Question & AnswerQ&A (Acts No. 4139)
The main purpose of Acts No. 4139 is to authorize the renting of textbooks to intermediate and secondary pupils in public schools and to set the framework for its implementation.
The Director of Education is authorized to rent textbooks to intermediate and secondary school pupils in public schools.
The Director of Education can authorize textbook renting in public schools that have the necessary facilities for safekeeping and preservation of textbooks and have personnel to attend to the renting.
The rental rate shall not exceed twenty-five percent of the value of the books for one year or fifteen percent for one semester.
The Secretary of Public Instruction decides the rental rate upon the recommendation of the Director of Education.
Yes, pupils desiring to purchase instead of rent textbooks may be allowed to do so.
Preference is given to the purchase of textbooks for the lower grades.
The textbooks are purchased by the Bureau of Education out of the reimbursable funds provided under section six hundred and four of the Revised Administrative Code.
All income from the renting or sale of these books shall accrue to the reimbursable fund.
They should be condemned by the Insular Auditor or his authorized representative.
The Secretary of Public Instruction is empowered to promulgate rules and regulations for the renting system.
The rules and regulations must cover the operation of the renting system, including guaranty for the return of books or their value, and coverage of damages not caused by ordinary wear and tear.
This Act took effect on its approval, November 23, 1934.