Section 406 – Awarding instructional materials contracts.
Effective 5/14/2019 53E-4-406. Awarding instructional materials contracts. (1) The state board shall award contracts for furnishing instructional materials. (2) If a satisfactory proposal to furnish instructional materials is not received, a new request for proposals may be issued. Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General Session
Section 407 – Illegal acts — Misdemeanor.
Effective 5/14/2019 53E-4-407. Illegal acts — Misdemeanor. It is a class B misdemeanor for a member of the commission or the state board to receive money or other remuneration as an inducement for the recommendation or introduction of instructional materials into the schools. Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General Session
Section 408 – Instructional materials alignment with core standards for Utah public schools.
Effective 5/12/2020 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 […]
Section 402 – Creation of commission — Powers — Payment of expenses.
Affected by 63I-1-253 on 7/1/2027 Effective 5/14/2019 53E-4-402. Creation of commission — Powers — Payment of expenses. (1) The state board shall appoint a State Instructional Materials Commission consisting of: (a) the state superintendent or the state superintendent’s designee; (b) a school district superintendent; (c) a secondary school principal; (d) an elementary school principal; (e) […]
Section 403 – Commission’s evaluation of instructional materials — Recommendation by the state board.
Effective 5/4/2022 53E-4-403. Commission’s evaluation of instructional materials — Recommendation by the state board. (1) Semi-annually after reviewing the evaluations of the commission, the state board shall recommend instructional materials for use in the public schools. (2) The standard period of time instructional materials shall remain on the list of recommended instructional materials shall be […]
Section 404 – Meetings — Notice.
Effective 5/14/2019 53E-4-404. Meetings — Notice. (1) The commission shall meet at the call of the state superintendent or the state superintendent’s designee. (2) Notice of a meeting shall be given as required under Section 52-4-202. Amended by Chapter 186, 2019 General Session
Section 405 – Sealed proposals for instructional materials contracts — Sample copies — Price of instructional materials.
Effective 1/24/2018 53E-4-405. Sealed proposals for instructional materials contracts — Sample copies — Price of instructional materials. (1) As used in this section, the word “sealed” does not preclude acceptance of electronically sealed and submitted bids or proposals in addition to bids or proposals manually sealed and submitted. (2) A person seeking a contract to […]
Section 311 – Analysis of results — Staff professional development.
Effective 5/5/2021 53E-4-311. Analysis of results — Staff professional development. (1) The state board, through the state superintendent, shall develop an online data reporting tool to analyze the results of statewide assessments. (2) The online data reporting tool shall include components designed to: (a) assist school districts and individual schools to use the results of […]
Section 312 – Preparation for tests.
Effective 5/14/2019 53E-4-312. Preparation for tests. (1) School district employees may not conduct any specific instruction or preparation of students that would be a breach of testing ethics, such as the teaching of specific test questions. (2) School district employees who administer the test shall follow the standardization procedures in the test administration manual for […]
Section 313 – Construction of part.
Effective 1/24/2018 53E-4-313. Construction of part. Nothing in this part shall be construed to mean or represented to require that graduation from a high school or promotion to another grade is in any way dependent upon successful performance of any test administered as a part of the testing program established under this part. Renumbered and […]