Utah Code 53E-4-408. Instructional materials alignment with core standards for Utah public schools
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(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:
Terms Used In Utah Code 53E-4-408
- instructional materials: means textbooks or materials used as, or in place of, textbooks and which may be used within the state curriculum framework for courses of study by students in public schools, including:(1) textbooks;(2) workbooks;(3) computer software;(4) online or Internet courses; and(5) audio and video media. See Utah Code 53E-4-401
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States, includes a state, district, or territory of the United States. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- State board: means the State Board of Education. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
- State superintendent: means the state superintendent of public instruction appointed under Section 53E-3-301. See Utah Code 53E-1-102
(1)(a) contracts with an independent party to evaluate and map the alignment of the primary instructional materials with the core standards for Utah public schools adopted under Section53E-3-501 ;(1)(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(1)(c) pays the costs related to the requirements of this Subsection (1).
(2) The requirements under Subsection (1) may not be performed by:
(2)(a) the state board;
(2)(b) the state superintendent or employees of the state board;
(2)(c) a local school board or a school district; or
(2)(d) the instructional materials creator or publisher.
(3) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules that establish:
(3)(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
(3)(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).