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TX Educ Code § 31.0241 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 31 - Instructional Materials|Subchapter B. State Funding, Adoption, and Purchase|Section 31.0241. Adoption of Open Education Resource Instructional Materials

Sec. 31.0241.  ADOPTION OF OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.  (a)  In this section, "eligible institution" means:(1)  a public institution of higher education that is designated as a research university or emerging research university under the higher education coordinating board's accountability system, or a private university located in this state that is a member of the Association of American Universities; or(2)  a public technical institute, as defined by Section 61.003.(b)  The State Board of Education shall place open education resource instructional material for a secondary-level course submitted for adoption by an eligible institution on the list adopted under Section 31.023 if:(1)  the instructional material is written, compiled, or edited primarily by faculty of the eligible institution who specialize in the subject area of the instructional material;(2)  the eligible institution identifies each contributing author;(3)  the appropriate department of the eligible institution certifies the instructional material for accuracy; and(4)  the eligible institution determines that the instructional material qualifies for placement on the list based on the extent to which the instructional material covers the essential knowledge and skills identified under Section 28.002 for the subject for which the instructional material is written and certifies that:(A)  for instructional material for a senior-level course, a student who successfully completes a course based on the instructional material will be prepared, without remediation, for entry into the eligible institution's freshman-level course in that subject; or(B)  for instructional material for a junior-level and senior-level course, a student who successfully completes the junior-level course based on the instructional material will be prepared for entry into the senior-level course.(c)  This section does not prohibit an eligible institution from submitting instructional material for placement on the list adopted under Section 31.023 through any other adoption process provided by this chapter.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 679 (H.B. 2488), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 30, eff. July 19, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 581 (S.B. 810), Sec. 15, eff. June 9, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 581 (S.B. 810), Sec. 16, eff. June 9, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 31.0242 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 31 - Instructional Materials|Subchapter B. State Funding, Adoption, and Purchase|Section 31.0242. Review of Open Education Resource Instructional Material

Sec. 31.0242.  REVIEW OF OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL.  Not later than the 90th day after the date open education resource instructional material is submitted as provided by Section 31.0241, the State Board of Education may review the instructional material.  The board shall:(1)  post with the list adopted under Section 31.023 comments made by the board regarding the open education resource instructional material placed on the list; and(2)  distribute board comments to school districts.|Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 31, eff. July 19, 2011.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 581 (S.B. 810), Sec. 17, eff. June 9, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 31.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 31 - Instructional Materials|Subchapter B. State Funding, Adoption, and Purchase|Section 31.026. Contract; Price

Sec. 31.026.  CONTRACT; PRICE.  (a)  The State Board of Education shall execute a contract  for the purchase or licensing of each adopted instructional material.(b)  A contract must require the publisher to provide the number of instructional materials required by school districts in this state for the term of the contract, which must coincide with the board's adoption cycle.(c)  As applicable, a contract must provide for the purchase or licensing of instructional material at a specific price, which may not exceed the lowest price paid by any other state or any school or school district.  The price must be fixed for the term of the contract.(d)  This section does not apply to open education resource instructional material.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 679 (H.B. 2488), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 32, eff. July 19, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 581 (S.B. 810), Sec. 18, eff. June 9, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 31.0261 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 31 - Instructional Materials|Subchapter B. State Funding, Adoption, and Purchase|Section 31.0261. Contracts for Printing of Open Education Resource Instructional Materials

Sec. 31.0261.  CONTRACTS FOR PRINTING OF OPEN EDUCATION RESOURCE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.  The State Board of Education may execute a contract for the printing of open education resource instructional materials placed on the list adopted under Section 31.023.  The contract must allow a school district to requisition printed copies of open education resource instructional materials as provided by Section 31.103.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 679 (H.B. 2488), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 33, eff. July 19, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 581 (S.B. 810), Sec. 19, eff. June 9, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 31.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 31 - Instructional Materials|Subchapter B. State Funding, Adoption, and Purchase|Section 31.027. Information to School Districts; Electronic Sample

Sec. 31.027.  INFORMATION TO SCHOOL DISTRICTS; ELECTRONIC SAMPLE.  (a)  A publisher shall provide each school district and open-enrollment charter school with information that fully describes each of the publisher's submitted instructional materials.  On request of a school district, a publisher shall provide an electronic sample of submitted instructional material.(b)  A publisher shall provide an electronic sample of each submitted instructional material to be maintained at each regional education service center.(c)  This section does not apply to open education resource instructional material.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 679 (H.B. 2488), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2009.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 34(a), eff. July 19, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 581 (S.B. 810), Sec. 20, eff. June 9, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 31.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 31 - Instructional Materials|Subchapter B. State Funding, Adoption, and Purchase|Section 31.028. Special Instructional Materials

Sec. 31.028.  SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.  (a)  The commissioner may purchase special instructional materials for the education of blind and visually impaired students in public schools.  In addition, for a teacher who is blind or visually impaired, the commissioner shall provide a teacher's edition in Braille or large type, as requested by the teacher, for each instructional material the teacher uses in the instruction of students.  The teacher edition must be available at the same time the student instructional materials become available.(b)  The publisher of adopted instructional material shall provide the agency with computerized instructional material files for the production of Braille instructional materials or other versions of instructional materials to be used by students with disabilities, on request of the commissioner.  A publisher shall arrange computerized instructional material files in one of several optional formats specified by the commissioner.(c)  The commissioner may also enter into agreements providing for the acceptance, requisition, and distribution of special instructional materials and instructional aids pursuant to 20 U.S.C. Section 101 et seq. for use by students enrolled in:(1)  public schools; or(2)  private nonprofit schools, if state funds, other than for administrative costs, are not involved.(d)  In this section:(1)  "Blind or visually impaired student" includes any student whose visual acuity is impaired to the extent that the student is unable to read the text in regularly adopted instructional material used in the student's class.(2)  "Special instructional material" means instructional material in Braille, large type or any other medium or any apparatus that conveys information to a student or otherwise contributes to the learning process.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 35, eff. July 19, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 31.029 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 31 - Instructional Materials|Subchapter B. State Funding, Adoption, and Purchase|Section 31.029. Bilingual Instructional Materials

Sec. 31.029.  BILINGUAL INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.  (a)  A school district shall purchase with the district's instructional materials and technology allotment or otherwise acquire instructional materials for use in bilingual education classes.(b)  The commissioner shall adopt rules regarding the purchase of instructional materials under this section.|Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 36, eff. July 19, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 581 (S.B. 810), Sec. 21, eff. June 9, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 705 (H.B. 3526), Sec. 14, eff. June 12, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 5.015, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 31.030 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 31 - Instructional Materials|Subchapter B. State Funding, Adoption, and Purchase|Section 31.030. Used Instructional Materials

Sec. 31.030.  USED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.  The State Board of Education shall adopt rules to ensure that used instructional materials sold to school districts and open-enrollment charter schools are not sample copies that contain factual errors.  The rules may provide for the imposition of an administrative penalty in accordance with Section 31.151 against a seller of used instructional materials who knowingly violates this section.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 805, Sec. 2, eff. June 14, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 37, eff. July 19, 2011.|
TX Educ Code § 31.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 31 - Instructional Materials|Subchapter B. State Funding, Adoption, and Purchase|Section 31.031. College Preparatory Instructional Materials

Sec. 31.031.  COLLEGE PREPARATORY INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.  (a)  A school district may purchase with the district's instructional materials and technology allotment or otherwise acquire instructional materials for use in college preparatory courses under Section 28.014.(b)  The commissioner shall adopt rules regarding the purchase of instructional materials under this section.|Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 211 (H.B. 5), Sec. 28(a), eff. June 10, 2013.Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 581 (S.B. 810), Sec. 22, eff. June 9, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 705 (H.B. 3526), Sec. 15, eff. June 12, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 5.016, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 31.071 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 31 - Instructional Materials|Subchapter B. -1. State-Developed Open Education Resource Instructional Materials|Section 31.071. Purchase Authority

Sec. 31.071.  PURCHASE AUTHORITY.  (a)  The commissioner may purchase state-developed open education resource instructional materials in accordance with this subchapter.(b)  The commissioner:(1)  shall purchase any state-developed open education resource instructional materials through a competitive process; and(2)  may purchase more than one state-developed open education resource instructional material for a subject or grade level.(c)  Except as provided by Section 31.0711, a state-developed open education resource instructional material must be irrevocably owned by the state.  The state must have unlimited authority to modify, delete, combine, or add content to the instructional material after purchase.(d)  The commissioner may issue a request for proposals for state-developed open education resource instructional material:(1)  in accordance with the instructional material review and adoption cycle under Section 31.022; or(2)  at any other time the commissioner determines that a need exists for additional instructional material options.(e)  The costs of administering this subchapter and purchasing state-developed open education resource instructional materials shall be paid from the state instructional materials and technology fund, as determined by the commissioner.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 679 (H.B. 2488), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 41, eff. July 19, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 581 (S.B. 810), Sec. 24, eff. June 9, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 705 (H.B. 3526), Sec. 16, eff. June 12, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 942 (S.B. 1784), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2017.Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 5.017, eff. September 1, 2019.|
TX Educ Code § 31.0711 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 31 - Instructional Materials|Subchapter B. -1. State-Developed Open Education Resource Instructional Materials|Section 31.0711. Content Not Owned by State

Sec. 31.0711.  CONTENT NOT OWNED BY STATE.  Instructional material purchased under this subchapter may include content not owned by the state and for which preexisting rights may exist if the content:(1)  is in the public domain;(2)  may be used under a limitation or exception to copyright law, including a limitation under Section 107, Copyright Act of 1976 (17 U.S.C. Section 107); or(3)  is licensed to the state under a license that:(A)  grants the state unlimited authority to modify, delete, combine, or add content;(B)  permits the free use and repurposing of the material by any person or entity; and(C)  is for a term of use acceptable to the commissioner to ensure a useful life of the material.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 942 (S.B. 1784), Sec. 3, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 31.072 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 31 - Instructional Materials|Subchapter B. -1. State-Developed Open Education Resource Instructional Materials|Section 31.072. Content Requirements

Sec. 31.072.  CONTENT REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  State-developed open education resource instructional material must:(1)  be evaluated by teachers or other experts, as determined by the commissioner, before purchase; and(2)  meet the requirements for inclusion on the instructional material list adopted under Section 31.023.(b)  Following a curriculum revision by the State Board of Education, the commissioner shall require the revision of state-developed open education resource instructional material relating to that curriculum.  The commissioner may, at any time, require an additional revision of state-developed open education resource instructional material or contract for ongoing revisions of state-developed open education resource instructional material for a period not to exceed the period under Section 31.022 for which instructional material for that subject and grade level may be adopted.  The commissioner shall use a competitive process to request proposals to revise state-developed open education resource instructional material under this subsection.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 679 (H.B. 2488), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 42, eff. July 19, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 67(6), eff. July 19, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 581 (S.B. 810), Sec. 24, eff. June 9, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 31.073 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 31 - Instructional Materials|Subchapter B. -1. State-Developed Open Education Resource Instructional Materials|Section 31.073. Selection by School District

Sec. 31.073.  SELECTION BY SCHOOL DISTRICT.  (a)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6, Sec. 67(7), eff. July 19, 2011.(b)  Repealed by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6, Sec. 67(7), eff. July 19, 2011.(c)  Notwithstanding Section 31.022, a school district or open-enrollment charter school may adopt state-developed open education resource instructional material at any time, regardless of the instructional material review and adoption cycle under that section.(d)  A school district or open-enrollment charter school may not be charged for selection of state-developed open education resource instructional material in addition to instructional material adopted under Subchapter B.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 679 (H.B. 2488), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 43, eff. July 19, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 44, eff. July 19, 2011.Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 67(7), eff. July 19, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 581 (S.B. 810), Sec. 24, eff. June 9, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 31.074 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 31 - Instructional Materials|Subchapter B. -1. State-Developed Open Education Resource Instructional Materials|Section 31.074. Distribution

Sec. 31.074.  DISTRIBUTION.  (a)  The commissioner shall provide for the distribution of state-developed open education resource instructional materials in a manner consistent with distribution of instructional materials adopted under Subchapter B.(b)  The commissioner may use a competitive process to contract for printing or other reproduction of state-developed open education resource instructional material on behalf of a school district or open-enrollment charter school.  The commissioner may not require a school district or open-enrollment charter school to contract with a state-approved provider for the printing or reproduction of state-developed open education resource instructional material.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 679 (H.B. 2488), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 45, eff. July 19, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 581 (S.B. 810), Sec. 24, eff. June 9, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 31.075 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 31 - Instructional Materials|Subchapter B. -1. State-Developed Open Education Resource Instructional Materials|Section 31.075. Ownership; Licensing

Sec. 31.075.  OWNERSHIP; LICENSING.  (a)  State-developed open education resource instructional material is the property of the state.(b)  To encourage the use of instructional material purchased by the state under this subchapter by school districts and open-enrollment charter schools, the commissioner shall provide a license for the instructional material that allows for the free use, reuse, modification, or sharing of the material by any person or entity.(c)  The terms of a license provided by the commissioner under this section:(1)  shall require that a user who reproduces the instructional material in any manner:(A)  except as provided by Subdivision (2)(A), must keep all copyright notices for the material intact;(B)  except as provided by Subdivision (2)(A), must attribute the authorship of the material to the agency or another person specified by the commissioner;(C)  must indicate if the user has modified the material;(D)  may not assert or imply any connection with or sponsorship or endorsement by the agency or this state, unless authorized by the commissioner; and(E)  to the extent reasonably practicable, must provide in any product or derivative material a uniform resource identifier or hyperlink through which a person may obtain the material free of charge;(2)  must provide that:(A)  the commissioner may request that a user remove a copyright notice or attribution from the material and that a user must comply with the request to the extent reasonably practicable; and(B)  the rights granted under the license to a user are automatically terminated if the user fails to comply with the terms of the license; and(3)  may include any additional terms determined by the commissioner.(d)  The commissioner may exempt a license under this section from including one or more of the requirements under Subsection (c)(1).(e)  The commissioner shall determine what is considered reasonably practicable for purposes of Subsections (c)(1)(E) and (c)(2)(A).(f)  The commissioner may:(1)  specify requirements to reinstate a user's rights under a license that has been terminated; and(2)  reinstate a user's rights on completion of those requirements.(g)  The commissioner may use a license commonly applied to an open education resource in implementing this section.(h)  The attorney general shall represent the agency in an action brought under this section and may recover reasonable expenses incurred in obtaining relief, including court costs, reasonable attorney's fees, investigative costs, witness fees, and deposition costs.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 679 (H.B. 2488), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 46, eff. July 19, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 581 (S.B. 810), Sec. 24, eff. June 9, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 942 (S.B. 1784), Sec. 4, eff. June 15, 2017.|
TX Educ Code § 31.076 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Education Code|Title 2 - Public Education|Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services|Chapter 31 - Instructional Materials|Subchapter B. -1. State-Developed Open Education Resource Instructional Materials|Section 31.076. Rules; Finality of Decisions

Sec. 31.076.  RULES; FINALITY OF DECISIONS.  (a)  The commissioner may adopt rules necessary to implement this subchapter.(b)  A decision by the commissioner regarding the purchase, revision, cost, licensing, or distribution of state-developed open education resource instructional material is final and may not be appealed.|Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 679 (H.B. 2488), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009.Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 47, eff. July 19, 2011.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 581 (S.B. 810), Sec. 25, eff. June 9, 2017.Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 942 (S.B. 1784), Sec. 5, eff. June 15, 2017.|