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AL Code § 16-36-24 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-24 - Department of Education and Purchasing Agent to Furnish Contracts From Which State-Owned Textbooks Can Be Purchased - Schools Operated Under Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind.

Section 16-36-24Department of Education and purchasing agent to furnish contracts from which state-owned textbooks can be purchased - Schools operated under Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1965, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 84, p. 115; Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §41.)
AL Code § 16-36-25 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-25 - Department of Education and Purchasing Agent to Furnish Contracts From Which State-Owned Textbooks Can Be Purchased - Schools Operated Under Department of Youth Services.

Section 16-36-25Department of Education and purchasing agent to furnish contracts from which state-owned textbooks can be purchased - Schools operated under Department of Youth Services. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1969, No. 1142, p. 2137; Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §42.)
AL Code § 16-36-29.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-29.1 - Adequate Textbooks, Support, Facilities and Supplies.

Section 16-36-29.1Adequate textbooks, support, facilities and supplies. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1994, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 94-823, p. 144, §2; Acts 1997, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 97-934, § 1.)
AL Code § 16-36-30 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-30 - Storage, Distribution and Exchange of Textbooks; Repair and Fumigation of Used Textbooks.

Section 16-36-30Storage, distribution and exchange of textbooks; repair and fumigation of used textbooks. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 221, p. 288, §23.)
AL Code § 16-36-31 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-31 - Record of Textbooks Delivered to Local Superintendents; Audit of Accounting Books and Records; Certification of Required Inventory; Furnishing of Blanks and Forms.

Section 16-36-31Record of textbooks delivered to local superintendents; audit of accounting books and records; certification of required inventory; furnishing of blanks and forms. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 221, p. 288, §24; Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §43.)
AL Code § 16-36-32 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-32 - Free Textbooks to Remain Property of State or Local School System; Period of Use by Pupils; Receipt Required Upon Issuance; Loss, Abuse, etc., of Textbooks.

Section 16-36-32Free textbooks to remain property of state or local school system; period of use by pupils; receipt required upon issuance; loss, abuse, etc., of textbooks. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 221, p. 288, §25; Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §44.)
AL Code § 16-36-34 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-34 - Duty of Local Superintendent of Education to Furnish Estimates of Textbooks Needed, to Provide for Storage, etc., of Books and to Maintain Inventory and Records.

Section 16-36-34Duty of local superintendent of education to furnish estimates of textbooks needed, to provide for storage, etc., of books and to maintain inventory and records. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 221, p. 288, §27.)
AL Code § 16-36-35 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-35 - Sale of Textbooks to Pupils; Liability for Loss, etc., of Books.

Section 16-36-35Sale of textbooks to pupils; liability for loss, etc., of books. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 221, p. 288, §28; Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §45.)
AL Code § 16-36-36 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-36 - Interest in Contracts, etc., Prohibited; Oath of Members of Boards of Education.

Section 16-36-36Interest in contracts, etc., prohibited; oath of members of boards of education. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 221, p. 288, §29; Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §46.)
AL Code § 16-36-37 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-37 - Use of Other Than Contract Books in Public Schools.

Section 16-36-37Use of other than contract books in public schools. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Code 1907, §7751; Code 1923, §5465; Code 1940, T. 52, §615.)
AL Code § 16-36-38 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-38 - Charging More Than Contract Price for School Books.

Section 16-36-38Charging more than contract price for school books. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Code 1907, §7752; Code 1923, §5466; Code 1940, T. 52, §616.)
AL Code § 16-36-39 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 1 - General Provisions.|Section 16-36-39 - Article Not to Be Construed as Appropriation of Funds; Administration of Article Subject to Appropriations.

Section 16-36-39Article not to be construed as appropriation of funds; administration of article subject to appropriations. Repealed by Act 98-320, §13 effective July 1, 1998. (Acts 1965, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 221, p. 288, §21; Acts 1995, No. 95-314, p. 634, §47.)
AL Code § 16-36-50 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 2 - Access of College Bookstore Retailers to Course Materials Information Provided to Institution-Affiliated Bookstores.|Section 16-36-50 - Schools to Develop Course Materials Access Plan for Non-Affiliated Bookstores; Requirements of Plan.

Section 16-36-50Schools to develop course materials access plan for non-affiliated bookstores; requirements of plan. (a) Not later than July 15, 1993, all two-and four-year state institutions of higher education and all state vocational and technical colleges shall, with the input and representation from college bookstore retailers, develop, publish, and implement a plan to ensure that all established college bookstore retailers located in the municipality in which the institution or college is located, shall be provided the same information concerning required and optional textbooks, required academic learning materials, and required custom publications that is provided to any bookstore owned or authorized by the institution. (b) The plan developed by each institution or college having a bookstore owned or authorized by the institution or college shall: (1) Ensure that any established college bookstore retailers having retail outlets in the municipality be informed of the method by which they may obtain required and optional textbooks and required academic learning materials. The information shall be provided, upon request, at a central location. (2) Ensure that textbook information be made available to the college bookstore retailers by a procedure that attempts to give the information to the bookstores owned or authorized by the institutions and colleges and the college bookstore retailers at approximately the same time, but under no circumstances later than two business days after the time it is provided to the bookstores authorized or operated by colleges or institutions. (3) Ensure that faculty members of the institution or college provide all information necessary in reproducing customized publications for classroom use. This information shall be provided in bibliographic form that shall include, but not be limited to, the author, title, publisher, editor, ISBN number, if known, and inclusive pages to be reproduced. This custom published biographical information shall be provided in the same manner as textbook information is provided at each institution. College bookstore retailers may purchase and resell course-related publications that are published by the institution or college at a discount if a margin is added to the publication, or at cost if not added to the publication, only if the institution's or college's copyright agreement legally covers such a sale. (4) Create a grievance committee composed of two persons designated by the president of the institution or college and one person designated by the chair of the local chamber of commerce to hear complaints from the college bookstore retailers concerning the implementation of the plan. (Acts 1993, No. 93-331, p. 503, §1.)
AL Code § 16-36-51 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 2 - Access of College Bookstore Retailers to Course Materials Information Provided to Institution-Affiliated Bookstores.|Section 16-36-51 - School Faculty and Departments to Provide Listing of Requisite Course Materials.

Section 16-36-51School faculty and departments to provide listing of requisite course materials. To facilitate this article, all faculty members and academic departments shall provide through the established means of the institution or college a written listing of all required and optional textbooks, required academic learning materials, and custom publications for all courses taught. (Acts 1993, No. 93-331, p. 503, §2.)
AL Code § 16-36-60.1 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 3 - Textbooks for Public Schools; State and Local Textbook Committees.|Section 16-36-60.1 - Definitions.

Section 16-36-60.1Definitions.  For the purposes of this article, the following words shall have the following meanings: (1) QUALIFIED DEPOSITORY FOR TEXTBOOKS or QUALIFIED DEPOSITORY. A facility in the state responsible for receiving orders for, storing of, and distribution of textbooks pursuant to Section 16-36-71. (2) TEXTBOOK. Includes digital textbooks, as defined in Section 16-16B-2. Digital textbooks shall be recommended, adopted, and purchased in the same manner as provided for textbooks under this article. (Act 2015-386, §2.)
AL Code § 16-36-61 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 3 - Textbooks for Public Schools; State and Local Textbook Committees.|Section 16-36-61 - Adoptions.

Section 16-36-61Adoptions. (a) Based upon the recommendations of the State Textbook Committee, the State Board of Education shall adopt textbooks from which local boards of education may adopt for use in their systems. Local boards of education shall not adopt textbooks nor expend public funds for textbooks that have been rejected by the State Board of Education, except for the length of an existing local contract approved by the state superintendent. Members of any local board found doing so shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and fined not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500) and also may be imprisoned or sentenced to hard labor for a term not exceeding six months. (b) The State Board of Education shall divide the subjects of study in the public schools so that all textbooks on a given subject for grades kindergarten through 12 shall be considered for adoption in one year. New adoptions made during any year shall not be used in the public schools until the next ensuing scholastic year. (c) The adoption schedule for each subject area shall be determined by the State Superintendent of Education based on the courses of study development schedule, knowledge-base changes, financial considerations, the need for staggered adoption schedules, needs expressed by the local superintendents, contract expiration dates, and other factors deemed appropriate by the State Superintendent of Education. (d) Prior to adoptions by the State Board of Education, members of the public shall be allowed a reasonable amount of time to be heard concerning any book recommended for adoption or rejection. Adoption or rejection, or both, of textbooks shall be made only at a public meeting of the State Board of Education. Notice of the time and place of the meeting of the State Board of Education to consider adoptions or rejections, or both, shall be given for at least 30 days, by notice to news media and by posting a notice on a bulletin board or in some other conspicuous place in the offices or public rooms of the State Department of Education. (Act 98-320, p. 544, §2.)
AL Code § 16-36-63 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 3 - Textbooks for Public Schools; State and Local Textbook Committees.|Section 16-36-63 - Bids for Statewide Textbook Contracts.

Section 16-36-63Bids for statewide textbook contracts. (a) Each year, before the organizational meeting of the State Textbook Committee, the State Board of Education, through the State Superintendent of Education, shall advertise in such manner and for such length of time and at such places as considered advisable, that at a certain time and place determined by the State Board of Education sealed bids or proposals shall be received from publishers for furnishing school textbooks. Publishers and individuals may request an invitation to bid by writing the State Superintendent of Education. The State Board of Education may include additional regulations in the bid form that the State Board of Education deems best for the administration of this article. Any regulations included in the bid forms and accepted by the publisher shall be construed as a part of this article. The bids or proposals for each book shall be based upon a contract period determined by the State Superintendent of Education and shall be accompanied by a specimen copy of each book proposed to be furnished. (b) Each publisher who makes a bid or proposal to furnish school textbooks shall be required to deposit with the State Treasurer a sum of money in an amount required by the State Board of Education, but not less than five hundred dollars ($500) nor more than two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500), according to the number of books the bidder proposes to supply. If the bidder making the deposit shall fail or refuse to make and execute the contract and required bond, the sum shall be forfeited absolutely to the State Board of Education for the use of the State Board of Education for purposes enumerated in this article. The time within which the contract and bond shall be executed shall be stated in the advertisement inviting bids or proposals. All bids shall be sealed and deposited with the State Superintendent of Education to be opened at a time designated by the superintendent, provided bidders have been given reasonable notice in advance. (c) Publishers shall furnish samples of each textbook submitted for adoption to each member of the State Textbook Committee in order that each member may also seek evaluations from others. All samples of books not adopted by the State Board of Education shall be returned to the publishers at the expense of the publishers, and those adopted shall become the property of the State Department of Education. If the publisher fails to reclaim a sample book within 90 days, the sample book shall become the property of the State Department of Education. (Act 98-320, p. 544, §4.)
AL Code § 16-36-65 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 3 - Textbooks for Public Schools; State and Local Textbook Committees.|Section 16-36-65 - Use of Statewide Textbook Contracts.

Section 16-36-65Use of statewide textbook contracts. (a) The State Department of Education in conjunction with the state Purchasing Agent shall furnish contracts from which state-adopted textbooks for the pupils and teachers in classrooms and schools operated under the jurisdiction and supervision of the Alabama Department of Mental Health can be purchased. These purchases shall be made from appropriations to the state Department of Mental Health. The State Board of Education may make and enforce regulations for the proper care and accounting for such textbooks. (b) The State Department of Education in conjunction with the state Purchasing Agent shall furnish contracts from which state-adopted textbooks for the pupils and teachers in classrooms and schools operated under the jurisdiction of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind can be purchased. These purchases shall be made from appropriations to the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind. The State Board of Education may make and enforce regulations for the proper care and accounting for these textbooks and shall not be required to purchase and furnish special books or materials for the deaf and blind. (c) The State Department of Education in conjunction with the state Purchasing Agent shall furnish contracts from which state-adopted textbooks for the pupils and teachers in classrooms and schools operated by the Department of Youth Services can be purchased. The cost of the textbooks provided herein shall be paid from appropriations to the Department of Youth Services. The State Board of Education may make and enforce regulations for the proper care and accounting for these textbooks and shall not be required to purchase and furnish any special books or materials under this section. (d) The State Board of Education shall have no power or authority to enter into any contract or arrangement for furnishing textbooks or providing a depository for textbooks or delivering textbooks, but shall have the power and authority to enter into any contract or arrangement requiring the use of a qualified depository for textbooks. (Act 98-320, p. 544, §6; Act 2015-386, §1.)
AL Code § 16-36-66 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 3 - Textbooks for Public Schools; State and Local Textbook Committees.|Section 16-36-66 - Required Affidavits for the State Board of Education and Local Boards of Education.

Section 16-36-66Required affidavits for the State Board of Education and local boards of education. (a) The State Superintendent of Education, members of the State Board of Education, local superintendents of education, and members of local boards of education shall not do any of the following: (1) Possess an interest, directly or indirectly, in any contract that might be made pursuant to this article for the purchase of textbooks by the state or local boards of education.  (2) Possess any interest as an author, an associate author, a publisher, a representative or agent of an author or of a publisher of any textbook.  (3) Possess any pecuniary interest, directly or indirectly, in the business or profits of any person, firm or corporation engaged in manufacturing, publishing, or selling of textbooks. (4) Accept any emolument, promise of future reward or consideration of value of any kind from any publisher of textbooks or his or her agent.  (b) Each member of the State Board of Education and each member of all local boards of education shall prepare an affidavit as required by Section 16-36-62 in the case of members of local textbook committees. (c) Any violation of this section shall be unlawful. Upon conviction of such a violation, the person shall be subject to a fine not exceeding ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or five years in the state penitentiary, or both, and his or her office as a superintendent, or as a member of the State Board of Education or member of a local board of education shall be forfeited. (Act 98-320, p. 544, §7.)
AL Code § 16-36-67 (2021)
2021 Code of Alabama|Title 16 - Education.|Chapter 36 - Textbooks.|Article 3 - Textbooks for Public Schools; State and Local Textbook Committees.|Section 16-36-67 - Special Textbooks.

Section 16-36-67Special textbooks.  (a) It shall be the duty of the State Board of Education to negotiate with publishers of textbooks or authors of textbooks for the preparation and publication, or either, of special textbooks for use in the public schools of the state. If anyone undertakes the preparation of a special textbook for the purpose of making the textbook more suitable and desirable for use in the public schools of the state, the State Superintendent of Education shall submit the specially prepared textbook or specially arranged textbook to the State Textbook Committee for its findings and ratings as to its desirability and suitability for the purposes offered and these findings and ratings shall be certified to the State Board of Education for its consideration. (b) If the State Board of Education is unable to obtain what it considers a desirable contract for a special textbook on any particular subject with publishers whose books have been given its approval, the State Board of Education may require the State Superintendent of Education to negotiate with publishers or persons to secure the preparation of a special textbook on the subject or to secure the submission of other texts on the subject for consideration by the State Textbook Committee. The State Board of Education may take other proper action to secure an advantageous contract in behalf of the patrons of the public schools of the state. No special textbook shall be adopted by the board of education unless the textbook has been considered for the purposes for which it was intended to be used by the State Textbook Committee. (Act 98-320, p. 544, §8.)