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Exhibit 1033

Texas Education Code section 31.022, Substantive review of instructional materials by State Board of Education

Exhibit 1033 ยท Statute

Texas Education Code section 31.022, Substantive review of instructional materials by State Board of Education

Before approving instructional material, the board may review the material and must determine that the material is free from factual error and suitable for the subject and grade level for which the material is designed

The State Board of Education reviews instructional materials, must determine before approving that the material is free from factual error and suitable for the subject and grade level, and keeps a list of approved materials and may keep a list of rejected materials. Section 31.023 lets a district, a majority of Board members or a publisher request agency review. Sections adjacent to 31.022 were repealed effective 13 June 2023 by H.B. 1605; earlier adoption procedures differ.

Source
State of Texas (Legislature)
Date
as amended by H.B. 1605 (2023); text read 10 November 2026
Quoted from
Sec. 31.022(a)
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.31.htm
Accessed
2026-11-10
Cited by
Findings citing this exhibit
Note
Read at texas.public.law (a mirror) because the official capitol.texas.gov page renders by script; confirm wording on the official site and capture the pre-2023 text for the history.

Cited by

Finding INF-3.7
Primary record McGraw Hill's Form 10-K filed 11 June 2026 states that its market is fairly concentrated and that its K-12 materials in California, Florida and Texas are subject to approval by state boards of education. Texas Education Code section 31.022 requires the State Board of Education to determine that instructional material is free from factual error before approving it, and California Education Code section 60200 has the State Board adopt at least five basic instructional materials per subject for kindergarten through grade 8.