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<law><site_title>Virginia Decoded</site_title><site_url>https://vacode.org</site_url><law_id>73418</law_id><section_number>22.1-238</section_number><catch_line>(Effective July 1, 2026) Approval of textbooks and other high-quality instructional materials</catch_line><edition url="https://vacode.org/2025/" slug="2025" current="TRUE" last_updated="">2025</edition><referred_to_by><reference>22.1-253.13:1</reference></referred_to_by><structure><unit label="title" level="1" order_by="1" identifier="22.1">Education</unit><unit label="chapter" level="2" order_by="1" identifier="13">Programs, Courses of Instruction and Textbooks</unit><unit label="article" level="3" order_by="1" identifier="6">Textbooks</unit></structure><text>
						<section id="A"><p><span class="prefix-number">A.</span> The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> of Education shall have the authority to approve <span class="dictionary">textbooks and other high-quality instructional materials</span> suitable for use in the public schools and shall have authority to approve instructional aids and materials for use in the public schools. The <span class="dictionary">Board</span> shall publish a list of all approved <span class="dictionary">textbooks and other high-quality instructional materials</span> on its website and shall list the publisher and the current lowest wholesale price of such <span class="dictionary">textbooks and other high-quality instructional materials</span>. <a id="paragraph-264217" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-238/#A"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section>
						<section id="B"><p><span class="prefix-number">B.</span> Any <span class="dictionary">school board</span> may use <span class="dictionary">textbooks and other high-quality instructional materials</span> not approved by the Board provided the <span class="dictionary">school board</span> selects such <span class="dictionary">textbooks and other high-quality instructional materials</span> in accordance with regulations promulgated by the Board. <a id="paragraph-264218" class="section-permalink" href="https://vacode.org/22.1-238/#B"><i class="fa fa-link"/></a></p></section></text><history>1980, c. 559; 2002, c. 421; 2008, cc. 430, 615, 663; 2025, cc. 680, 683.</history><metadata></metadata></law>
