Education Code § 31.074

Sec. 31.074. DISTRIBUTION. (a) The commissioner shall provide for the distribution of open education resource instructional materials in a manner consistent with distribution of instructional materials approved under Subchapter B. (b) The commissioner may use a competitive process to contract for printing, other reproduction, or storage of open education resource instructional material on behalf of a school district or open-enrollment charter school. The commissioner may not require a school district or open-enrollment charter school to contract with a state-approved provider for the printing, reproduction, or storage of open education resource instructional material. (c) The agency is not required to comply with Subchapters C and D, Chapter 2052, Government Code, with regard to the printing or reproduction of an open education resource instructional material made available under this subchapter. Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 679 (H.B. 2488), Sec. 7, eff. September 1, 2009. Amended by: Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 45, eff. July 19, 2011. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 581 (S.B. 810), Sec. 24, eff. June 9, 2017. Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 818 (H.B. 1605), Sec. 35, eff. June 13, 2023.