Current through Vol. 42, No. 4, November 1, 2024
Section 780:10-3-3 - Instructional materials development and dissemination(a)Purpose. The Curriculum and Instructional Materials Center (CIMC) and the CareerTech Testing Center (CTTC) shall develop and distribute instructional materials and assessments in print and digital formats.(b)Product pricing. Prices for assessments and study guides shall be determined using pricing formulas established or adopted by the CTTC. Print products and online courses shall be determined using pricing formulas established or adopted by the CIMC. Prices will be the same for both Oklahoma and non-Oklahoma customers, with the exception of assessments. Assessments shall be provided free of charge to Oklahoma CareerTech students. The End User License Agreement describes bulk seat purchases of CIMC online courses.(c)Order processing. Orders for assessments and study guides shall be made using the CTTC online catalog or by contacting the designated CTTC customer service staff by phone. Print products and online courses shall be made by using the online catalog or by transmitting a completed order form by email or fax, or by contacting the designated CIMC customer service staff by phone. (1)Required order information. Orders shall include the following basic information to be processed, regardless of order method:(E) Additional information may be required to process/deliver orders for web-based products (i.e. assessments online courses).(2)Shipping charges. Shipping charges shall apply to all products that are not web-based. Domestic shipping charges are 10% for orders up to $200 and 8% for orders over $200. International shipping charges are 20% of the value of products ordered. A minimum shipping and handling charge shall be established by the CIMC and applied to all orders.(3)Sales tax. Sales tax shall be charges on all products sold for personal use and to non-governmental entities except for assessments.(4)Payments. Payment for products shall be made at the time of purchase. Acceptable methods of payment are purchase order, check, and credit card (VISA, MasterCard, or Discover). Checks for print products or online course orders must be made payable to CIMC. Checks for online assessments or study guides must be made payable to CTTC. Payment for international orders must be remitted in U.S. dollars drawn on a U.S. bank or world money order.(5)Returns, restocking fee and refunds. Unless otherwise specified below, all returns must be preauthorized by contacting CIMC Customer Service at (800) 654-4502. No returns will be authorized after 30 days from the date of invoice (90 days for Oklahoma customers). Unless a backorder is pending, refunds on authorized returns will be issued within 120 days of the original date of invoice.(A)Printed materials. No returns for print on demand materials. A restocking fee of 20% of the returned product value will be applied to all returns. All returns must include the packing slip and/or invoice number.(B)Multimedia products. Multimedia products (videos, DVDs, software) cannot be returned.(C)Online courses. The End User License Agreement describes the refund policy that applies to CIMC online courses.(D)Assessments. Assessments may not be returned for refund. All testing credits expire on June 30th of the academic year issued.(6)Shipping address. Returned materials must be shipped to the following address: CIMC/Instructional Materials Warehouse, Oklahoma Department of Career & Technology Education, 1201 N. Western Road, Stillwater, OK 74075-2723.(d)Defective or damaged materials.(1)Defective materials. The CIMC must receive notification of print materials shipped in defective condition within five (5) days of customer's receipt of the materials. Credit for materials in defective condition shall be 100% of invoice price or free product replacement, as appropriate.(2)Damage In-Transit. The CIMC is not responsible for damage to CIMC products incurred in transit. In such event, the customer must follow the carrier's claims process.Okla. Admin. Code § 780:10-3-3
Amended at 9 Ok Reg 2599, eff 6-25-92; Amended at 11 Ok Reg 2881, eff 6-13-94; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 2013, eff 5-27-97; Amended at 16 Ok Reg 3191, eff 7-12-99; Amended at 18 Ok Reg 3272, eff 7-26-01; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 2886, eff 7-11-04; Amended at 25 Ok Reg 2089, eff 7-1-08; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2384, eff 7-1-09; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 1986, eff 7-1-10Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 33, Issue 24, September 1, 2016, eff. 9/11/2016Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 24, September 1, 2021, eff. 9/11/2021Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 41, Issue 21, July 15, 2024, eff. 7/25/2024