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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to state ownership of school textbooks. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 31.102, Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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[(a)
Each textbook purchased as provided by this chapter is
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the property of this state.
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[(b)
Subsection (a) applies to an electronic textbook only
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to the extent of any applicable licensing agreement.
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[(c)] The board of trustees of a school district or the |
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governing body of an open-enrollment charter school is the legal |
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custodian of textbooks purchased as provided by this chapter for |
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the district or school. The board of trustees shall distribute |
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textbooks to students in the manner that the board or governing body |
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determines is most effective and economical. |
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SECTION 2. Section 31.104(c), Education Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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(c) [Each textbook must state that the textbook is the
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property of or is licensed to this state, as appropriate. Each
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textbook, other than an electronic textbook or a printed copy of an
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open-source textbook, must be covered by the student under the
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direction of the teacher.] Except as provided by Subsection (g), a |
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student must return all textbooks to the teacher at the end of the |
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school year or when the student withdraws from school. |
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SECTION 3. 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, 2011. |