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When appropriated, funds for the procurement of textbooks distributed must be used to purchase items that meet the definition of a textbook as stated in Miss. Code Ann. § 37- 43-1: "Textbook shall be defined as any medium or manual of instruction, which contains a systematic presentation of the principles of a subject and which constitutes a major instructional vehicle for that subject."
The Mississippi Legislature will annually appropriate funds to the MDE for the procurement of textbooks. The funds are a part of the Mississippi Adequate Education Program. The district will allocate from the annual funds the amount to be used for the purchase of textbooks. All textbook budgeted funds may be utilized to procure textbooks in accordance with the policies contained in this handbook.
Each public school district will be responsible for the payment of the freight costs incurred in the shipment of the textbooks to the local school or district.
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