2. a. The Department of Education shall develop and disseminate to school districts, guidelines on the useful life of textbooks in the core curriculum content standards subject areas. Textbooks exceeding the useful life guidelines established by the department shall be exempt from the provisions of section 1 of this act.

b. The provisions of section 1 of this act shall not apply to textbooks that are worn out or useless due to damage or mutilation.

L.2002,c.98,s.2.