Bill > HB2464

This bill modifies how the State Board of Education (SBOE) adopts textbooks for public schools by creating three new categories for textbook lists: an "exemplary list" for textbooks that meet all requirements and incorporate significant technological and multimedia elements, a "conforming list" for textbooks that meet core content and physical specifications but may not have advanced technological features, and a "nonconforming list" for textbooks that meet basic physical specifications but only cover about half of the essential knowledge and skills. The bill also clarifies that textbooks on any of these lists must be free of factual errors, and it outlines how open-source textbooks and supplemental materials will be handled within these new categories, including provisions for cost limits and how school districts can use their textbook credits.