South Carolina Statutes
§ 59-31-510 — Contracts with publishers for rental or purchase of books.
South Carolina § 59-31-510
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Bluebook
S.C. Code Ann. § 59-31-510 (2026).
Text
The State Board of Education may negotiate and execute contracts with the publishers of textbooks and instructional materials and vendors of instructional technology that allow the State to rent from the publishers or buy outright the books to be used in the public schools, with discretion in the State Board of Education to make rental contracts or purchase contracts as may be to the best advantage of the State. A contract made with a publisher of textbooks may be made so as to divide the payment to the publisher for rental or purchase over a period of three years, but it must not be construed to prevent the State Board of Education from purchasing or renting additional books as necessary. If the State Board of Education decides to purchase outright the books to be used in the schools of t
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Legislative History
HISTORY: 1962 Code SECTION 21-501; 1952 Code SECTION 21-501; 1942 Code SECTION 5292; 1936 (39) 1549; 1997 Act No. 140, SECTION 5.
Nearby Sections
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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 § 59-31-510, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/sc/31/59-31-510.