Section 53E-4-408 - Instructional materials alignment with core standards for Utah public schools(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 standards for Utah public schools adopted under Section 53E-3-501;(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:(b) the state superintendent or employees of the state board;(c) a local school board or a school district; or(d) the instructional materials creator or publisher.(3) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the state board 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 507, 2024 General Session ,§ 60, eff. 5/1/2024.Amended by Chapter 408, 2020 General Session ,§ 12, eff. 5/12/2020.Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General Session ,§ 69, eff. 5/14/2019.Renumbered from § 53A-14-107 and amended by Chapter 1, 2018 General Session ,§ 108, eff. 1/24/2018.Amended by Chapter 144, 2016 General Session ,§ 34, eff. 5/10/2016.Amended by Chapter 415, 2015 General Session ,§ 33, eff. 5/12/2015.Amended by Chapter 305, 2010 General Session