| (a) A publisher with approved materials shall comply
with product standards and specifications.
(b) Publishers participating in the adoption process
are responsible for all expenses incurred by their participation.
(c) A publisher may not submit instructional materials
for review that have been authored or contributed to by a current
employee of the Texas Education Agency (TEA). This does not apply
to open education resource instructional materials as developed by
TEA in accordance with Texas Education Code, Chapter 31, Subchapter
B-1.
(d) On or before the deadline established in the schedule
of approval procedures, publishers shall submit correlations of instructional
materials submitted for review in a format designated by the commissioner
of education. Correlations shall be provided for materials designed
for student use and materials designed for teacher use and include:
(1) evidence of coverage of each student expectation,
in the context of the lesson, of the Texas Essential Knowledge and
Skills or Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines and applicable English
Language Proficiency Standards required by the proclamation or the
request for instructional materials for review; and
(2) evidence of alignment to the quality rubric indicators.
(e) On or before the deadline established in the schedule
of approval procedures, publishers shall certify that after exercising
reasonable efforts, the submitted material complies with suitability
standards and all applicable state laws.
(f) A publisher that intends to offer instructional
materials for review and approval shall comply with additional requirements
included in a proclamation or the annual request for instructional
materials for review.
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