School Board of Palm Beach County

RULE TITLE: Instructional Materials Accountability.

RULE NUMBER: Policy 8.1225.

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To allow recovery of the new-purchase value of instructional materials, such as textbooks, that are lost, destroyed, or unnecessarily damaged during the first two years of use.

SUMMARY: Implements an exemption recognized by the State Board of Education on February 17, 2004, under Charter District status. Although Fla. Stat. § 1006.28(3)(b) would normally permit recovery of 100% of a textbook's new-purchase-price value if it was lost, destroyed, or unnecessarily damaged during the first one year of use, this exemption allows 100% of the new-purchase price to be recovered during the first two years of use.

SPECIFIC RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: §§ 1001.41(2); 1006.28, Fla. Stat.

LAWS IMPLEMENTED: §§ 1006.28; 1006.42; 1003.62(2) and partial exemption from § 1006.28(3)(b), Fla. Stat.

SUMMARY OF STATEMENT OF ESTIMATED REGULATORY COST (OPTIONAL, IF ONE HAS BEEN PREPARED): None. Any person who wishes to provide information regarding a statement of estimated regulatory costs, or to provide a proposal for a lower cost regulatory alternative, must do so in writing within 21 days of the publication of this Notice.

TEXT OF PROPOSED RULE: Is available from the District's web site at www.SchoolBoardPolicies.com/revisions.htm.

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

PERSON ORIGINATING THE PROPOSED RULE: Meezie Pierce.

SUPERVISOR OR PERSON WHO APPROVED THE PROPOSED RULE: Dr. Art Johnson.

DATE PROPOSED RULE WAS APPROVED BY THE SCHOOL BOARD: June 28, 2004.

PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT NOTICE WAS PUBLISHED: June 14, 2004, in The Palm Beach Post.

PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE: Adoption of the proposed rule is anticipated to be considered at the School Board's Special Meeting on Policies on August 2, 2004, anticipated to begin at 2:15 p.m. in the Board Chambers at 3300 Forest Hill Blvd., West Palm Beach, Fla. AGENDA: A copy of the agenda will be available by July 26 on the District’s Web site. Pursuant to the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act, any person requiring special accommodations to participate in these meetings is asked to advise the agency at least 48 hours before the workshop by contacting the Board clerk at 434-8139. This meeting is open to the public.