S.B. No. 391
 
 
 
 
AN ACT
  relating to the provision of electronic samples of a textbook
  adopted by the State Board of Education.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 31.022, Education Code, is amended by
  adding Subsection (d-1) to read as follows:
         (d-1)  A notice published under Subsection (d) must state
  that a publisher of an adopted textbook for a grade level other than
  prekindergarten must submit an electronic sample of the textbook as
  required by Sections 31.027(a) and (b) and may not submit a print
  sample copy.
         SECTION 2.  The heading to Section 31.027, Education Code,
  is amended to read as follows:
         Sec. 31.027.  INFORMATION TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS; ELECTRONIC
  SAMPLE [COPIES].
         SECTION 3.  Subsections (a) and (b), Section 31.027,
  Education Code, are amended to read as follows:
         (a)  A publisher shall provide each school district and
  open-enrollment charter school with information that fully
  describes each of the publisher's adopted textbooks. On request of
  a school district, a publisher shall provide an electronic [a]
  sample [copy] of an adopted textbook.
         (b)  A publisher shall provide an electronic [at least two]
  sample [copies] of each adopted textbook to be maintained at each
  regional education service center.
         SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.
 
 
 
 
 
  ______________________________ ______________________________
     President of the Senate Speaker of the House     
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 391 passed the Senate on
  March 17, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that
  the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 27, 2011, by the
  following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Secretary of the Senate    
 
         I hereby certify that S.B. No. 391 passed the House, with
  amendment, on May 25, 2011, by the following vote: Yeas 147,
  Nays 0, one present not voting.
 
 
  ______________________________
  Chief Clerk of the House   
 
 
 
  Approved:
 
  ______________________________ 
              Date
 
 
  ______________________________ 
            Governor