W. Va. Code R. § 126-36-1

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 126-36-1 - General

1.1. Scope. - This legislative rule establishes the procedures for notifying publishers of upcoming adoptions of instructional resources including print materials, electronic resources and systems, kit-based instructional materials and learning technologies by groupings and gives instructions for submitting bids.

1.2. Authority. - W. Va. Constitution, Article XII, §2 and W. Va. Code §§ 18-2-5, 18-2A-1 and 18-2A-2.

1.3. Filing Date. - February 9, 2012.

1.4. Effective Date. - March 12, 2012.

1.5. Repeal of former rule. This legislative rule repeals W. Va. §126CSR38, "Textbook Adoption Appeal Process for Publishers" (Policy 2445.412) filed October 17, 1986 and effective October 17, 1986; W. Va. §126CSR33, "Modifications in Textbook Adoption Regulations" (Policy 2445.4) filed December 27, 1982 and effective February 27, 1983; W. Va. §126CSR39, "Selection of Textbooks and Other Instructional Materials: Inter-ethnic in Content, Concept and Illustration" (Policy 2445.43) filed December 27, 1982 and effective December 27, 1982; and amends W. Va. §126CSR36, "Textbook Adoption: Notice, Request and Instruction to Publishers" (Policy 2445.41) filed September 11, 2009 and effective October 13, 2009.

1.6. Summary of policy/legislative/procedural rule. This policy notifies publishers of the requirements for submitting bids for adoption of instructional resources including print materials, electronic resources and systems, kit-based instructional materials and learning technologies by groupings for required school subjects. Dates and adoption groups vary by year, see W. Va. 126CSR35, West Virginia Board of Education (hereinafter WVBE) Policy 2445.40, Groupings for Textbook Adoption for Early Childhood Education, Middle Childhood Education, and Adolescent Education (hereinafter Policy 2445.40). Procedures are given that publishers must follow in submitting bids for the adoption of instructional resources including print materials, electronic resources and systems, kit-based instructional materials and learning technologies. Procedures are included that publishers must follow when requesting an appeal when the West Virginia Instructional Materials Advisory Committee (hereinafter IMAC) did not recommend the inclusion of their instructional materials on the Official State Multiple List of Instructional Materials to the WVBE.

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