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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the adoption of textbooks and the use of credits for |
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textbooks or other instructional materials in a school district or |
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open-enrollment charter school. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. It is the intent of the legislature that Section |
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31.1011, Education Code, as enacted by this Act, is reflective of |
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Section 31.1011, Education Code, as enacted by Section 3, Chapter |
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805, Acts of the 77th Legislature, Regular Session, 2001. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 31, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 31.0221 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.0221. MIDCYCLE REVIEW AND ADOPTION OF TEXTBOOKS. |
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(a) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules for the midcycle |
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review and adoption of a textbook for a subject for which textbooks |
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are not currently under review by the board under Section 31.022. |
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The rules must require: |
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(1) the publisher of the textbook to pay a fee to the |
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board to cover the cost of the midcycle review and adoption of the |
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textbook; |
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(2) the publisher of the textbook to enter into a |
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contract with the board concerning the textbook for a term that ends |
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at the same time as any contract entered into by the board for |
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another textbook for the same subject and grade level; and |
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(3) a commitment from the publisher to provide the |
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textbook to school districts in the manner specified by the |
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publisher, which may include: |
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(A) providing the textbook to any district in a |
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regional education service center area identified by the publisher; |
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or |
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(B) providing a certain maximum number of |
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textbooks specified by the publisher. |
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(b) Sections 31.023 and 31.024 apply to a textbook adopted |
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under this section. Section 31.027 does not apply to a textbook |
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adopted under this section. |
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SECTION 3. Subchapter C, Chapter 31, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 31.1011 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 31.1011. TEXTBOOK CREDITS. (a) A school district or |
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open-enrollment charter school is entitled to receive credit for |
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textbooks purchased at a cost below the cost limit established |
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under Section 31.025(a). |
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(b) The credit is an amount equal to the difference between |
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the price paid for a textbook and the cost limit established under |
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Section 31.025(a) for that textbook multiplied by the number of |
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copies of that textbook the school district or open-enrollment |
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charter school purchases. |
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(c) Fifty percent of the total textbook credit of a school |
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district or open-enrollment charter school shall be credited to the |
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state textbook fund, and 50 percent of the credit shall be credited |
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to the district or school to apply toward the requisition of |
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additional textbooks or electronic textbooks that are on the |
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conforming or nonconforming list under Section 31.023 or the |
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components of such textbooks, including any electronic components. |
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SECTION 4. Section 31.1011, Education Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies beginning with the 2007-2008 school year. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |