South Carolina Statutes
§ 59-31-40 — Adoption of new books; contract terms.
South Carolina § 59-31-40
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-31-40 (2026).
Text
The meetings of the State Board of Education in any year at which an adoption is made must be public. New textbooks adopted by the State Board of Education in any year must not be used in the free public schools of this State until the next school session begins. Each contract between the State Board of Education and a publisher of textbooks and instructional materials or vendor of instructional technology must require that all textbooks or other instructional material rented or purchased by the State be free of any clear, substantive, factual, or grammatical error. The contract also must allow the State Board of Education to require reasonable remedies if an error is found.
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 21-457; 1952 Code SECTION 21-457; 1947 (45) 55; 1997 Act No. 140, SECTION 2.
Nearby Sections
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§ 59-31-10
Library committee.§ 59-31-20
Field workers.§ 59-31-220
Furnishing library books.§ 59-31-230
Furnishing audio-visual equipment.§ 59-31-240
Pupils' option to purchase or rent books.§ 59-31-280
Subsequent election to come under system.§ 59-31-300
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Bluebook (online)
South Carolina § 59-31-40, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/31/59-31-40.