H.B. 364

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PUBLIC SCHOOL TEXTBOOK EVALUATION
2 2007 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Chief Sponsor: Gage Froerer
5 Senate Sponsor: ____________
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7 LONG TITLE
8 General Description:
9 This bill establishes requirements related to public education instructional materials.
10 Highlighted Provisions:
11 This bill:
12 . prohibits a school district or charter school from purchasing instructional materials
13 unless the materials have been evaluated by an independent party for alignment with
14 the core curriculum; and
15 . requires that the alignment evaluation be made available on a website at no charge.
16 Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
17 None
18 Other Special Clauses:
19 None
20 Utah Code Sections Affected:
21 ENACTS:
22 53A-14-107, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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24 Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
25 Section 1. Section 53A-14-107 is enacted to read:
26 53A-14-107. Instructional materials alignment with core curriculum.
27 (1) A school district or charter school may not purchase instructional materials unless

28 the instructional materials provider:
29 (a) contracts with an independent party to evaluate and map the alignment of the
30 instructional materials with the core curriculum adopted under Section 53A-1-402 ;
31 (b) provides a detailed summary of the evaluation under Subsection (1)(a) on a public
32 website at no charge, for use by teachers and the general public; and
33 (c) pays the costs related to the requirements of this Subsection (1).
34 (2) The requirements under Subsection (1) may not be performed by:
35 (a) the State Board of Education;
36 (b) the superintendent of public instruction or the superintendent's staff;
37 (c) the State Instructional Materials Commission appointed pursuant to Section
38 53A-14-101 ;
39 (d) an employee or board member of a school district or charter school; or
40 (e) the instructional materials publisher.




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