The purpose of this chapter is to direct school systems to develop policies and procedures for the purchase and acquisition of accessible textbooks and supplemental curricular resources, in print and digital formats, that support teaching and learning in and out of the classroom.

Authority: Education Article, §§2-205, 7-910, and 8-408, Annotated Code of Maryland;
34 CFR §§300.210 and 300.172(e)(1)(i)

Effective date: April 3, 1964

Regulation .01 amended effective January 15, 1989 (15:27 Md. R. 3135)

Regulation .01 repealed and new Regulation .01 adopted effective April 29, 2002 (29:8 Md. R. 701)

Regulation .01C, D amended effective July 28, 2008 (35:15 Md. R. 1350)

Regulation .01 under School Supplies and Equipment repealed and new Regulations .01—.06 under Purchase and Use of Accessible Teaching and Learning Materials adopted effective October 21, 2019 (46:21 Md. R. 894)