Section 31.0711 - Content Not Owned By State Open education resource instructional material made available under this subchapter may include content not owned by the state and for which preexisting rights may exist if the content:
(1) is in the public domain; (2) may be used under a limitation or exception to copyright law, including a limitation under Section 107, Copyright Act of 1976 (17 U.S.C. Section 107) ; (3) has been made available by the copyright owner under a Creative Commons license or another intellectual property license that allows for free use, reuse, modification, or sharing as described by Section 31.07101; or (4) is licensed to the state under another license that: (A) grants access to and allows for use of the material by students, teachers, educators, and other education professionals ; (B) permits access, use, public display, public performance, public distribution, and copying of the material for noncommercial or educational purposes ; and (C) is for a term of use acceptable to the commissioner to ensure a useful life of the material. Tex. Educ. Code § 31.0711
Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 818,Sec. 30, eff. 6/13/2023, app. beginning with the 2023-2024 school year.Added by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 942,Sec. 3, eff. 6/15/2017.