Free Use of Textbooks

(a)The Board shall provide for the use in public elementary and secondary schools of Guam without charge.

(b)The Board shall provide for use of adopted textbooks to students in private elementary and secondary schools in Guam without charge. Textbooks for use shall be requested by the school for the students and shall be selected from the multiple adoptions approved by the Textbook Selection Committee and the Board.

(c)The pro rata share for public schools and for private schools of the total budgetary allocation for textbooks for each school year shall be an equitable amount based upon the total enrollment of students in kindergarten through the 12th grade (grades K-12) of both the public and private schools. The amount apportioned for private school students shall be the ratio of the total enrollment of students in grades K-12 in both public and private schools for the school year in which the textbooks are to be used, to the enrollment of students in grades K-12 in private schools for that school year. The amount to be apportioned for public school students shall be calculated in the same manner using the enrollment of students in public schools.

(d)The Board may sell such textbooks to any students wishing to purchase them.

(e)The term “Textbook” as used in this Section shall include exercise books commonly known as workbooks.

(f)Students, or their parents, guardians or other persons having control or charge over them, shall be responsible for all books loaned to them, ordinary wear and tear excepted, and the Board may adopt reasonable rules and regulations pertaining thereto and assess charges, not exceeding replacement cost, for any book which is lost, destroyed or otherwise damaged.

(g)The Board shall adopt policies by means of rules if necessary with respect to the collection of fines from public and private school students and the disbursement of funds as authorized in § 4107 of this Chapter no later than March 15, 1990. The Board shall report the total amount of fines collected to I Liheslatura no later than June 30 of each year.