Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 31.074 - Distribution(a) The commissioner shall provide for the distribution of open education resource instructional materials in a manner consistent with distribution of instructional materials approved under Subchapter B. (b) The commissioner may use a competitive process to contract for printing, other reproduction, or storage of open education resource instructional material on behalf of a school district or open-enrollment charter school. The commissioner may not require a school district or open-enrollment charter school to contract with a state-approved provider for the printing, reproduction, or storage of open education resource instructional material. (c) The agency is not required to comply with Subchapters C and D, Chapter 2052, Government Code, with regard to the printing or reproduction of an open education resource instructional material made available under this subchapter. Amended by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 818,Sec. 35, eff. 6/13/2023, app. beginning with the 2023-2024 school year.Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 581,Sec. 24, eff. 6/9/2017.Amended by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6, Sec. 45, eff. 7/19/2011.Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 679, Sec. 7, eff. 9/1/2009.