House Bill 1391

AN ACT TO CREATE NEW SECTION 37-43-60, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO IMPLEMENT PROCEDURES FOR THE APPROVAL, ADOPTION AND PROCUREMENT OF TEXTBOOKS AND OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, INCLUDING MATERIALS TO BE USED BY EARLY CHILDHOOD LEARNING COLLABORATIVE; TO DESIGNATE THE OFFICE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS WITHIN THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ADMINISTER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ACT; TO AMEND SECTION 37-43-1, 37-43-19, 37-43-21, 37-43-23, 37-43-25, 37-43-31, 37-43-41, 37-43-43, 37-43-45, 37-43-51 AND 37-43-59, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH ARE PROVISIONS OF THE STATE TEXTBOOK PROCEDURES LAW EMPLOYED BY THE STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO EXPAND THE DEFINITION OF "TEXTBOOK" TO INCLUDE OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS, TO CLARIFY THE COMPONENT OF WHAT CAN BE ADOPTED AS PARTS OF OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS; TO REQUIRE THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP A WEB-BASED TEXTBOOK INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; TO REVISE THE COMPOSITION AND APPOINTING AUTHORITY FOR MEMBERS OF TEXTBOOK RATING COMMITTEES; TO INCLUDE THE CONTRACT FOR PRINTED INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL AND TEXTBOOKS WITH THE REGIONAL DEPOSITORY IN ORDER TO ALLOW DISTRICT TO PRINT ADOPTED TEXTBOOKS AND OPEN EDUCATIONAL RESOURCE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS WITHOUT THE NEED FOR ADDITIONAL QUOTES; TO CLARIFY WHAT MATERIALS ARE REQUIRED BY PUBLISHERS TO BE HOUSE AT THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS SPECIAL LIBRARY; TO CLARIFY THE PROCESS OF TRANSFERRING INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND HOW NEW EDITION OF THE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL MAY BE ADDED TO THE STATE-APPROVED LISTS; TO REVISE THE NAME OF THE STATE TEXTBOOK FUND TO REFLECT THAT THE FUNDS THEREIN SHALL BE USED FOR THE BENEFIT OF ACCREDITED NONPUBLIC SCHOOL TEXTBOOK ALLOCATION ACCOUNTS; TO SPECIFY HOW LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES ARE TO MANAGE INVENTORY USING THE TEXTBOOK INVENTORY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM; TO REVISE LANGUAGE RELATED TO TEXTBOOKS SUBMITTED AS SAMPLES TO TEXTBOOK RATING COMMITTEES; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-43-2, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH DISSOLVED THE STATE TEXTBOOK PROCUREMENT COMMISSION AND TRANSFERRED THE FUNCTIONS PERTAINING THERETO TO THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION; TO REPEAL SECTION 37-43-47, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, WHICH PRESCRIBED THE PROCESS FOR THE PAYMENT OF TEXTBOOKS PURCHASED BY THE STATE SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION AND PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.

In the House of Representatives

• Jansen Owen

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In the House of Representatives Feb 19 – Mar 5

1. Feb 19Referred to the House committee on Education
2. Mar 5Died in committee in the House