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State System of Public Education | |
State Instructional Materials Commission | |
Section 107 | Instructional materials alignment with core curriculum. |
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53A-14-107. Instructional materials alignment with core curriculum. (1) For a school year beginning with or after the 2012-13 school year, 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 305, 2010 General Session |
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