53E-4-408. Instructional materials alignment with core standards for Utah public schools.

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Effective 5/1/2024

(1)For a school year beginning with or after the 2012-13 school year, a school district may not purchase primary instructional materials unless the primary instructional materials provider:

(a)contracts with an independent party to evaluate and map the alignment of the primary instructional materials with the core standards for Utah public schools adopted under Section 53E-3-501 ;

(b)provides a detailed summary of the evaluation under Subsection (1)(a) on a public website 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;

(b)the state superintendent or employees of the state board;

(c)a local school board or a school district; or

(d)the instructional materials creator or publisher.

(3)In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board shall make rules that establish:

(a)the qualifications of the independent parties who may evaluate and map the alignment of 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 public website in accordance with the provisions of Subsection (1)(b).

Amended by Chapter 507 , 2024 General Session