{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-31.0216","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 31.0216","heading":"AGENCY PURCHASE OF INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY.","body":"(a) From funds appropriated for the purpose, the agency may contract directly, including by extending a contract, for the purchase of instructional materials and technology for use by school districts.\n(b) The provisions of Chapter 2157, Government Code, requiring a state agency to use a contract or contract terms developed or preapproved by the Department of Information Resources do not apply to a contract entered into under this section, but the agency may participate in a program authorized by that chapter.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 818 (H.B. 1605), Sec. 19, eff. June 13, 2023.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION","SUBTITLE F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES","CHAPTER 31. INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY","SUBCHAPTER A-1. STATE FUNDING FOR INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND TECHNOLOGY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.31.htm#31.0216","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"99512425443a57c1db2ed33a525ad8297692c73a6c64fb409d499c0e2ce1beac","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-31.0215","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-31.022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}