The State Board of Education shall waive textbook rental charges for grades kindergarten through twelve of the public schools, to the end that basal textbooks adopted and approved by the board for use in the public schools must be supplied to the school children of the State without charge. Title to books so provided shall remain in the State Board of Education. Each school district shall fully utilize all books owned by it to effect the purposes of this section.
HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 21-486; 1952 Code Section 21-486; 1942 Code Section 5296; 1936 (39) 1549; 1966 (54) 2623; 1977 Act No. 219 Pt II Section 13; 1978 Act No. 644 Part II, Section 16; 2000 Act No. 387, Part II, Section 27.