Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 337 § 337.120 — District school board adoption of list and use of approved textbooks and
Oregon Revised Statutes Chapter 337 ·
Oregon Code § 337.120·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
District school board adoption of list and use of approved textbooks and
instructional materials.
(1)(a) A district school board, with the assistance of teachers and
administrators of the district, shall adopt a list of textbooks and other
instructional materials for each grade and subject for which instruction is
provided by the school district.
(b) When adopting
a list of textbooks and other instructional materials, the district school
board shall consider whether the textbooks and other instructional materials
are available through online resources that enable students with print
disabilities to receive the textbooks and instructional materials free of
charge.
(c) The district
school board shall adopt the list in compliance with ORS 337.141 and shall
involve parents and citizens in the process.
(2) The district
school board shall cause the textbooks or other instructional materials,
according to titles, that are included on the list adopted under subsection (1)
of this section to be used in its schools at the beginning of the next school
year following the state adoption under ORS 337.141, except when, pursuant to
rules of the State Board of Education, the district school board is authorized
by the Superintendent of Public Instruction to postpone use for a reasonable
period of time.
(3) District
school boards shall establish a process and timeline for regularly determining
whether textbooks and instructional materials on the list adopted under
subsection (1) of this section are available through online resources that
enable students with print disabilities to receive textbooks and instructional
materials free of charge. [Amended by 1953 c.121 §3; 1965 c.100 §260; 1967
c.100 §1; 1975 c.754 §15; 1989 c.491 §27; 1991 c.886 §12; 1997 c.115 §3; 2012
c.91 §7; 2013 c.98 §5]
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Key Points
01Part of Oregon statutory law
02Referenced as Oregon Code § 337.120
03Subject to legislative amendments
04Consult a licensed attorney for application to specific cases
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