Texas Statutes
Subchapter B. State Funding, Adoption, and Purchase
Section 31.026. Contract; Price

Sec. 31.026. CONTRACT; PRICE. (a) The State Board of Education shall execute a contract for the purchase or licensing of each adopted instructional material.
(b) A contract must require the publisher to provide the number of instructional materials required by school districts in this state for the term of the contract, which must coincide with the board's adoption cycle.
(c) As applicable, a contract must provide for the purchase or licensing of instructional material at a specific price, which may not exceed the lowest price paid by any other state or any school or school district. The price must be fixed for the term of the contract.
(d) This section does not apply to open education resource instructional material.
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 679 (H.B. 2488), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2009.
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 32, eff. July 19, 2011.
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 581 (S.B. 810), Sec. 18, eff. June 9, 2017.

Structure Texas Statutes

Texas Statutes

Education Code

Title 2 - Public Education

Subtitle F - Curriculum, Programs, and Services

Chapter 31 - Instructional Materials

Subchapter B. State Funding, Adoption, and Purchase

Section 31.021. State Instructional Materials and Technology Fund

Section 31.0211. Instructional Materials and Technology Allotment

Section 31.0212. Instructional Materials and Technology Account

Section 31.0213. Certification of Use of Instructional Materials and Technology Allotment

Section 31.0214. Adjustment for High Enrollment Growth Districts

Section 31.0215. Instructional Materials and Technology Allotment Purchases

Section 31.022. Instructional Materials Review and Adoption

Section 31.0221. Midcycle Review and Adoption of Instructional Materials

Section 31.023. Instructional Material List

Section 31.0231. Commissioner's List

Section 31.024. Adoption by State Board of Education

Section 31.0241. Adoption of Open Education Resource Instructional Materials

Section 31.0242. Review of Open Education Resource Instructional Material

Section 31.026. Contract; Price

Section 31.0261. Contracts for Printing of Open Education Resource Instructional Materials

Section 31.027. Information to School Districts; Electronic Sample

Section 31.028. Special Instructional Materials

Section 31.029. Bilingual Instructional Materials

Section 31.030. Used Instructional Materials

Section 31.031. College Preparatory Instructional Materials

Section 31.035. Supplemental Instructional Materials