(1) For a school year beginning with or after the 2012-13 school year, a school district may not purchase primary instructional materials unless the primary instructional materials provider: (a) contracts with an independent party to evaluate and map the alignment of the primary instructional materials with the core standards for Utah public schools adopted under Section 53E-3-501; (b) provides a detailed summary of the evaluation under Subsection (1)(a) on a public website at no charge, for use by teachers and the general public; and (c) pays the costs related to the requirements of this Subsection (1).

(a) contracts with an independent party to evaluate and map the alignment of the primary instructional materials with the core standards for Utah public schools adopted under Section 53E-3-501;

(b) provides a detailed summary of the evaluation under Subsection (1)(a) on a public website at no charge, for use by teachers and the general public; and

(c) pays the costs related to the requirements of this Subsection (1).

(2) The requirements under Subsection (1) may not be performed by: (a) the state board; (b) the state superintendent or employees of the state board; (c) the State Instructional Materials Commission appointed pursuant to Section 53E-4-402; (d) a local school board or a school district; or (e) the instructional materials creator or publisher.

(a) the state board;

(b) the state superintendent or employees of the state board;

(c) the State Instructional Materials Commission appointed pursuant to Section 53E-4-402;

(d) a local school board or a school district; or

(e) the instructional materials creator or publisher.

(3) The state board shall make rules that establish: (a) the qualifications of the independent parties who may evaluate and map the alignment of the primary instructional materials in accordance with the provisions of Subsection (1)(a); and (b) requirements for the detailed summary of the evaluation and its placement on a public website in accordance with the provisions of Subsection (1)(b).

(a) the qualifications of the independent parties who may evaluate and map the alignment of the primary instructional materials in accordance with the provisions of Subsection (1)(a); and

(b) requirements for the detailed summary of the evaluation and its placement on a public website in accordance with the provisions of Subsection (1)(b).