{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-31.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 31.001","heading":"FREE INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS.","body":"Instructional materials selected for use in the public schools shall be furnished without cost to the students attending those schools. Except as provided by Section 31.104(d), a school district may not charge a student for instructional material or technological equipment purchased by the district with the district's instructional materials and technology allotment.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995.\nAmended by:\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 6 (S.B. 6), Sec. 18, eff. July 19, 2011.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 581 (S.B. 810), Sec. 1, eff. June 9, 2017.\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 705 (H.B. 3526), Sec. 1, eff. June 12, 2017.\nReenacted by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 467 (H.B. 4170), Sec. 5.003, eff. September 1, 2019.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES","CHAPTER 31. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.31.htm#31.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"5a08022788f1ba9adccfdf890042a10e6c57935df3f96f6d62c19bd497a6e728","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-30b.202","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-31.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}