Tex. Educ. Code Section 31.102
Title and Custody; School District Purchases

(a)

Each instructional material purchased as provided by this chapter for a school district or an open-enrollment charter school is the property of the district or school.

(b)

Subsection (a) applies to electronic instructional material only to the extent of any applicable licensing agreement.

(c)

The board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of an open-enrollment charter school shall distribute printed instructional material to students in the manner that the board or governing body determines is most effective and economical.

(d)

A school district is not required to use a method provided by Section 44.031 (Purchasing Contracts)(a) to purchase instructional materials that have been reviewed by the agency under Section 31.023 (Instructional Material Review) and included on the list of approved instructional materials maintained by the State Board of Education under Section 31.022 (State Board of Education Instructional Materials Review and Approval).
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 51, eff. July 19, 2011.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 818 (H.B. 1605), Sec. 42, eff. June 13, 2023.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 818 (H.B. 1605), Sec. 43, eff. June 13, 2023.

Source: Section 31.102 — Title and Custody; School District Purchases, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.­31.­htm#31.­102 (accessed May 26, 2025).

31.001
Free Instructional Materials 31.002
Definitions 31.003
Rules 31.006
Advisory Committee 31.021
State Instructional Materials and Technology Fund 31.022
State Board of Education Instructional Materials Review and Approval 31.023
Instructional Material Review 31.025
Instructional Material Internet Website 31.026
Contract 31.027
Information to School Districts 31.028
Special Instructional Materials 31.029
Bilingual Instructional Materials 31.030
Used Instructional Materials 31.031
College Preparatory Instructional Materials 31.071
Availability of Open Education Resource Instructional Material 31.072
Content Requirements 31.073
Selection by School District 31.074
Distribution 31.075
State Ownership 31.076
Rules 31.102
Title and Custody 31.103
Instructional Material Requisitions 31.104
Distribution and Handling 31.105
Sale or Disposal of Instructional Materials and Technological Equipment 31.106
Use of Local Funds 31.151
Duties of Publishers and Manufacturers 31.152
Accepting Rebate on Instructional Materials or Technological Equipment 31.153
Violation of Free Instructional Materials Law 31.154
Instructional Materials Parent Portal 31.0205
Funding for Open-enrollment Charter Schools 31.0211
Instructional Materials and Technology Allotment 31.0212
Instructional Materials and Technology Account 31.0214
Adjustment for High Enrollment Growth Districts 31.0215
Instructional Materials and Technology Allotment Purchases 31.0216
Agency Purchase of Instructional Materials and Technology 31.0251
Instructional Material Support 31.0252
Local Review of Classroom Instructional Material 31.0701
References to State-developed Open Education Resource Instructional Material 31.0711
Content Not Owned by State 31.0712
Open Education Resource Advisory Board 31.0721
Review and Release of Open Education Resource Instructional Material 31.0722
Open Education Resource Instructional Materials Repository 31.0751
Open Education Resource Instructional Material Transition Plan 31.0752
Open Education Resource Instructional Material Support Program 31.0753
Teacher Candidate Access and Support Program 31.1011
Certification of Provision of Instructional Materials 31.1012
Report to Agency 31.07101
Free Use, Reuse, Modification, or Sharing License
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May 26, 2025

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