(a) A publisher with approved materials shall comply with product standards and specifications.
(b) Publishers participating in the adoption process are responsible for all expenses incurred by their participation.
(c) A publisher may not submit instructional materials for review that have been authored or contributed to by a current employee of the Texas Education Agency (TEA). This does not apply to open education resource instructional materials as developed by TEA in accordance with Texas Education Code, Chapter 31, Subchapter B-1.
(d) On or before the deadline established in the schedule of approval procedures, publishers shall submit correlations of instructional materials submitted for review in a format designated by the commissioner of education. Correlations shall be provided for materials designed for student use and materials designed for teacher use and include:
  (1) evidence of coverage of each student expectation, in the context of the lesson, of the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills or Texas Prekindergarten Guidelines and applicable English Language Proficiency Standards required by the proclamation or the request for instructional materials for review; and
  (2) evidence of alignment to the quality rubric indicators.
(e) On or before the deadline established in the schedule of approval procedures, publishers shall certify that after exercising reasonable efforts, the submitted material complies with suitability standards and all applicable state laws.
(f) A publisher that intends to offer instructional materials for review and approval shall comply with additional requirements included in a proclamation or the annual request for instructional materials for review.

Source Note: The provisions of this §67.23 adopted to be effective March 31, 2024, 49 TexReg 1917