Texas Administrative Code › Title 19 - EDUCATION › Part 2 - TEXAS EDUCATION AGENCY › Chapter 66 - STATE ADOPTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS › Subchapter DD - INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS PORTAL › Section 66.1405 - Procedures for Publishers and Open Education Resource Licensors to Submit Instructional Materials for Inclusion in the Instructional Materials Portal

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A publisher or an open education resource
				  (OER) licensor that submits instructional materials for an evaluation of
				  quality (EoQ) shall:
(1) submit a completed
				  Texas Education Agency (TEA)-generated EoQ submission form by the deadline
				  stated in the submission form. TEA may adapt the submission form, as it deems
				  necessary, to develop and maintain the instructional materials web
				  portal;
(2) sign a set of
				  assurances at the time of submission assuring compliance with the requirements
				  listed in this subchapter;
(3)
				  submit instructional materials that are:
(A)
				  in electronic format;
(B) complete
				  and include all content to be used in the final product; and
(C) fully functional for review
				  purposes;
(4) ensure
				  submitted instructional materials remain final and unchanged throughout the
				  quality review process, unless otherwise specified by TEA;
(5) make submitted instructional materials
				  available for reviewers for the duration of a review period to be determined by
				  TEA and made known to publishers and OER licensors;
(6) include information required for
				  reviewers to complete electronic reviews of instructional materials, including,
				  but not limited to:
(A) computer hardware and
				  system requirements for the review of any item included in an instructional
				  material submission; and
(B)
				  information for online products, including internet location, keycodes,
				  passwords, and other login information required to ensure access to the
				  materials being reviewed throughout the review period;
(7) provide specialized computer hardware or
				  other equipment necessary to use an instructional material as intended by a
				  student and/or teacher. Such equipment will be returned to the publisher or OER
				  licensor at the conclusion of the review period. Such equipment must be
				  provided:
(A) for the duration of the review
				  period; and
(B) in a quantity to be
				  determined by TEA and communicated to the publisher or OER licensor at the time
				  the materials are submitted for review;
(8) provide the following information in a
				  format determined by TEA and communicated to publishers or OER licensors by way
				  of the EoQ submission form regarding the instructional materials submitted:
(A) computer hardware and system requirements
				  for use of the materials;
(B)
				  availability and description of professional development services;
(C) a report for each electronic component
				  that verifies that the component complies with §
												66.28(a)(2)
				  of this title (relating to Requirements for Publisher Participation), which can
				  be satisfied by a report prepared for submission to the SBOE; and
(D) a complete description of all student and
				  teacher components;
(9)
				  provide accurate and up-to-date pricing information for each instructional
				  material in a form and format to be determined by TEA and communicated to
				  publishers and OER licensors in the application for submission of
				  materials;
(10) make samples of
				  instructional materials available for public review during a review period
				  determined by TEA, as deemed necessary by TEA and made known to publishers or
				  OER licensors by TEA;
(11) assume
				  responsibility for all expenses incurred by participation in the review
				  process, as TEA does not guarantee return of sample instructional
				  materials;
(12) acknowledge that
				  TEA and its designee have final authority for determining all quality
				  ratings;
(13) with the exception of
				  OER licensors, provide evidence in the form of an identification number
				  provided by the Texas Secretary of State proving that the publisher is approved
				  to conduct business in the state of Texas;
(14) verify that the publisher or OER
				  licensor is the copyright owner of the instructional materials; and
(15) verify that the individual submitting
				  the materials is legally authorized to act on behalf of the publisher or OER
				  licensor.