Texas § ED.31.026 - CONTRACT
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § ED.31.026 — CONTRACT, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ ED.31.026. CONTRACT
CONTRACT; PRICE. (a) The State Board of Education may 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. (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. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 818 (H.B. 1605 ), Sec. 25, eff. June 13, 2023.
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What does The Texas Constitution § ED.31.026 cover?
Section ED.31.026 ("CONTRACT") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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