§ 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 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 curriculum adopted under Section 53A-1-402;

(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 of Education;

(b) the superintendent of public instruction or the State Office of Education;

(c) the State Instructional Materials Commission appointed pursuant to Section 53A-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, the State Board of Education 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 305, 2010 General Session