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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the provision of electronic sample copies of a textbook |
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adopted by the State Board of Education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 31.022, Education Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows: |
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(d-1) A notice published under Subsection (d) must state |
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that a publisher of an adopted textbook for a grade level other than |
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prekindergarten must submit an electronic sample copy of the |
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textbook as required by Sections 31.027(a) and (b) and may not |
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submit a print sample copy. |
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SECTION 2. Subsections (a) and (b), Section 31.027, |
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Education Code, are amended to read as follows: |
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(a) A publisher shall provide each school district and |
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open-enrollment charter school with information that fully |
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describes each of the publisher's adopted textbooks. On request of |
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a school district, a publisher shall provide an electronic [a]
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sample copy of an adopted textbook. |
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(b) A publisher shall provide at least two electronic sample
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copies of each adopted textbook to be maintained at each regional |
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education service center. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |