SECTION 66.39. Regional Education Service Centers: Procedures for Handling Samples; Public Access to Samples

(a) Each regional education service center (ESC) executive director shall designate one person to supervise all access to samples of instructional materials.

(b) On or before the date specified in the schedule of adoption procedures, each ESC representative shall notify the commissioner of education of all irregularities in electronic samples in a manner designated by the commissioner. The appropriate publisher shall be notified of any sample irregularities reported by the ESCs.

(c) One electronic sample of all instructional materials under consideration for adoption shall be retained in each ESC for review by interested persons. The review sample must remain available until the ESC receives the electronic final adopted product sample on the date specified in the schedule of adoption procedures.

(d) Appropriate information, such as locator and login information and passwords, shall be made available by the ESCs to ensure public access to Internet-based instructional content throughout the review or contract period, as appropriate.

(e) Regional ESCs shall ensure reasonable public access to sample instructional materials, including access outside of normal working hours that shall be scheduled by appointment.

(f) On or before the date specified in the schedule of adoption procedures, each ESC shall publicize the date on which sample instructional materials will be available for review and shall notify all school districts in the region of the schedule.

(g) One electronic final sample of all instructional materials adopted by the State Board of Education shall be retained in each ESC for the entire adoption period for review by interested persons. Samples of adopted prekindergarten materials must match the format of the products to be provided to schools upon ordering.

Source Note: The provisions of this §66.39 adopted to be effective May 5, 2016, 41 TexReg 3137; amended to be effective March 24, 2020, 45 TexReg 1989