SECTION 66.43. Adding Content During the Public Comment Period

(a) Publishers that wish to add or modify content after submitting their electronic pre-adoption samples but prior to adoption must make the new content available to the public, meet all the same requirements with that new content that the original pre-adoption sample meets, and document changes on the list of corrections and editorial changes, as specified in §66.28 of this title (relating to Requirements for Publisher Participation).

(b) Changes to content in materials under consideration for adoption made in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, including those proposed in response to public comment, must be received by the Texas Education Agency by seven business days prior to the meeting at which the State Board of Education will vote to adopt instructional materials. The proposed changes shall be posted on the Texas Education Agency website at least five business days prior to the meeting at which the State Board of Education will vote to adopt instructional materials.

(c) Changes to content in materials under consideration for adoption proposed in response to public testimony must be received by the Texas Education Agency by 5:00 p.m. on the Wednesday prior to the meeting at which the State Board of Education will vote to adopt instructional materials.

(d) After materials have been adopted, content changes must be made in accordance with §66.75 of this title (relating to Updates to Adopted Instructional Materials).

Source Note: The provisions of this §66.43 adopted to be effective May 5, 2016, 41 TexReg 3137; amended to be effective March 24, 2020, 45 TexReg 1989