Okla. Stat. tit. 70, § 70-16-113

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Official statutory text

A. All monies allocated for the purchase of textbooks shall be

sent directly to the school districts. The treasurer of each school

district shall enter the allocated textbook amount for deposit in

the appropriate account and the reporting of financial transactions

involving textbooks shall be made according to the Oklahoma Cost

Accounting System, as adopted by the State Board of Education

pursuant to Section 5-135 of this title. The price to be paid for

instructional materials on the state textbook list shall be no

greater than that stipulated in the contract with the publisher.

The State Board of Education shall approve purchase order forms to

be used by school districts to order books from the depository. All

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books ordered shall be delivered to the school district.

Depositories are authorized to confer with individual school

districts on plans to reduce the number of textbooks returned by

school districts to depositories and to confer on restocking fees

associated with such returns.

B. The State Board of Education shall provide sufficient office

space, equipment, records and supplies necessary for a proper

performance of the duties and functions vested in it and the State

Textbook Committee, and the State Board of Education shall appoint

and fix the compensation and duties of necessary personnel to assist

the State Board of Education in performing its said duties and

functions.

C. The State Board of Education shall not reserve any funds

from appropriations made for the purchase of textbooks for rebinding

or for freight or transportation costs. Each school district shall

be responsible for any cost incurred by that district for rebinding

services or freight or transportation costs.

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