CHAPTER 1. Instructional Materials [60000. - 60152.]
Chapter 1 enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.
§§ 60000–60152 · 38 sections
ARTICLE 1. Legislative Intent §§ 60000–60005 · 4 sections
- § 60000 (a) It is the intent and purpose of the Legislature in enacting this part to provide for the adoption and selection of quality instructional materials for use…
- § 60001 For the purposes of any provision of the California Constitution that requires the adoption of textbooks for use in the elementary schools, the state board…
- § 60002 Each district board shall provide for substantial teacher involvement in the selection of instructional materials and shall promote the involvement of parents…
- § 60005 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that it is in the public interest for the State Board of Education to adopt policies and procedures concerning the…
ARTICLE 2. Definitions § 60010 · 1 section
- § 60010 For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings unless the context in which they appear clearly requires otherwise: (a) “Basic…
ARTICLE 3. Requirements, Materials §§ 60040–60052 · 11 sections
- § 60040 When adopting instructional materials for use in the schools, governing boards shall include only instructional materials that, in their determination,…
- § 60040.5 No later than July 1, 2025, the department shall issue guidance related to how to help school districts, county offices of education, charter schools, and…
- § 60041 When adopting instructional materials for use in the schools, governing boards shall include only instructional materials that accurately portray both of the…
- § 60042 When adopting instructional materials for use in the schools, governing boards shall require such materials as they deem necessary and proper to encourage…
- § 60043 When adopting instructional materials for use in the schools, the governing board shall require, when appropriate to the comprehension of pupils, that…
- § 60044 A governing board shall not adopt any instructional materials for use in the schools that, in its determination, contain: (a) Any matter reflecting adversely…
- § 60045 (a) All instructional materials adopted by any governing board for use in the schools shall be, to the satisfaction of the governing board, accurate,…
- § 60046 Any governing board may conduct an investigation of the compliance of any instructional materials which it adopts with the requirements of this article.
- § 60047 In the event that after the good faith acquisition of instructional materials by a governing board, the instructional materials are found to be in violation of…
- § 60048 (a) Basic instructional materials, and other instructional materials required to be legally and socially compliant pursuant to Sections 60040 to 60047,…
- § 60052 When adopting instructional materials for use in schools, the governing board of a school district may include relevant technology-based materials, as defined…
ARTICLE 4. Requirements, Publishers and Manufacturers §§ 60060–60063.5 · 7 sections
- § 60060 Every publisher or manufacturer of instructional materials offered for adoption or sale in California shall comply with all the requirements and provisions of…
- § 60061 (a) A publisher or manufacturer shall do all of the following: (1) Furnish the instructional materials offered by the publisher at a price in this state that,…
- § 60061.5 A publisher or manufacturer shall do all of the following: (a) Actively solicit or make available a process through which input concerning the quality,…
- § 60061.8 (a) Basic instructional materials, as defined by Section 60010, offered on or after January 1, 2005, shall comply with all of the following: (1) Print…
- § 60062 The provisions of Section 60061 shall apply to the purchase of instructional materials under Sections 18132 and 18171.
- § 60063 (a) A publisher or manufacturer that submits a printed instructional material for adoption by the state board pursuant to Section 60200 or the governing board…
- § 60063.5 (a) Instructional materials or supplemental instructional materials that are consistent with the requirements of Section 60119 shall be offered by a publisher…
ARTICLE 5. Prohibited Acts §§ 60070–60076 · 7 sections
- § 60070 No school official shall require any pupil, except pupils in classes for adults to purchase any instructional material for the pupils’ use in the school.
- § 60071 No publisher or manufacturer of instructional materials, nor any of his representatives, shall offer or give any emolument, money, or other valuable thing, or…
- § 60072 No school official shall accept any emolument, money or other valuable thing, or any inducement to directly or indirectly introduce, recommend, vote for, or…
- § 60073 Any publisher or manufacturer of instructional materials or his representative, or any school official who violates any of the provisions of this article is…
- § 60074 Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent any publisher, manufacturer, or agent from supplying for purposes of examination necessary sample copies…
- § 60075 Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent a school official from receiving sample copies of instructional materials.
- § 60076 Nothing contained in this article shall be construed to prohibit or restrict a school official from receiving royalties or other compensation from the…
ARTICLE 6. Reports § 60090 · 1 section
- § 60090 Each district board shall make reports, whenever required, directly to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, concerning the instructional materials used in…
ARTICLE 6. Instructional Materials on Alcohol and Drug Education §§ 60110–60115 · 3 sections
- § 60110 It is the intent of the Legislature that the State Board of Education give high priority to the adoption of instructional materials on alcohol, drug, and…
- § 60111 The Department of Education shall establish an information center of current alcohol, drug, and traffic safety education materials which may be used by school…
- § 60115 (a) The State Department of Education shall assemble, coordinate, and make available to the public schools and to private driving schools in this state, upon…
ARTICLE 7. Public Hearings, Instructional Materials § 60119 · 1 section
- § 60119 (a) In order to be eligible to receive funds available for purposes of this article, the governing board of a school district shall take the following actions:…
ARTICLE 8. Fiscal Penalty §§ 60150–60152 · 3 sections
- § 60150 (a) If the Superintendent determines that a school district has not provided sufficient textbooks or instructional materials pursuant to clause (i) of…
- § 60151 (a) (1) If the Superintendent determines, pursuant to a complaint filed with the Superintendent directly or an appeal of a local educational agency decision…
- § 60152 (a) If a local educational agency or the Superintendent determines that, pursuant to a complaint filed directly with the Superintendent or on appeal of a local…