53A-14-107. Instructional materials alignment with core curriculum.
(1) A school district may not purchase primary instructional materials unless the primary
instructional materials provider:
(a) contracts with an independent party to evaluate and map the alignment of the primary
instructional materials with the core curriculum adopted under Section 53A-1-402;
(b) provides a detailed summary of the evaluation under Subsection (1)(a) on a public
website at no charge, for use by teachers and the general public; and
(c) pays the costs related to the requirements of this Subsection (1).
(2) The requirements under Subsection (1) may not be performed by:
(a) the State Board of Education;
(b) the superintendent of public instruction or the State Office of Education;
(c) the State Instructional Materials Commission appointed pursuant to Section
53A-14-101;
(d) a local school board or a school district; or
(e) the instructional materials creator or publisher.
(3) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the
State Board of Education shall make rules that establish:
(a) the qualifications of the independent parties who may evaluate and map the alignment
of the primary instructional materials in accordance with the provisions of Subsection (1)(a); and
(b) requirements for the detailed summary of the evaluation and its placement on a public
website in accordance with the provisions of Subsection (1)(b).
Amended by Chapter 397, 2008 General Session
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