19 Tex. Admin. Code § 66.104
Selection of Instructional Materials by School Districts
Effective Jul 8, 201237 TexReg 4911Source Note: The provisions of this §66.104 adopted to be effective September 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 7236; amended to be effective March 4, 2001, 26 TexReg 1706; amended to be effective February 7, 2002, 27 TexReg 746; amended to be effective October 12, 2006, 31 TexReg 8358; amended to be effective February 22, 2010, 35 TexReg 1454; amended to be effective July 8, 2012, 37 TexReg 4911.Texas Secretary of State
- (a) Each local board of trustees of a school district or governing body of an open-enrollment charter school shall adopt a policy for selecting instructional materials. Final selections must be recorded in the minutes of the board of trustees or governing body.
- (b) A report listing instructional materials selected for use in a school district or open-enrollment charter school shall be transmitted to the Texas Education Agency (TEA) no later than April 1 each year.
- (c) In making a requisition, a school district or open-enrollment charter school may requisition instructional materials on the list adopted under the Texas Education Code, §31.023, for grades above the grade level in which the student is enrolled.
- (d) Adopted instructional materials shall be supplied to a pupil in special education classes as appropriate to the level of the pupil's ability and without regard to the grade for which the instructional material is adopted or the grade in which the pupil is enrolled.
- (e) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may order replacements for instructional materials that have been lost or damaged directly from the publisher of the instructional materials.
- (f) School districts or open-enrollment charter schools shall not be reimbursed from state funds for expenses incurred in local handling of instructional materials.
- (g) Selection and use of ancillary materials provided by publishers under §66.69 of this title (relating to Ancillary Materials) is at the discretion of each local board of trustees or governing body.
Source Note:The provisions of this §66.104 adopted to be effective September 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 7236; amended to be effective March 4, 2001, 26 TexReg 1706; amended to be effective February 7, 2002, 27 TexReg 746; amended to be effective October 12, 2006, 31 TexReg 8358; amended to be effective February 22, 2010, 35 TexReg 1454; amended to be effective July 8, 2012, 37 TexReg 4911.