- (1) The State Quality Curriculum Task Force shall select, recommend, and publish the state-approved list of instructional materials or programs for reading and writing, mathematics, science, and social studies in each grade or grade band, taking into account the needs of the various types of students.
- (2) The task force shall have the authority to reject any book which:
- (b)
- (a) Contains subversive material or information that is offered for listing or adoption. If the task force finds on the state-approved list any book which contains subversive material or information, the task force shall have authority to remove the book from the state-approved list; Is in noncompliance with academic standards established in KRS 158.6453; or Is not of high quality in terms of the content provided, the audience addressed, the format used, the readability and accessibility of material or the ancillary materials provided the teacher and students.
- (c)
- (3) The task force shall have the authority to solicit additions for the state-approved list to be included in the instructional materials depository established in KRS 156.412.
- (4) The chief state school officer shall prepare the state-approved list of instructional materials or programs for reading and writing, mathematics, science, and social studies and publish the list along with a consumer guide and distribute the selection criteria and evaluation forms to the superintendents of each school district in Kentucky on or before November 15 of each adoption year.
Effective: July 1, 2026
History: Amended 2025 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 19, effective July 1, 2026. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 419, sec. 7, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 266, sec. 5, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. IV, sec. 153, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 138, sec. 4, effective July 15, 1988. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 9, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982; and ch. 154, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 71, sec. 7, effective March 13, 1974. -- Created 1952 Ky. Acts ch. 184, sec. 8.