KRS § 156.435 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 156 / Section 156.435
156.435 Adoption of state-approved list -- Rejections -- Publication of list. (Effective July 1, 2026)
Status: in_force

156.435 Adoption of state-approved list -- Rejections -- Publication of list.

(Effective July 1, 2026)

(1) The State Quality Curriculum Task Force shall select, recommend, and publish the

state-approved list of instructional materials or programs for reading and writing,

mathematics, science, and social studies in each grade or grade band, taking into

account the needs of the various types of students.

(2) The task force shall have the authority to reject any book which:

(a) Contains subversive material or information that is offered for listing or

adoption. If the task force finds on the state-approved list any book which

contains subversive material or information, the task force shall have

authority to remove the book from the state-approved list;

(b) Is in noncompliance with academic standards established in KRS 158.6453;

or

(c) Is not of high quality in terms of the content provided, the audience addressed,

the format used, the readability and accessibility of material or the ancillary

materials provided the teacher and students.

(3) The task force shall have the authority to solicit additions for the state-approved list

to be included in the instructional materials depository established in KRS 156.412.

(4) The chief state school officer shall prepare the state-approved list of instructional

materials or programs for reading and writing, mathematics, science, and social

studies and publish the list along with a consumer guide and distribute the selection

criteria and evaluation forms to the superintendents of each school district in

Kentucky on or before November 15 of each adoption year.156.435 Adoption of lists -- Rejections -- Execution of contracts -- Publication of

lists. (Effective until July 1, 2026)

(1) The State Textbook Commission shall, not later than September 20 of any year in

which an adoption is to be made, select, recommend, and publish a list of books or

programs in each subject and grade, taking into account the needs of the various

types of students.

(2) The State Textbook Commission shall have the authority to reject any book which:

(a) Contains subversive material or information that is offered for listing or

adoption. If the commission finds on the multiple list any book which

contains subversive material or information, provided the publisher of the

book has been given written notice by the secretary of the commission not

less than thirty (30) days prior to the meeting, the textbook commission shall

have authority to remove the book from the state multiple list;

(b) Is in noncompliance with standards and specifications set forth in KRS

156.410; or

(c) Is not of high quality in terms of the content provided, the audience addressed,

the format used, the readability of material or the ancillary materials provided

the teacher and students.

(3) The State Textbook Commission shall have the authority to solicit additions for the

state list when the list does not contain books or materials for subjects added to the

state courses of study.

(4) The chief state school officer shall make and execute contracts for the

recommended textbooks and programs with the publishers on or before May 1

following the establishment of the state multiple list of recommended titles selected

by the commission. Except as described in KRS 156.400, all contracts shall run for

six (6) years.

(5) The chief state school officer shall prepare a multiple list of recommended

textbooks or programs and publish the list along with a consumer guide and

distribute the documents to the superintendents of each county and independent

school district in Kentucky on or before November 15 of each adoption year.