Textbook publishers; Board of Education shall certify publishers. (HB1550)
Introduced By
Del. David Englin (D-Alexandria)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
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Passed House |
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Passed Senate |
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Signed by Governor |
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Became Law |
Description
Approval of textbook publishers. Provides that the Board of Education shall certify publishers of textbooks rather than approving the textbooks themselves. In order to become a Board-certified publisher, a publisher must agree to (i) employ established content experts to review every textbook available for sale to Virginia school divisions, (ii) list with each book the content experts that have reviewed it, (iii) certify that the content of books for sale to Virginia school divisions in Standards of Learning subjects meet the appropriate mandated content standards, and (iv) agree to be fully responsible for replacing, correcting, or otherwise fixing any mistakes discovered by the Board or the Superintendent. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/03/2011 | Committee |
01/03/2011 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/11 11100662D |
01/03/2011 | Referred to Committee on Education |
01/21/2011 | Assigned Education sub: #1 Standards of Quality |
01/24/2011 | Impact statement from DPB (HB1550) |
01/25/2011 | Subcommittee recommends passing by with letter (8-Y 0-N) |
01/26/2011 | Passed by in Education with letter |