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THE FREE TEXT BOOK LAW
3e it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas:
SECTION 1. The State Board of Education is hereby au
empowered and it is made its duty to purchase books from the coi -
tractors of text books used in public free schools of this State and tm
distribute the same without other cost to the pupils attending such
schools within this State in the manner and upon the conditions here-
inafter set out.
SECTION 2. That in order to carry out the provisions of this Act,
the State Board of Education shall annually at a meeting designated
by them each year, set apart out of the available free school fund of
the State an amount sufficient to purchase and distribute the necessary
school books for the use of the pupils of this State for the scholastic
year ensuing.
SECTION 0. The State Text Book Fund of this State shall consist
of the fund set aside by the State Board of Education from the avail-
able school fund as is provided for in Section 2 of this Act, together
with all funds accruing from the sale of disused books and all moneys
derived from the purchase of books from boards of school trustees by
private individuals, by schools, or from any other source.
SECTION 4. The State Board of Education shall require from the
State Superintendent, on July first of each year, a report as to the
funds necessary for the purchase and distribution and other necessary
expenses of school books for the regular school session of the following
year, and said Board of Education shall have the power to set apart
from the available school fund the estimated amount with 25 per cent
additional, this additional sum to be used only to meet emergencies or
necessities caused by unusual increase in scholastic attendance or by
unusual and unforeseen expenses and school conditions. Funds trans-
ferred to the Text Book Fund shall remain permanently in this fund
until expended, and shall not lapse to the State at the close of the
fiscal year; provided, that the State Superintendent of Public Instruc-
tion shall be required to include in the aforementioned report to the
State Board of Education a statement as to the amount of this fund
which is unexpended, and said amount shall be considered by the Board
in determining the necessary expenditures for text books for the fol-
lowing year.
SECTION 5. The purchase and distribution of free text books for
the State shall be under the management of the State Superintendent
of Public Instruction, subject to the approval of the State Board of
Education. All details of plans for purchase and distribution of books
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Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives. Free Text Book Law, book, March 1919; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1246711/m1/1/?q=%221919~%22: accessed June 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Private Collection of the CC Cox Family.