Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-16-104

Adoption of textbook.

Oklahoma Statutes - Title 70. Schools Page 693

All bids shall be sealed and delivered to the secretary of the

State Textbook Committee, to be delivered by the secretary to the

Committee for the purpose of considering the bids. The Committee

shall meet prior to August 15 of each year at the time and place

mentioned in the advertisement required by Section 16-103 of this

title, to open and examine the sealed bids received, and make a full

and complete investigation of all books and the bids accompanying

the same. The books shall be selected after careful consideration

of all the books presented, and the books selected for adoption

shall be those which the Committee rates as "Exemplifies Quality" or

"Approaching Quality" on the rubric pursuant to Section 16-102 of

this title. The Committee shall give consideration to any

legislative resolution concerning textbook content and the testimony

received at public hearings when making the selections. The

Committee shall proceed without delay to select, for use of the

public schools of this state, textbooks as specified in this article

and shall notify publishers to whom contracts are awarded. If the

State Textbook Committee determines that significant inaccuracies

exist in the contents of a textbook which has been bid or that

information contained in the textbook is not current, the Committee

may adopt the book on a provisional basis. Final adoption of the

textbook and use of textbook money shall be contingent upon the

publisher providing a modified or revised textbook which is

acceptable to the State Textbook Committee.