Table 166.

Minimum length of school year and policy on textbook selection, by state: 2000, 2004, and 2006

State	Minimum length of school year					State policy on textbook selection, 2006						State
	In days				In hours	State recommends or selects textbooks			Local decision	State standards used in recom-mendation or selection
	2000		2004	2006	2006	Recom-mends	Selects	Either recom-mends or selects
1	2		3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10		11
Alabama	175		175	175	†			X		X		Alabama
Alaska	180		180	180	†				X			Alaska
Arizona	175	1	175	180	†							Arizona
Arkansas	178		178	178	†		X			X		Arkansas
California	175		180	180	†	X				X		California
Colorado	[2]		170	160	450/900 (K5); 990 (1–8); 1,080 (9–12)				X			Colorado
Connecticut	180		180	180	900				X			Connecticut
Delaware	[2]		[2]	†	440 (K); 1,060 (1–11); 1,032 (12)							Delaware
District of Columbia	180	3	180	180	†	—	—	—	—	—		District of Columbia
Florida	180		180	180	†		X			X		Florida
Georgia	180	3	180	180	810 (K–3); 900 (4–5); 990 (6–12)	X				X		Georgia
Hawaii	184		183	179	†	X				X		Hawaii
Idaho	180		170	†	450 (K); 810 (1–3); 900 (4–8); 990 (9–12)	X				X		Idaho
Illinois	180	4	185	176	880				X			Illinois
Indiana	180		180	180	900 (1–6); 1,080 (7–12)	X				X		Indiana
Iowa	180		180	180	990 (1–11); 962 (12)				X			Iowa
Kansas	186		186	186 (K–11);	465 (K); 1,116 (1–11); 1,086 (12)							Kansas
				181 (12)
Kentucky	175		[2]	175	1,050	X				X		Kentucky
Louisiana	175		177	177	1,062			X		X		Louisiana
Maine	175		180	175	†				X			Maine
Maryland	180		180	180	1,080							Maryland
Massachusetts	180		180	180	425 (K); 900 (1–8); 990 (9–12)				X			Massachusetts
Michigan	180		185	†	549 (K); 1098 (1–12)				X			Michigan
Minnesota	[2]		[2]	[2]	†				X			Minnesota
Mississippi	180		180	180	990		X			X		Mississippi
Missouri	174		174	174	522 (K); 1044 (1–12)							Missouri
Montana	180		180	90 (K);	360 (K); 720 (1–3); 1,080 (4–12)							Montana
				180 (K–12)
Nebraska	[2]		[2]	†	400 (K); 1,032 (1–8); 1,080 (9–12)				X			Nebraska
Nevada	180		180	180	†							Nevada
New Hampshire	180		180	180	945 (1–4); 990 (5–12)				X			New Hampshire
New Jersey	180		180	180	†				X	X	5	New Jersey
New Mexico	180		180	180	450/990 (K5); 990 (1–6); 1,080 (7–12)			X		X		New Mexico
New York	180	3	180	180	†							New York
North Carolina	180		180	180	1,000		X			X		North Carolina
North Dakota	173		173	173	†				X			North Dakota
Ohio	182		182	182	910							Ohio
Oklahoma	180		180	180	1,080		X			X		Oklahoma
Oregon	[2]		[2]	†	405 (K); 810 (1–3); 900 (4–8); 990 (9–12)		X			X		Oregon
Pennsylvania	180		180	180	450/900 (K5); 900 (1–6); 990 (7–12)							Pennsylvania
Rhode Island	180		180	180	†							Rhode Island
South Carolina	180		180	180	†		X			X		South Carolina
South Dakota	—		170	†	875 (1–3); 962.5 (4–12)							South Dakota
Tennessee	180		180	180	†		X			X		Tennessee
Texas	187		180	180	†		X			X		Texas
Utah	180		180	180	990			X		X		Utah
Vermont	175		175	175	350 (K); 700 (1–2); 962.5 (3–12)							Vermont
Virginia	180		180	180	540 (K); 990 (1–12)	X				X		Virginia
Washington	180	4	180	180	450 (K); 1,000 (1–12)				X			Washington
West Virginia	180		180	180	†			X		X		West Virginia
Wisconsin	180		180	180	437 (K); 1,050 (1–6); 1,137 (7–12)				X			Wisconsin
Wyoming	175		175	175	450 (K); 900 (1–5); 1,050 (6–8); 1,100 (9–12)							Wyoming

— Not available. † Not applicable. X Denotes that the state has a policy. A blank denotes that the state does not have a policy. 1  1994 data. 2  No statewide policy; varies by district. 3  1996 data. 4  1998 data. 5  Has state standards, but no policy of state recommendation or selection. NOTE: Some states allow for different types of school calendars by setting instruction time in both days and hours, while others use only days or only hours. For states in which the number of days or hours varies by grade, the relevant grade(s) appear in parentheses. SOURCE: Council of Chief State School Officers, Key State Education Policies on PK–12 Education: 2000, 2004, and 2006, supplemented by information from several state education agencies. (This table was prepared September 2008.)