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LOUISIANA STATUTES AND CODES
RS 17:352 Books, films, other school materials; screening required
§352. Books, films, other school materials; screening required
A.(1) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education or the state Department of Education shall take such action as is necessary to assure that all school books and materials of instruction submitted for state adoption are thoroughly screened, reviewed, and approved as to their content by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the local parish or city school board concerned.
(2) The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education or the state Department of Education shall take such action as is necessary to assure that any state committee or other group responsible for screening, reviewing, and evaluating any materials of instruction and computer and related technological equipment and supplies, including but not limited to any group created pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 17:415.1, shall contain a membership not less than one-third of which are teachers as defined in R.S. 17:415.1.
B. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall maintain a copy of all approved textbooks and teaching materials. Such textbooks and teaching materials shall be maintained in the Department of Education for a period of one year following their initial approval and thereafter shall be maintained in the department's book depository during the time they are approved for use in Louisiana's public schools. Such textbooks and teaching materials shall be available for public inspection during regular office hours.
C. The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education shall adopt rules and regulations to carry out the provisions of this Section.
D. Whoever intentionally violates any provision of this Section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars or by imprisonment for not to exceed six months, or both.
Acts 1975, No. 646, §1. Amended by Acts 1981, No. 618, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1024, §1; Acts 1999, No. 190, §1.