THE REVISED SCHOOL CODE (EXCERPT)
Act 451 of 1976 Part 19
TEXTBOOKS

380.1421 “Textbook” defined.

Sec. 1421.

As used in this part, "textbook" means a book which is selected and approved by the board of a school district and which contains a presentation of principles of a subject, or which is a literary work relevant to the study of a subject required for the use of classroom pupils.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
Popular Name: Act 451

380.1422 Selection, approval, purchase, and use of textbooks; textbooks as property of school district; loaning textbooks to pupils; deposit.

Sec. 1422.

(1) The board of each school district shall select, approve, and purchase the textbooks to be used by the pupils of the schools on the subjects taught in the district.

(2) The textbooks shall be the property of the school district purchasing them and shall be loaned to pupils without charge. A board may require a reasonable and refundable deposit on textbooks.

History: 1976, Act 451, Imd. Eff. Jan. 13, 1977
Popular Name: Act 451

380.1431 Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.

Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to purchase of textbooks.
Popular Name: Act 451

380.1432-380.1436 Repealed. 1990, Act 258, Imd. Eff. Oct. 15, 1990.

Compiler's Notes: The repealed sections pertained to contracts and bonds.
Popular Name: Act 451

380.1437 Repealed. 1995, Act 289, Eff. July 1, 1996.

Compiler's Notes: The repealed section pertained to sale of textbooks by unlawful inducement.
Popular Name: Act 451

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