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Enrolled Bill Summary

Enrolled Bill Summary

Legislative Session: 82(R)

Senate Bill 391

Senate Author:  Patrick

Effective:  9-1-11

House Sponsor:  Eissler


House Bill 391 amends the Education Code to require a textbook publisher to provide a school district an electronic sample of an adopted textbook on the school district's request and also to provide an electronic sample to be maintained at each regional education service center. The bill requires the notice published by the State Board of Education of the review and adoption cycle for textbooks to state that a publisher of an adopted textbook for a grade level other than prekindergarten must submit an electronic sample of such a textbook and is prohibited from submitting a print sample copy for these purposes.