Section 53G-7-506 - State policy on providing free textbooks(1) It is the public policy of this state that public education shall be free.(2) A student may not be denied an education because of economic inability to purchase textbooks necessary for advancement in or graduation from the public school system.(3)(a) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, an LEA may only charge a fee for a textbook required for an Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, or, as described in Section 53E-10-302, a concurrent enrollment course.(b) The LEA shall waive a fee described in Subsection (3)(a) in full if a student qualifies for a waiver in accordance with Section 53G-7-504.Renumbered from § 53G-7-603 and amended by Chapter 497, 2024 General Session ,§ 12, eff. 5/1/2024.Renumbered as § 53G-7-506 by Chapter 497, 2024 General Session ,§ 12, eff. 5/1/2024.Amended by Chapter 138, 2020 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/12/2020.Amended by Chapter 223, 2019 General Session ,§ 10, eff. 7/1/2019.Amended by Chapter 293, 2019 General Session ,§ 123, eff. 5/14/2019.Renumbered from § 53A-12-201 and amended by Chapter 3, 2018 General Session ,§ 207, eff. 1/24/2018.Enacted by Chapter 2, 1988 General Session