Instructional Materials, Model Professional Development Modules A.B. 250 - Curriculum Frameworks, Standards, Instructional Materials, Model Professional Development Modules From bill summary: Deletes the schedule for submission of instructional materials for foreign languages and health for state board approval,... More... CA Signed into law 10/2011 P-12 Purchasing of Instructional Materials in the Neediest Schools S.B. 509 From bill summary: Authorizes each school district to purchase the newest adopted instructional materials for pupils in all of the neediest ... More... IL Signed into law 08/2011 P-12 Textbook Block Grant Program H.B. 3115 Defines "textbook"; includes electronic textbooks. Creates the textbook block grant program. Subject to appropriation, authorizes the state ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2011 Community College Digital Textbooks and Materials S.B. 165 Increases the availability and use of electronic and digital textbooks and other digital instructional materials at community and technical ... More... NV Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Textbooks and Instructional Materials A.B. 493 Extends the prospective expiration of the temporary waiver from certain requirements governing expenditures of money for textbooks, instruct... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Definitions for Purposes of District Purchases H.B. 153 - Definitions for Purposes of District Purchases Repeals existing definition of "electronic textbook". Establishes new defintion of electronic textbook as any book or book substitute access... More... TX Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Electronic Samples of Textbooks S.B. 391 Requires the state board in its notice of the review and adoption cycle for textbooks to specify that publishers of adopted textbooks for a ... More... FL Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Transition to Electronic Instructional Materials Pilot Program S.B. 2120 - Sec. 20 Sec. 20 - Authorizes school districts to establish pilot program schools to implement the transition to instructional materials that are in ... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 State Board Sponsorship of Certain Charter Schools, Supplemental Textbooks S.B. 278 Allows the State Board of Education to sponsor a charter school when the applicant has a contract with the Office of Juvenile Affairs to pro... More... TN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Eliminates Reporting on Weight of Textbooks H.B. 37 Eliminates the requirement for the State Board of Education to provide the General Assembly annual reports concerning the weight of elementa... More... WA Partially Vetoed 05/2011 Postsec. Instructional Materials H.B. 1089 Prohibits a public or private higher education institution that provides certain specialized format versions of instructional material from ... More... IN Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Curricular Materials H.B. 1429 Expands the definition of ''textbook" to include certain hardware, software, and digital content. Adds a definition of ''curricular material... More... OK Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Allows for Delay in Textbook Adoptions H.B. 1374 Allows the State Textbook Committee to suspend any currently pending selection process of textbooks and extend by at least two years the six... More... AR Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Digital Textbook Resources H.B. 1427 Amends school district textbook requirements. Requires that digital resources be provided to students at no cost along with equipment requir... More... CA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Textbook Visits by County Superintendents S.B. 70 - Sec. 1240.3 Extends until July 1, 2015 the mandate that county superintendents make an annual visit to each school in his/her county, with the priority ... More... CA Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Prohibition from Adoption or Implementation of Instructional Materials S.B. 70 - Sec. 60200.7 Extends until the 2015-16 school year a provision prohibiting the state board of education from adopting instructional materials. Also exten... More... KY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Resolving Claims of Errors in State-Adopted Textbooks H.B. 464 Requires the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to establish procedures for reviewing and resolving claims... More... MS Vetoed 03/2011 P-12 Parental Choice for Twin Placement/Loaning of Extra Textbooks S.B. 2536 Allows parental choice for the placement of twins or higher order multiples in seperate classrooms. Authorizes local boards to offer surplus... More... MS Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Loaning of Surplus Textbooks H.B. 637 Authorizes local boards to offer surplus inventory textbooks to parents or guardians of students residing in the district. http://billstatus... More... NM Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Instructional Materials for Visually Impaired Students H.B. 310 Requires publishers to provided instructional materials in formats appropriate for students with visual impairments. http://www.nmlegis.gov... More... NY Signed into law 03/2011 P-12 Definition of Textbook S.B. 2808 - Part A-I, Sec. 1, 3, Provides that for expenses incurred after July 1, 2011, a textbook may mean school library materials, computer software, and instructional c... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Technology and Supplementary Instructional Materials A.B. 2694 From bill analysis: Includes in the definition of "supplementary instructional materials" instructional materials that use current relevant ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2010 P-12 Work-Based Learning Programs (and Textbooks) A.B. 2211 States legislative findings regarding work-based learning. Authorizes school districts that maintain high schools to establish work-based le... More... CA Vetoed 09/2010 P-12 History-Social Science Framework and Textbooks S.B. 1451 From bill summary: Requires the state board to inform the chairs of the assembly and senate education committees and the secretary for educa... More... CA Signed into law 08/2010 P-12 Technology-Based Materials as Part of Instructional Materials A.B. 1742 Adds that a nonpublic, nonsectarian school that provides K-12 special education services must, in providing state-adopted, standards-based, ... More... NY Vetoed 08/2010 P-12 Curriculum and Instructional Resources S.B. 6776 Makes provisions that apply to the selection, purchase, loan of K-12 textbooks also applicable to curriculum and instructional resources. De... More... IL Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Electronic Textbooks S.B. 3547 Provides that among other purposes (i.e., purchasing textbooks and software), the School Safety and Educational Improvement Block Grant Prog... More... MI Signed into law 07/2010 P-12 Model Policy on Basic Instructional Supplies S.B. 1163 - 116(c) Amends current law to require the state department of education to develop a model policy on basic instructional supplies; institutes a step... More... LA Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Electronic Textbooks S.B. 533 Requires the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to make every effort to ensure that electronic versions are available for eve... More... RI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Special Legislative Commission to Study the Purchase and Use of Textbooks in Public Schools H.R. 8156, S.R. 2822 Establishes the Special Legislative Commission to Study the Purchase and Use of Textbooks in Public Schools. Directs the commission to make ... More... GA Signed into law 05/2010 P-12 Inclusion of Digital Content in Definition of "Textbook" S.B. 319 Requires the definition of a K-12 "textbook" to include computer hardware, software and technical equipment necessary to support the use of ... More... TN Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Textbooks May Be Taken Home H.B. 3711 Authorizes students to take textbooks home that are issued to them. This authorization does not prohibit teachers from requiring that books ... More... VA Signed into law 04/2010 P-12 Purchase of Electronic Textbooks H.B. 97 Requires contracts and purchase orders with publishers of textbooks approved by the Board of Education for use in grades 6 - 12 to allow for... More... IA Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Textbooks Include Electronic Materials and Computing Devices S.B. 2178 Expands the definition of "textbooks" to include books, electronic materials and laptop computers or other portable personal computing devic... More... UT Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Postsec. Money-Saving Measures H.B. 166 Section 1: Directs the state board, by December 31, 2010, to review mandates provided for in administrative rule, to determine whether some ... More... WV Signed into law 03/2010 P-12 Instructional Resources S.B. 631 Updates process for adopting textbooks and other instructional material; replaces the terms "textbooks", "instructional materials", and "lea... More... TX Adopted 02/2010 P-12 Adoption and Distribution of Instructional Materials 19 TAC 2.66.B.66.33, 66.102, 66.104 and 66.121 § 66.33: Adds provision to specify that members of state textbook adoption review panels must include educators, parents, business and indus... More... VA Signed into law 02/2010 P-12 Option of Electronic Textbooks H.B. 709 Requires contracts and purchase orders with publishers of textbooks approved by the Board of Education for use in grades 6-12 to allow for t... More... CA Signed into law 10/2009 P-12 Electronic Textbooks S.B. 247 Amends the Instructional Materials Funding Realignment Program. Provides a local governing board may use funding received pursuant to this p... More... CA Vetoed 10/2009 P-12 Delays in Textbook Deliveries A.B. 146 Amends provisions requiring a publisher or manufacturer of instructional materials to guarantee delivery by the date specified in the contra... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Textbook Digital Technology S.B. 2277 Requires the state board of education to implement a pilot program, subject to appropriation, to test digital technologies in three geograph... More... IL Signed into law 08/2009 P-12 Postsec. Textbooks and Fees H.B. 475 Prior legislation required districts to set aside free textbooks and provide fee waivers to children eligible for free meals under the Commu... More... CA Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Definition of "Sufficient Textbooks" A.B. 2D - Section 1 From legislative analysis: Existing law requires the county superintendent of schools of each county to make annual visits to each school, p... More... FL Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Damaged Textbook Fees/Service-Learning Programs/Charter School Grades/Regional Professional Development Academies S.B. 1248 Damaged Textbooks: - Deletes a provision that requires a public school principal to collect a percentage of a textbook's purchase price from... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Textbooks H.B. 1332 Specifies that all electronic textbooks and technological equipment must be returned at the end of the school year in the same manner as tra... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Open-Source Textbooks H.B. 2488 Defines open-source textbooks as textbooks downloadable from the Internet at no cost to the student. Requires districts and charter schools ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Electronic Textbooks and Instructional Materials H.B. 4294 Relates to instructional materials and technological equipment in public schools. Adds Section 31.0231, "Electronic Textbook and Instruction... More... AL Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Postsec. Community College Alabama Virtual Library H.B. 322 Establishes the Alabama Virtual Library and the Alabama Virtual Library Executive Council, and executive council membership, responsibilitie... More... NV Signed into law 05/2009 P-12 Textbooks, Gifted A.B. 429 Relates to school districts; revises provisions governing the required minimum expenditures for textbooks, instructional supplies and instru... More... UT Adopted 05/2009 P-12 Disposal of Textbooks R277-433 Allows school districts to communicate directly with each other in sharing or disposing of textbooks. http://www.rules.utah.gov/publicat/bul... More... NY Signed into law 04/2009 P-12 Internet-Based Instructional Materials A.B. 157 - Part A, Section 6 Authorizes aid for computer software purchases to go toward any content-based instructional materials aligned with state standards and acces... More... OK Signed into law 04/2009 Postsec. Requires Statement of "Substantial" Revisions and Defines "Integrated" H.B. 1882 Requires publishers to provide a description of the substantial content revisions made between the current edition of the textbook or supple... More... KY Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Textbook Purchases S.B. 1 Section 22 Directs the state department of education to communicate to districts and schools that decisions about math textbook purchases may be delaye... More... UT Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Instructional Materials R277-469-1, -2, -3, -10, -11 Adds to definition of "instructional materials" to include all textbooks, workbooks and student materials and supplements necessary for a st... More... CA Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Adoption of Instructional Materials Title 5 CCR Section 9517.1 Establishes the process for follow-up adoptions and the fee to be paid by publishers and manufacturers for participation in follow-up adopti... More... CA Adopted 02/2009 P-12 Social Content Review of Instructional Materials Title 5 CCR Sec(s) 9800, 9810, 9820, 9830 Amends rules concerning the social content review of instructional materials. Establishes the procedures for the special content review of n... More... VA Signed into law 02/2009 P-12 Fees for Damaged or Lost Textbooks H.B. 1923 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... More... CA Vetoed 01/2009 P-12 Postsec. Finance and Facilities A.B. 4A Relates to sufficient textbook requirements, county superintendent revenue limits, school district building maintenance funding, funding for... More... WA Adopted 11/2008 Postsec. COST SAVINGS FOR COURSE MATERIALS WAC 504-43-010, -020, -030 Adopts rules that encourage cost savings for student course materials. http://apps.leg.wa.gov/wac/... More... CA Vetoed 09/2008 P-12 Postsec. unbundled instructional materials A.B. 2468 Adds to the procedures relating to basic instructional materials that the State Board of Education is required to adopt as regulations proce... More... CA Vetoed 09/2008 P-12 instructional materials A.B. 2315 Amends existing law that which requires the State Board of Education to adopt basic instructional materials for use in kindergarten and grad... More... UT Adopted 09/2008 P-12 Instructional Materials Commission R277-469 Amends rule addressing the operating procedures of the Instructional Materials Commission. Defines "curriculum alignment" as the assurance t... More... NY Signed into law 08/2008 Postsec. Community College Textbook Access S.B. 3063 Creates the Textbook Access Act; requires publishers of college textbooks to disclose the price of such textbooks to purchasing entities; pr... More... SC Signed into law 08/2008 P-12 Textbooks H.B. 4935 (Joint Resolution) Approves regulations of the Board of Education relating to free textbooks. http://www.scstatehouse.net/html-pages/house2.... More... RI Signed into law 07/2008 P-12 Textbooks at Non-Public Schools S.B. 2395 Adds a provision to textbook statutes stipulating that non-public schools may not change a textbook assignment in a field more often than on... More... NV Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Texbook Expenditures S.B. 5A Revises provisions governing expenditures for textbooks, instructional supplies and instructional hardware by school districts; reduces the ... More... FL Signed into law 05/2008 Postsec. Community College College Textbook Policies H.B. 603 Relates to textbook affordability; prohibits certain actions of community college or state university employees that relate to student purch... More... IA Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Core Curriculum S.F. 2216 - Core Curriculum Amends previous language to remove "voluntary model" from the establishment of core curriculum for grades 9-12, beginning with students grad... More... IA Signed into law 05/2008 P-12 Required Textbooks (Higher Education) H.F. 2197 Recommends that every public and private institution of higher education in the state post the list of required textbooks for all courses an... More... MO Signed into law 05/2008 Postsec. Textbooks H.B. 2048 Establishes the Textbook Transparency Act which requires textbook publishers to make the price, certain substantial content revisions, copyr... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Textbooks H.B. 2441 Requires that the State Board of Education, for each of the alternative textbook formats of human-voiced audio, large-print and braille, des... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2008 Postsec. Textbook costs H.B. 2230 Requires publishers of college course materials to provide, on request, certain pricing, edition, copyright, and other information to facult... More... MD Adopted 04/2008 P-12 Textbooks in Alternative Formats COMAR 13A.06.05.01 Ensures that local school systems and public agencies purchase textbooks and instructional materials from publishers that agree to provide t... More... MS Signed into law 04/2008 P-12 Availability of Surplus Textbooks H.B. 135 Relates to textbooks; extends the date of the repealer on the duty of local school boards to make available surplus textbooks to the parents... More... CO Signed into law 03/2008 Postsec. Community College College Textbook Affordability Act S.B. 73 Concerns requirements for publishers of college educational products doing business with State institutions of higher education, requires en... More... ID Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 textbooks H.B. 554 Provides that a complete and cataloged library of all curricular materials and electronically available curricular materials used in public ... More... VA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Textbook Purchases H.B. 137, S.B. 356 Permits local school boards to enter into contracts with publishers for the purchase of textbooks. The bill expands the definition of textbo... More... VA Signed into law 03/2008 P-12 Textbook Purchasing H.B. 354 Permits local school boards to enter into contracts with publishers for the purchase of textbooks. The bill expands the definition of textbo... More... OR Adopted 01/2008 P-12 Instructional Materials Selection Criteria OAR 581-011-0140 Specifies that the State Board of Education adopts by reference the Criteria for the Adoption of Instructional Materials for Mathematics for... More... UT Adopted 11/2007 P-12 Instructional Materials Commission Operating Procedures R277-469 2007 H.B. 364 prohibits a school district from purchasing certain instructional materials unless the materials have been evaluated by an ind... More... CA Signed into law 10/2007 Postsec. Textbooks A.B. 1548 Adds the College Textbook Transparency Act to the Donahoe Higher Education Act. Establishes various requirements for textbook publishers inc... More... CA Vetoed 10/2007 P-12 Textbook cost A.B. 1148 Requires the Department of Education to provide the Secretary of Education, the Senate and Assembly Budget Subcommittees on Education Financ... More... CA Vetoed 10/2007 Postsec. Textbook cost S.B. 832 Relates to the cost of college and university textbooks. Requires a publisher of a textbook, its agents and employees to make available to e... More... CA Signed into law 09/2007 P-12 textbooks S.B. 733 Amends The Instructional Materials Funding Realignment Program. which requires the State Department of Education to apportion funds to schoo... More... CA Signed into law 09/2007 P-12 textbooks S.B. 734 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 b... More... IL Signed into law 08/2007 P-12 Textbooks for Print-Disabled Children S.B. 397 Specifies that the state board of education must require textbook publishers to furnish an electronic file set of contracted print material ... More... NC Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 Costs Due to Damaged and Lost Textbooks H.B. 232 Directs the joint legislative education oversight committee to study strategies for recovering costs due to damaged and lost textbooks. http... More... NY Signed into law 07/2007 Postsec. Instructional Materials for College Students with Disabilities S.B. 5476 Establishes a statewide advisory council regarding instructional materials for college students with disabilities. Provides that the advisor... More... OR Signed into law 07/2007 P-12 College Textbooks S.B. 365 Requires college textbook publishers to provide prospective adopters of a particular textbook or set of textbooks with specified information... More... OK Signed into law 06/2007 Postsec. Tuition Limits, Instructional Materials H.B. 2103 Specifying application of tuition limits; directing the State Regents for Higher Education to anticipate certain revenue needs for certain p... More... OR Signed into law 06/2007 Postsec. Textbooks in Alternate Formats S.B. 261 Requires a publisher of instructional materials for post-secondary students, upon request from a post- secondary education institution, to p... More... TN Signed into law 06/2007 Postsec. Minimizing the Cost of Textbooks H.B. 1257 Requires University of Tennessee and the Board of Regents to develop policies to minimize the cost of textbooks. http://www.legislature.sta... More... TX Signed into law 06/2007 Postsec. Electronic Textbooks for Students with Disabilities H.B. 3382 Requires textbook publishers to make electronic copies of textbooks and other assigned written materials promptly available to universities,... More... MD Signed into law 05/2007 Postsec. Community College Textbook Tax Credit H.B. 204 Allows specified individuals to claim a credit against the State income tax up to a specified amount for textbooks purchased for use at inst... More... ID Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 State Education Funding S.B. 1236 (Section 8) Increases state education funding to school districts, partially in order to create greater funding equity between school districts in the s... More... LA Adopted 04/2007 P-12 State Textbook Adoption LAC 28:XXXIII.301, 303, 319, 503, 723, and 2001 Amends textbook adoption processes to come into compliance with U.S. Department of Education approval of IDEA, 2004. Directs that the state ... More... NM Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Textbooks for Each Student S.B. 1019 Requires local districts to implement policies that provide textbooks to each student for each class that conform to curriculum requirements... More... NM Signed into law 04/2007 P-12 Funds for Materials Other Than textbooks S.B. 1225 Allows instructional material funds to be used for materials other than textbooks. Defines other classroom materials to mean materials other... More... WA Signed into law 04/2007 Community College Cost of Course Materials H.B. 1224 Requires community and technical colleges to adopt rules for their affiliated bookstores. The institutions' rules must provide students with... More... WA Signed into law 04/2007 Postsec. Community College Textbook Pricing H.B. 2300 Requires each publisher of college textbooks to make immediately available to a prospective purchaser of their products who is a member of t... More... UT Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Independent Evaluation of Textbook Alignment with Core Curriculum H.B. 364 Prohibits a school district from purchasing certain instructional materials unless the materials have been evaluated by an independent party... More... VA Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Postsec. Community College Textbooks & Educational Materials Sales Tax Exemption S.B. 999 Extends from July 1, 2008, to July 1, 2012, the sunset date of the current sales and use tax exemption for textbooks and educational materia... More... CA Vetoed 09/2006 P-12 Content of Textbooks and Student Characteristics S.B. 1437 Relates to existing law which prohibits instruction or school sponsored activities and the adopting of textbooks or other instructional mate... More... CA To governor 09/2006 P-12 Instructional Material Purchases S.B. 696 Authorizes a school district to expend for kindergarten and grades 1 to 8, inclusive, not more than 30% of the district's allowance to purch... More... CA Signed into law 09/2006 P-12 Electronic Instructional Materials A.B. 1548 Authorizes 12 schools to request a publisher that makes instructional materials available to a school district in a hard copy format to make... More... CA Signed into law 09/2006 P-12 Language Arts and Math Instruction Requirements A.B. 2722 Prohibits the State Board of Education from adopting the same basic instructional materials in language arts or mathematics for the same gra... More... WV Adopted 09/2006 P-12 Textbook Adoption Periods Title 126, Series 35 Amends rules regarding textbook adoption in early childhood through high school education by establishing adoption periods for content areas... More... CT Signed into law 06/2006 Postsec. Community College Textbook Affordability H.B. 5527 Relates to textbook affordability; requires disclosure of textbook pricing before a sales transaction is entered into and to provide for a s... More... IL Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Textbook Loans H.B. 5550 Relates to the loan of textbooks by the State Board of Education. Provides that certain requirements do not apply to the loan of textbooks. ... More... LA Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Textbook Adoption H.B. 1334 Makes the textbook review process (prior to statewide adoption) more citizen-friendly. Increases the time period allotted for review, the nu... More... CO Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Educational Materials for Visually Impaired Students H.B. 1004 Creates the educational materials for the blind and dyslexic grant program to provide grants to nonprofit organizations that provide school ... More... ID Adopted 05/2006 P-12 Curricular Materials IDAPA 08.02.03 Extends the curricular materials selection adoption cycle from 5 to 6 years. Adds limited English proficiency as a subject area for curricu... More... TN Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 Textbook Funds H.B. 2935; S.B. 3085 Allows proceeds from disposal of surplus textbooks to supplement textbook purchasing funds or school literacy programs. Public Chaptered. Ch... More... MD Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Resources for Blind and Visually Impaired Students H.B. 710; S.B. 392 Relates to blind and visually impaired students. Requires the State Department of Education to establish a specified instructional resources... More... MS Signed into law 04/2006 P-12 Surplus Textbooks H.B. 308 Directs local school boards to make available any textbooks on the state surplus inventory list to the parents or legal guardians of any chi... More... AZ Active 03/2006 P-12 Textbooks and Electronic Resources H.B. 2486 For the purposes of this section, "textbook" means printed instructional materials or digital content, or both, and related printed or nonpr... More... NM Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Reading Materials Fund H.B. 225 Creates a Reading Materials Fund to be used to purchase scientific research-based reading materials for certain reading programs; makes appr... More... UT Signed into law 03/2006 Postsec. Electronic Instructional Materials H.B. 192 Requires a publisher or manufacturer of instructional materials for students enrolled in state institutions of higher education to provide a... More... VA Signed into law 03/2006 Postsec. Policies for MInimizing Cost of Textbooks H.B. 1478 Provides that the governing boards of public institutions of higher education must implement policies for minimizing the cost of textbooks f... More... WA Signed into law 03/2006 Postsec. Least Costly Options in Educational Materials H.B. 3087 Declares an intent to give students more choices for purchasing educational materials and to encourage faculty and staff to work closely wit... More... NM Adopted 01/2006 P-12 INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY NMAC 6.75.2 This regulation is designed to facilitate the adoption, requisition and distribution of instructional material. http://www.nmcpr.state.nm.u... More... CA Vetoed 10/2005 P-12 Instructional Materials Fund S.B. 657 Existing law establishes the State Instructional Materials Fund and continuously appropriates the money in the fund to the State Department ... More... NM Rule Adoption 06/2005 P-12 Instructional Material Bureau Textbook Adoptions NMAC 6.75.3 Relates to the Public Education Department instructional material bureau textbook adoptions. NEW MEXICO REG 4320 (SN)... More... IN Signed into law 05/2005 P-12 Unreimbursed Costs of Textbooks for Low-Income Students H.B. 1001 (Section 183-184) Requires each district's debt service fund to pay all unreimbursed costs of textbooks for the district's students who were eligible for free... More... NM Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Instructional Material S.B. 128 Relates to Instructional material allocation calculation, distributed and expenditure; provides for fees; creates a fund. http://legis.stat... More... AR Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Define Instructional Materials H.B. 2099 Expands list of "instructional materials" that may be exempt from sales tax when purchased by schools, to include sheet music, electronic so... More... VA Signed into law 03/2005 Postsec. Higher Education Textbook Sales and Bookstores H.B. 1726 Adds a new section of law that prohibits university employees from receiving any incentives for requiring students to purchase specific text... More... AR Rule Adoption 09/2004 P-12 Textbooks/Instructional Materials Exempt from Tax Uncodified Establishes rules regarding Regulation 2004-5 titled 'Exemptions from Tax: Textbooks and Other Instructional Materials.' Establishes which t... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Instructional Materials S.B. 1380 Requires the Board of Education to annually solicit recommendations for instructional materials from school districts. Requires the board to... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 Postsec. Community College College Textbook Rental Services A.B. 2678 Urges the Trustees of California State University, the governing body of each community college district in the state and the Regents of the... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 Postsec. Community College College Textbooks A.B. 2477 Expresses findings and declarations of the Legislature with respect to the cost of college textbooks. Urges textbook publishers to take spec... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Insufficient Textbooks and Instructional Materials S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Requires the county superintendent, for purposes of enforcing the use of required textbooks and instructional materials, to specifically rev... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Instructional Materials:Publishers Requirements:Price A.B. 2455 Prohibits the Board of Education from adopting basic instructional materials in language arts or math for the same grade in successive years... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Special Education: Visually Impaired Pupils A.B. 662 Creates the Advisory Task Force for Education of Blind and Visually Impaired Pupils to provide input to formulate the most effective policy ... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 School Accountability Report Card: Requirements A.B. 2596 Deletes the requirement, under the Classroom Instructional Improvement and Accountability Act, that the School Accountability Report Card in... More... CA Vetoed 09/2004 P-12 Instructional Materials: Electronic Format A.B. 1010 Requires, with exceptions, a publisher that makes basic instructional materials available to a school district in a hard copy format to also... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Review of Audit Exceptions S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) SEC. 13: Requires the county superintendent of schools to include in the review of audit exceptions those audit exceptions related to use of... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Annual Report on Status of Low-Performing Schools S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Requires the county superintendent to annually present a report to the governing board of each school district under his or her jurisdiction... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Applicants to High Priority Schools Grant Program S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Requires schools initially applying to participate in the High Priority Schools Grant Program on or after the 2004–05 fiscal year to include... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 District Uniform Complaint Process S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) SEC. 12: Requires a school district to use its uniform complaint process to help identify and resolve any deficiencies related to instructio... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 District Compliance Audits S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) SEC. 2: Requires a district compliance audit to include verification of the reporting requirements for the sufficiency of textbooks and inst... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Public Hearing on Textbooks S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) 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 s... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 School Accountability Report Cards S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) SEC. 10: Requires the school accountability report card to include information regarding the availability of sufficient textbooks and other ... More... CA Signed into law 09/2004 P-12 Instructional Materials Program Funding S.B. 550 (multiple provisions) Deletes the date of repeal on the Instructional Materials Program and the contingency of program implementation funding on funding from the ... More... HI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Textbooks S.B. 2063 Requires schools to make available copies of current lists of textbooks and instructional materials. Prohibits schools from selling textbook... More... HI Signed into law 07/2004 P-12 Education Reform H.B. 2002 The education reform in this Act shall be known as the "Reinventing Education Act of 2004." The provisions include (1) establishing a weight... More... MS Rule Adoption 07/2004 P-12 Filing a Complaint Part B Amends the Textbook Handbook, Part B. Relates to the complaint process. MISSISSIPPI REG 9243 (SN)... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Accessible Textbooks and Instructional Material H.B. 2352 Concerns accessibility to textbooks and instructional materials; requires the adoption of rules to require all school districts and other pu... More... CT Signed into law 05/2004 Postsec. Community College Student Textbook Purchasing Policies S.B. 461 Requires the Commissioner of Higher Education to examine ways to maximize the combined purchasing power of the constituent units of the stat... More... FL Signed into law 05/2004 P-12 Education Instructional Materials S.B. 122 Authorizes the Department of Education to conduct pilot program; authorizes the pilot program within specified counties to enable selected s... More... HI Veto override 05/2004 P-12 Reinventing Education Act of 2004 S.B. 3238 Establishes a weighted student formula; provides additional information technology; empowers principals through a Hawaii principals academy ... More... DE Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Public Education Classroom Instruction Fund S.B. 231 Appropriates $9,000,000 from the Federal Fiscal Relief Fund to the State's school districts and charter schools for the purchase of instruct... More... LA Adopted 04/2004 P-12 Textbook Adoption Policy for Home Study Program LAC 28:XXXIII.517 Adopts rules to allow local education agencies (LEAs) to secure a deposit, equal to the replacement costs, for textbooks provided to student... More... MI Vetoed 04/2004 P-12 School District Purchasing H.B. 4722 Provides a school district, intermediate school district or public school academy is not required to obtain competitive bids for items purch... More... OK Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Electronic Editions of Textbooks H.B. 2194 Amends 70 O.S. 2001, Section 16- 106, which relates to textbook adoption; Contractors must provide electronic files for textbooks. The file... More... VA Signed into law 04/2004 P-12 Sales Tax on Textbooks S.B. 347 Relates to sales tax; provides exemption for textbooks and other educational materials for free distribution.... More... NY Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Electronic Copies of Instructional Materials A.B. 9837 Requires publishers and manufacturers of instructional materials for students to provide electronic copies of such material for use by disab... More... UT Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Education Mandates H.B. 14 Repeals the State Board of Education's responsibility to design and implement a state textbook plan; repeals certain school building utiliza... More... VA Signed into law 03/2004 Postsec. Community College Sales Tax H.B. 1084, S.B. 347 Extends the sunset date from July 1, 2004, to July 1, 2008, for textbooks and other educational materials withdrawn from inventory at book-p... More... WA Signed into law 03/2004 Postsec. Instructional Materials S.B. 6501 Regards instructional materials for students with disabilities at public and private institutions of higher education; requires publishers a... More... SD Signed into law 02/2004 P-12 Electronic Textbook Versions H.B. 1221 Requires certain school book publishers to provide electronic versions of textbooks suitable for conversion into Braille.... More... AR Signed into law 01/2004 P-12 Sales Tax and Instructional Materials H.B. 1028 Clarifies the exemption of sales tax to the sale of textbooks and instructional materials to state school districts and state public schools... More... IL Total veto stands 11/2003 P-12 Textbooks S.B. 618 Amends the School Code. Concerns the loan of textbooks to students free of charge, provides that "textbook" includes science curriculum mate... More... MI Signed into law 11/2003 Postsec. Electronic Higher Education Materials H.B. 4070 Requires textbook publishers to provide electronic versions of certain instructional materials used in colleges and universities.... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Instructional Materials S.B. 469 Authorizes a school district to use its allowance from the Materials Funding Realignment Program to purchase adopted instructional materials... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Special Education Instructional Materials S.B. 842 Requires publishers to make basic instructional materials more accessible to pupils with disabilities. Requires publishers to facilitate acc... More... CA Signed into law 10/2003 P-12 Fee Assessment on Instructional Materials S.B. 1058 Requires the department of education, prior to conducting a follow-up adoption of basic educational materials for use in kindergarten and gr... More... HI Vetoed 07/2003 P-12 Textbooks and Fees H.B. 32 Authorizes schools to assess and collect annual fees for textbooks; requires schools to compile annual list of textbooks to be used during t... More... IL Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 Science Curriculum Materials H.B. 2332 In a Section concerning the loan of textbooks to students free of charge, provides that "textbook" includes science curriculum materials in ... More... NV Signed into law 07/2003 P-12 State Financial Administration S.B. 8 - Sec. 164.50 Section 164.50, one section of this bill, relates to expenditures on instructional materials, educational retirement and class size. http:/... More... FL Vetoed 06/2003 P-12 K-12 Public Education Instructional Materials S.B. 1838 Changes date by which school superintendents must notify Department of Education regarding certain instructional materials;requires publishe... More... TN Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Maximum Weight Standards For School Textbooks S.B. 1664 Requires the state board o study and make recommendations concerning weight of textbooks used by pupils in elementary and secondary schools.... More... TN Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 State Textbook Commission S.B. 1647 Changes the sunset date for the State Textbook Commission to June 30, 2007 from May 21, 2003. http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/curr... More... TX Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Public School Missing Textbooks H.B. 2072 Until 1995, a teacher who could not account for a textbook, could be held financially liable for the textbook. While this provision was elim... More... NM Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Education H.B. 724 Broadening the definition of instructional material; includes on-line resources and distance learning materials in this definition.... More... KY Signed into law 03/2003 Postsec. Postsecondary Education Materials for Disabled S.B. 85 Requires publishers to provide printed and nonprinted postsecondary instructional materials in an electronic format at no cost to a postseco... More... CA Adopted 01/2003 P-12 Instructional Materials Realignment Program Title 5 CCR 9531, 9532 Requires the State Board to adopt instructional materials for grades K-8 that are consistent with the curriculum frameworks and establish ru... More... NJ To governor 10/2002 P-12 Statewide Textbook Bank A.B. 2308 Requires department of education to coordinate sharing of textbooks between school districts by creating a statewide textbook bank on the de... More... CA Signed into law 09/2002 P-12 Weight standards for textbooks A.B. 2532 Requires the State Board of Education, on or before 7/1/2004, to adopt maximum weight standards for elementary and secondary school textbook... More... GA Adopted 09/2002 P-12 Textbook/Instructional Materials GAC 160-4-4-.10 Clarifies rules regarding textbook or instructional materials selection and recommendation.... More... UT Adopted 09/2002 P-12 Instructional Materials, Commission Operating Procedure R277-469 Removes 'pilot program' language, allows schools and districts to select their own materials with a local review committee. UTAH REG 25219 (... More... GA Signed into law 07/2002 Postsec. Postsecondary and adult education - textbooks in electronic format H.B. 1342 A BILL to amend Chapters 3 and 4 of Title 20 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating respectively to postsecondary education and... More... GA Signed into law 05/2002 P-12 Postsec. Electronic Textbooks at Postsecondary Level H.B. 1342 States that colleges and universities in this state have made diligent efforts to accommodate the needs of students with disabilities requir... More... IA Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Numerous Program Changes H.B. 2515 Adds one nonvoting student member to state board, making total board membership 10, provides for application process and appointment of stud... More... KY Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Textbooks for Visually Impaired Students S.B. 243 States intent to ensure to the degree feasible that all students with reading accommodations have textbooks and instructional materials in a... More... MS Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Textbooks for Visually- and Hearing Impaired Students S.B. 2095 Authorizes the State Department of Education to place textbook procurement orders for visually impaired and hearing impaired students prior ... More... NE Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Electronic Versions of Textbooks L.B. 647 The bill, as amended, includes the contents of LB 1250. LB 1250 requires a publisher or manufacturer to provide a computer file or electroni... More... TN Signed into law 04/2002 P-12 Textbook Publisher Contracts H.B. 2899 Extends length of initial contract textbook commission may make with textbook publishers from present three-year minimum and six-year maximu... More... CA Chaptered by Secretary of State 10/2001 P-12 Purchasing Instructional Materials that are in line with standards. S.B. 786 Chapter No.914, Requires each school district that receives resources under the Schiff-Bustamante Standards-Based Instructional Materials Pr... More... CA Signed into law 10/2001 P-12 Instructional Materials Program A.B. 699 Reactivates the Instructional Materials Program until a certain date, contingent upon funding. Requires publishers to submit standards maps ... More... NY Signed into law 10/2001 P-12 Alternative Formats for Instructional Materials A.B. 7926 Requires every school district and board of cooperative educational services to develop a plan to ensure that all instructional materials to... More... OR Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Instructional Materials S.B. 694 Requires State Board of Education to add other instructional materials, whenever possible, to list of textbooks adopted by board for use by ... More... TX Signed into law 06/2001 P-12 Textbooks H.B. 623 Relates to the selection, distribution, and use of public school textbooks; concerns a school receiving credit for textbooks purchased at a ... More... CO Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 School Funding and Textbook Issues H.B. 1272 Increases state funding to schools for the 2001-02 school year; requires school districts to adopt a plan for use of such monies; specifies ... More... HI Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Textbook Rules S.B. 525 Provides a system for monitoring textbooks by individual schools for purposes of accountability; retains textbook replacement fees in school... More... TN Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Electronic Textbooks H.B. 604 Allows electronic textbooks to be recommended, adopted, and purchased in same manner as regular textbooks. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 6,... More... TX Signed into law 05/2001 P-12 Book Depositories H.B. 992 Relates to circumstances under which a publisher or manufacturer of textbooks must maintain or arrange for a textbook depository in this sta... More... GA Signed into law 04/2001 P-12 Requiring Books On an Electronic Format H.B. 228 Act No. 321., Relates to textbooks; requires publishers of textbooks which are purchased by the State Board of Education to make such textbo... More... UT Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 Textbook Funding/Supply H.B. 40 Requires the State Board of Education to design and implement a statewide plan to provide for an adequate supply of textbooks for students o... More... UT Signed into law 03/2001 P-12 State Instructional Materials Commission S.B. 7 Modifies provisions related to the State Textbook Commission by changing its name to the State Instructional Materials Commission; Expands t... More... SD Veto overridden 02/2001 P-12 Funding for Textbooks H.B. 1196 Authorizes the funding of textbooks through the school capital outlay fund.... More... NY Vetoed 12/2000 P-12 Instructional Materials in Alternative Formats S.B. 7884 Develops a plan to ensure that every student in a school district with a disability who needs instructional materials in alternative formats... More... CA Signed into law 09/2000 P-12 Review of Text Books A.B. 2236 Permits a school district to review instructional materials to determine when those materials are obsolete pursuant to the rules, regulation... More... RI Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature 07/2000 P-12 Annual List of Textbooks H.B. 7220 Provides that the Commissioner of Elementary and Secondary Education shall publish annually a list of textbooks in use in the public schools... More... RI Signed into law 07/2000 P-12 Textbooks S.B. 2726 Expands the list of textbooks to be loaned to students in grades K-8; creates a Textbook Reimbursement Fund; creates a Joint Commission to s... More... FL Signed into law 06/2000 P-12 Boards to provide Instructional Materials S.B. 850 Relates to instructional materials requirements and school boards; prescribes the duty of school boards to provide instructional materials;... More... OH Signed by governor 06/2000 P-12 Electronic textbooks 1999 H.B. 32 Schools may furnish computer software, CD-ROMs, computer courseware, and online services to students in lieu of textbooks, though these must... More... KY Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Textbooks S.B. 91 Requires the 6 groups for instructional textbooks and programs be arranged by content if possible for all K-12 subject areas; requires the S... More... NJ Signed into law 02/2000 P-12 Electronic Textbooks A.B. 1762 Permits aid to nonpublic schools for electronic textbooks; defines electronic textbooks as including computer software, computer-assisted in... More... SC Signed into law 02/2000 P-12 Textbook Adoption S.B. 862 (Joint Resolution) Approves regulations of the Board of Education; relates to textbook adoption regulation.... More... UT Signed by governor 02/2000 P-12 Textbook Funding S.B. 3 Bill provides one-time appropriation of $6 million to purchase textbooks.... More... AL Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Materials Purchasing H.B. 215 Specifies that all components of classroom instructional support as specified in the Foundation Program, with the exception of textbook fund... More... LA Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Textbook Procedures H.B. 1753 Provides relative to school books, including publisher contracts, depository, adoption procedures, and sale, donation, and disposal of unusa... More... NV Signed into law 06/1999 P-12 Sets Requirements for Council to Establish Academic Standards S.B. 466 Makes the Council to Establish Academic Standards permanent and charges it with developing grade-by-grade standards for K-8 in English and m... More... MD Signed into law 02/1999 P-12 Requires Electronic Version of Textbooks H.B. 377 & S.B. 269 Requires publishers of textbooks adopted by school systems to furnish certain instructional resource centers with electronic materials allow... More... CA Signed into law 11/1998 P-12 Shortens Waiting Period for Approved Textbooks A.B. 2519 Shortens the usual 30-month waiting period between approval of textbook criteria and the actual adoption of textbooks. Designed to expedite ... More... CA Signed into law 08/1998 P-12 Appropriates Funds for Textbooks A.B. 2041 Appropriates $250 million for new language arts, math, history/social science, or science textbooks, allocated on a per pupil basis. Texts m... More... AL Signed into law 07/1998 P-12 Textbook Makes the State Board of Education the final authority on the adoption or rejection of textbooks, makes the state-adopted textbook list advi... More... HI Vetoed 07/1998 P-12 Temporary Commission on Educational Accountability H.B. 2564 Establishes temporary commission on educational accountability. Authorizes hiring retired teachers as part-time instructors. Authorizes char... More... IN Died 06/1998 P-12 S.B. 17 Requires the department of education to fully reimburse school corporations and accredited nonpublic schools for costs of furnishing free sc... More... OK Signed into law 06/1998 P-12 S.B. 770 Relates to schools and selection of textbooks; relates to the State Textbook Committee; provides for public notice.... More... SC Signed into law 06/1998 P-12 H.B. 4994 BECAME LAW WITHOUT GOVERNOR'S SIGNATURE . (Joint Resolution) Approves regulations of Department of Education; relates to free textbooks.... More... ID Signed into law 03/1998 P-12 S.B. 1396 Curricular Materials Relates to education; provides that the State Board shall determine how and under what rules curricular materials shall be adopted; provides... More... WA Vetoed 03/1998 P-12 S.B. 6574 Authorizes learning materials to be loaned to private school students; provides that students attending state-approved private schools may r... More... AL Passed 08/1997 P-12 H.B. 154 Textbooks (Effective: 09/11/97) Relates to Limestone County, authorizes the county board of education to provide for the substitution of other books o... More... SC Signed into law 06/1997 P-12 1997-98 Budget Other legislation requires the state board of education to add to the approved textbook list any book that had been reviewed during the adop... More... IN Signed into law 05/1997 P-12 S.B. 6 Budget Bill Increases state contribution for adult education programs; creates a state-level alternative education grant program; increases assessment f... More... IN Signed into law 05/1997 P-12 H.B. 1044 Requires a school corporation before mutilating or destroying textbooks that are no longer scheduled for use in school corporation to provid... More... OR Signed into law 05/1997 P-12 S.B. 180 School District Board Textbook Adoption Process Modifies the State Board of Education and school district board textbook adoption process; direct the school district board to involve paren... More... TX Signed into law 05/1997 P-12 H.B. 762 Preparation, Sale, or Distribution of Academic Materials for Profit Relates to the preparation, sale, or distribution of academic materials for profit.... More... IN Died 01/1997 P-12 S.B. 232 Textbooks Reimbursement Program Requires the Department of Education to fully reimburse school corporations and accredited nonpublic schools for costs of furnishing free sc... More... DE Signed into law 07/1996 P-12 H.B. 661 Policy to Recover the cost of Lost and Destroyed Books Requires local school districts to establish an effective policy for recovering the cost of lost and destroyed books and to account for its ... More... IL Passed 07/1996 P-12 23 IAC 350 Secular Textbook Loan (Effective: 07/12/96) States that Public act 89-46 added "Instructional computer software" as an allowable use of textbook funds and deleted... More... CA Died 06/1996 P-12 A.C.A. 50 Academic Freedom for Governing Bodies to Instruct Pupils Using a Variety of Textbooks Specifies that governing boards of school districts, county superintendents of schools, superintendents of school districts, and teachers ha... More... DE Died 04/1996 P-12 H.B. 512 Policy to Recover Cost of Lost or Destroyed Textbooks Requires local school districts to establish an effective policy to recover from parents or guardians of students the cost of lost or destro... More... DE Signed into law 04/1996 P-12 S.B. 250 Appropriation for Textbooks and Instructional Materials Appropriates $10,000,000 to Public Education for the purchase of textbooks and instructional materials.... More... GA Signed into law 04/1995 P-12 S.B. 52 - Textbook Approval Relates to textbooks, so as to provide that the state board shall add to the list of approved books and aids any book or aid requested by at... More... Urban Urban--Change/Improvements Urban--Governance Whole-School Reform Models Whole Child