Section 16-NEW - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] [Effective 10/1/2024] State Textbook Committee to review periodicals(a) For purposes of this section, the term "periodical" means any magazine, newspaper, or journal published at regular intervals.(b) The State Textbook Committee shall review all periodicals that are regularly used during classroom instruction in any public K-12 school. For purposes of this section, a periodical is considered regularly used if it is used at least once a month during the academic school year.(c) The State Board of Education may develop guidelines for the review of periodicals. The review process shall include, but not be limited to, publishing statewide lists of vetted and approved periodicals.(d) Guidelines developed for the review of periodicals pursuant to this section shall be separate from the State Textbook Review Process provided by Article 3 of Chapter 36 of Title 16, Code of Alabama 1975.Ala. Code § 16-NEW (1975)
Added by Act 2024-353,§ 1, eff. 10/1/2024.