- (a) Local classroom reviews shall be conducted by education service centers or a curriculum review service provider approved by the Texas Education Agency (TEA). All reviewers must meet eligibility criteria approved by TEA.
- (b) Reviewers may not have a financial interest in or be employed by a publisher or any person or entity with a financial interest in the adoption of instructional materials in the previous three years.
- (c) Reviewers of local classroom instructional materials shall not accept meals, entertainment, gifts, or gratuities in any form from publishers, authors, or depositories; agents for publishers, authors, or depositories; any person who holds any official position with publishers, authors, depositories, or agents; or any person or organization interested in influencing the evaluations of the reviews.
Source Note:The provisions of this §67.1502 adopted to be effective August 31, 2025, 50 TexReg 5467.