CODE OF VIRGINIA

APPROVAL OF TEXTBOOKS (§ 22.1-238)

A. The Board of Education shall have the authority to approve textbooks suitable
for use in the public schools and shall have authority to approve instructional
aids and materials for use in the public schools. The Board shall publish a list
of all approved textbooks on its website and shall list the publisher and the
current lowest wholesale price of such textbooks.

B. Any school board may use textbooks not approved by the Board provided the
school board selects such books in accordance with regulations promulgated by
the Board.

C. For the purposes of this chapter, the term “textbooks” means
print or electronic media for student use that serve as the primary curriculum
basis for a grade-level subject or course.

HISTORY: 1980, c. 559; 2002, c. 421; 2008, cc. 430, 615, 663.