Vendors, upon requests of county superintendents, shall furnish to county boards of education the requested sample copies of items that were selected and placed on the state multiple list by the state board of education in accordance with the provisions of section three of this article.
School curriculum teams shall make their curriculum and instructional needs known to the county superintendent and selection committees prior to the consideration of any adopted grouping in accordance with the provisions of section three of this article. The county board of education shall, upon recommendation of the county superintendent with the aid of a committee of teachers and not later than the first day of May of the year following that in which the multiple list for the group was made and approved, select from the state multiple list one or more items to deliver instruction for a period as provided for elsewhere in this article. Counties are authorized to include nonvoting advisors from the general public in the adoption process, but shall require advisors to provide their assessment of the items appropriate for the subject before the voting committee commences the selection process.