{"data":{"id":"us-ca/edc-60044","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"EDC § 60044","heading":"","body":"A governing board shall not adopt any instructional materials for use in the schools that, in its determination, contain:\n(a) Any matter reflecting adversely upon persons on the basis of race or ethnicity, gender, religion, disability, nationality, or sexual orientation, occupation, or because of a characteristic listed in Section 220.\n(b) Any sectarian or denominational doctrine or propaganda contrary to law.","path":["Education Code - EDC","TITLE 2. ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION [33000. - 65001.]","DIVISION 4. INSTRUCTION AND SERVICES [46000. - 65001.]","PART 33. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TESTING [60000. - 60910.]","CHAPTER 1. Instructional Materials [60000. - 60152.]","ARTICLE 3. Requirements, Materials [60040. - 60052.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"0e06a77c747ffdcb85232f3ee124544cf6381ce938cea471ea88272b7fc74f1d","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/edc-60043","next":"us-ca/edc-60045"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}