53A-14-107 - Instructional materials alignment with core curriculum.
53A-14-107. Instructional materials alignment with core curriculum.
(1) For a school year beginning with or after the 2012-13 school year, a school districtmay not purchase primary instructional materials unless the primary instructional materialsprovider:
(a) contracts with an independent party to evaluate and map the alignment of the primaryinstructional materials with the core curriculum adopted under Section 53A-1-402;
(b) provides a detailed summary of the evaluation under Subsection (1)(a) on a publicwebsite at no charge, for use by teachers and the general public; and
(c) pays the costs related to the requirements of this Subsection (1).
(2) The requirements under Subsection (1) may not be performed by:
(a) the State Board of Education;
(b) the superintendent of public instruction or the State Office of Education;
(c) the State Instructional Materials Commission appointed pursuant to Section53A-14-101;
(d) a local school board or a school district; or
(e) the instructional materials creator or publisher.
(3) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, theState Board of Education shall make rules that establish:
(a) the qualifications of the independent parties who may evaluate and map the alignmentof the primary instructional materials in accordance with the provisions of Subsection (1)(a); and
(b) requirements for the detailed summary of the evaluation and its placement on a publicwebsite in accordance with the provisions of Subsection (1)(b).
Amended by Chapter 305, 2010 General Session