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.
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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.
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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.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor