Article 2. Duties Of Publishers And Manufacturers of California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 33. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 2.

All publishers and manufacturers submitting instructional materials for adoption by the state board shall comply with the provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 60000) to Article 7 (commencing with Section 60100), inclusive, of this part.

Publishers and manufacturers submitting instructional materials for adoption shall provide sample copies of such materials in quantities to be determined by the state board.

Publishers and manufacturers, at a time designated by the state board, shall submit detailed specifications of the physical characteristics of that material. The publisher or manufacturer shall comply with those specifications if the material is adopted and purchased in completed form by the state board or any district board. Changes in specifications may be made when approved by the state board and the publisher or manufacturer.

Publishers and manufacturers may biennially submit revisions to price schedules submitted pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 60201.

As agreed upon by publishers and school districts, publishers may provide in-service training or professional development in the use of the instructional materials provided by them.

Publishers and manufacturers shall, in accordance with rules and regulations adopted by the state board, develop plans to improve the quality and reliability of instructional materials through learner verification. District boards shall be encouraged to permit publishers and manufacturers to have limited access to classrooms for necessary testing and observation. Publishers and manufacturers shall provide copies of test results and evaluations made as part of learner verification at the request of any governing board.