The School Board of Palm Beach County, Florida

NOTICE OF RULE DEVELOPMENT
AND PUBLIC HEARING

RULE TITLE: Textbooks and Related Instructional Materials.

RULE NUMBER: Policy 8.122.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: The provision of adequate textbooks and other instructional materials in accordance with State law and State Board of Educational Rules.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: This proposed revision modifies current policy provisions concerning District Materials Adoption Committees and their organizational makeup. It also sets forth the materials selection and adoption procedures. The revision updates the requisition and allocation practices for instructional materials in compliance with Florida Statutes.

SPECIFIC AUTHORITY: Fla. Stat. §§ 1001.32(2); 1001.41(2); 1001.42 (22).

LAWS IMPLEMENTED: Fla. Stat. §§ 1001.32(2); 1006.28; 1006.29; 1006.37; 1006.40; 1006.41.

CONTACT PERSON: Meezie Pierce, 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach FL 33406.

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT of the proposed rule development may be obtained without cost from the School District's web site at www.SchoolBoardPolicies.com/revisions.htm .

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE: Development of the proposed rule is anticipated to be considered at the School Board's Special Meeting on Policies on February 4, 2009, anticipated to begin at 3:30 p.m. (an approximate time, as the actual start time may vary earlier or later) in the Board Chambers at 3300 Forest Hill Boulevard; West Palm Beach, Fla. AGENDA: An agenda will be available by January 28, 2009 on the District's Web site. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in this hearing is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours in advance by contacting the Board clerk at 434-8139. A person may submit written comments (12 copies) about the proposed action to the clerk no later than the time of the public hearing. This hearing is open to the public.

Publish: January 21, 2009