[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 25, Volume 1]
[Revised as of April 1, 2005]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 25CFR36.41]

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                            TITLE 25--INDIANS
 
     CHAPTER I--BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
 
PART 36_MINIMUM ACADEMIC STANDARDS FOR THE BASIC EDUCATION OF INDIAN 
CHILDREN AND NATIONAL CRITERIA FOR DORMITORY SITUATIONS--Table of Contents
 
                     Subpart E_Instructional Support
 
Sec. 36.41  Standard XIV--Textbooks.

    (a) Each school shall establish a textbook review committee composed 
of teachers, parents, and students, and school board members. 
Appointment to the textbook review committee shall be subject to school 
board approval.
    (b) The textbook review committee shall establish a procedure and 
criteria for the annual review of textbooks and other materials used to 
complement instruction. The criteria shall include, but not be limited 
to, the following:
    (1) The textbook content shall meet the course objectives which are 
within the adopted school curriculum.
    (2) The textbooks shall, as much as possible, reflect cultures 
accurately.
    (3) The textbooks shall be current, in good physical condition, and 
varied in reading levels.
    (c) Each school shall equitably distribute instructional materials 
to all classrooms. Each school shall inventory all property and 
equipment annually prior to requisitioning additional materials. Copies 
of the inventory shall be kept on file by the school staff.