1. (a) The commissioner of education shall determine the cost to a school district or open-enrollment charter school for a state-developed open-source textbook in an amount sufficient to cover state expenses associated with the textbook, including expenses incurred by the state in soliciting, evaluating, revising, and purchasing the open-source textbook.
2. (b) Textbook credits shall be accredited and used in accordance with the Texas Education Code (TEC), §31.073.

3. (c) For a school district or open-enrollment charter school that chooses a state-developed open-source textbook instead of another textbook adopted under the TEC, Chapter 31, Subchapter B, the difference between the cost determined by the commissioner under subsection (a) of this section and the maximum price for a textbook in the same subject area, as determined by the State Board of Education under the TEC, §31.025, shall be allocated as follows:

   1. (1) 50% of the amount shall be credited to the state textbook fund under the TEC, §31.021, to be used for purposes of this subchapter; and
   2. (2) 50% of the amount shall be credited to the school district or open-enrollment charter school for use as provided by the TEC, §31.1011(c).
4. (d) Ownership and licensing of state-developed open-source textbooks shall be in accordance with the TEC, §31.075.

Source Note:The provisions of this §66.1115 adopted to be effective November 21, 2010, 35 TexReg 10220.