2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Chapter 337 - Books and Instructional Materials
Section 337.050 - List of textbooks and instructional materials.


(a) More than one textbook selection for each grade and subject field in the standard curriculum for which, in its judgment, textbooks are required; and
(b) More than one instructional material selection for each grade and subject field in the standard curriculum for which, in its judgment, instructional materials are required.
(2) The State Board of Education shall consider the best educational interests of the students as well as the most economical method of purchasing textbooks and instructional materials in setting periods for textbook and instructional material review and adoption.
(3) The board shall refrain from adopting any textbook or instructional material in a subject field whenever it finds that no textbook or instructional material can be documented as meeting, to the degree determined by the board, the guidelines and criteria established by the board for textbooks and instructional materials.
(4) The board may approve the request of a publisher to substitute a more recent edition of any officially adopted textbook or item of instructional material in lieu of the edition or item adopted by the board. [Amended by 1953 c.121 §3; 1953 c.526 §3; 1955 c.406 §2; 1965 c.100 §253; 1967 c.370 §1; 1975 c.754 §7; 1983 c.300 §1; 1991 c.886 §4; 1997 c.115 §1; 2001 c.461 §2]

Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

2021 Oregon Revised Statutes

Volume : 09 - Education and Culture

Chapter 337 - Books and Instructional Materials

Section 337.030 - Annual notice to school textbook and instructional materials publishers.

Section 337.050 - List of textbooks and instructional materials.

Section 337.060 - Submission of proposals by publishers.

Section 337.065 - Publisher fee; rules.

Section 337.075 - Adoption or rejection of textbooks.

Section 337.090 - Contract with publisher; terms; security; breach; remedies.

Section 337.120 - District school board adoption of list and use of approved textbooks and instructional materials.

Section 337.141 - District school board selection of textbooks and instructional materials not on list adopted by State Board of Education.

Section 337.150 - School board and charter school duty to provide textbooks.

Section 337.260 - Textbooks on American history and government.

Section 337.300 - Animal dissection; refusal by student; alternatives; notification.

Section 337.500 - Definitions for ORS 337.500 to 337.506.

Section 337.503 - Publisher of college textbooks; duties.

Section 337.506 - Textbook bundling; disclosure of information.

Section 337.511 - Definitions for ORS 337.511 to 337.524.

Section 337.517 - Instructional material in electronic format; request; requirements; transmittal.

Section 337.521 - Higher Education Coordinating Commission powers and duties; statewide guidelines.

Section 337.524 - Exceptions to requirement to provide electronic format.