Table 234.20.

Minimum amount of instructional time per year and policies on textbooks, by state: Selected years, 2000 through 2014

State	Minimum amount of instructional time per year								Policies on textbooks, 2014
	In days							In hours	Textbook selection level				Free textbooks provided to students
	2000		2006	2011		2014		2014	State		Local education agency
1	2		3	4		5		6	7		8		9
Alabama	175		175	180		180	1	†	X				X
Alaska	180		180	170	2	180	3	740 (K-3); 900 (4-12)			X		X
Arizona	—		180	180	1	180	1	356 (K); 712 (1-3); 890 (4-6); 1,000 (7-8); 7204 (9-12)			X		X	5
Arkansas	178		178	178	2	178	3	†			X	6	X
California	175		180	180/175	7	180/175	7	600 (K); 840 (1-3); 900 (4-8); 1,080 (9-12)	X	8			X
Colorado	(9 )		160	160		160		435/8702  (K); 9682  (1-5); 1,0562  (6-12)			X
Connecticut	180		180	180		180		450/900 (K); 900 (1-12)			X		X
Delaware	(9 )		†	†		†		1,060 (K-11); 1,032 (12)			X		X
District of       Columbia	180	10	180	178		180		†					X
Florida	180		180	180		180		72011  (K-3); 90011  (4-12)	X				X
Georgia	180	10	180	180		180		810 (K-3); 900 (4-5); 990 (6-12)	X				X
Hawaii	184		179	180	12	180	12	915 (K-6)12,13 ; 990 (7-12)12,13	X				X	14
Idaho	180		†	†		†		4503  (K); 8103  (1-3); 9003  (4-8); 9903,15  (9-12)	X				X
Illinois	180	16	176	176		180	3	†			X			17
Indiana	180		180	180		180		†			X
Iowa	180		180	180		180		1,080			X
Kansas	186		186 (K-11); 181 (12)	186 (K-11); 181 (12)		186 (K-11); 181 (12)		465 (K); 1,116 (1-11); 1,086 (12)			X
Kentucky	175		175	175	2	170	2	1,062	X				X	18
Louisiana	175		177	177	2	177	2,15	1,062	X				X
Maine	175		175	175	2	175	2	†			X		X
Maryland	180		180	180		180		1,080; 1,170 (8-12)			X		X
Massachusetts	180		180	180		180		425 (K); 900 (1-5); 990 (6-12)			X		X
Michigan	180		†	165		175		1,098			X		X	19
Minnesota	(9 )		(9 )	†		†		425/850 (K); 935 (1-6); 1,020 (7-12)			X		X
Mississippi	180		180	180		180		†	X				X
Missouri	174		174	174/142	20	174/142	20	1,044			X		X
Montana	180		90 (K); 180 (K-12)	†		†		360/7203  (K); 7203  (1-3); 1,0803,15  (4-12)			X		X
Nebraska	(9 )		†	†		†		400 (K); 1,032 (1-8); 1,080 (9-12)			X		X
Nevada	180		180	180		180		†	X					14
New Hampshire	180		180	180		180		450 (K); 945 (1-5); 99015  (6-12)			X		X
New Jersey	180		180	180		180		†			X		X
New Mexico	180		180	180		†		450/990 (K); 990 (1-6); 1,080 (7-12)	X				X
New York	180	10	180	180		180		†			X		X
North Carolina	180		180	180		185		1,025	X				X
North Dakota	173		173	175	2	175	2	951.5 (K-8); 1,038 (9-12)			X		X	19
Ohio	182		182	182	3	†		455/9103  (K); 9103  (1-6); 1,0013  (7-12)			X		X
Oklahoma	180		180	180	3	180		1,0803	X				X
Oregon	(9 )		†	†		†		405 (K); 810 (1-3); 900 (4-8); 99015  (9-12)	X				X
Pennsylvania	180		180	180		180		450 (K); 900 (1-8); 990 (9-12)			X		X
Rhode Island	180		180	180		180		1,080			X		X	19
South Carolina	180		180	180	2	180	2	†	X
South Dakota	—		†	†		†		437.5 (K); 875 (1-5); 962.515  (6-12)			X		X
Tennessee	180		180	180	2	180	2	†	X				X
Texas	187		180	180		180		†	X				X
Utah	180		180	180		180		450 (K); 810 (1); 990 (2-12)	X		(21 )
Vermont	175		175	175		175		†			X		X
Virginia	180		180	180		180		540 (K); 990 (1-12)	X				X
Washington	180	16	180	180		180		45022  (K); 1,00022  (1-12)			X		(23 )
West Virginia	180		180	180		180		†	X				X
Wisconsin	180		180	180		†		437/1,0502  (K); 1,0502  (1-6); 1,1372  (7-12)			X
Wyoming	175		175	180		175		450 (K); 900 (Elementary); 1,050 (Middle/Jr. High); 1,100 (Secondary)			X		X

—Not available.

†Not applicable.

X Denotes that the state has a policy. A blank denotes that the state does not have a policy.

1 Or an equivalent number of hours or minutes of instruction per year.

2 Does not include time for in-service or staff development or parent-teacher conferences.

3 Includes time for in-service or staff development or parent-teacher conferences.

4 Students must enroll in at least 4 subjects that meet at least 720 hours.

5 Fees permitted at the high school level for non-required or supplementary textbooks.

6 State Department of Education prepares a list of suggestions, but the districts choose.

7 Through 2014-15, districts are allowed to shorten the 180-day instructional year to 175 days without fiscal penalty.

8 Statewide textbook adoption is only at the elementary level. Adoption practices have been suspended until the 2015-16 school year.

9 No statewide policy; varies by district.

10 1996 data.

11 For schools on double-session or approved experimental calendar: 630 (K-3); 810 (4-12).

12 Does not apply to charter and multitrack schools.

13 For the 2014-15 and 2015-16 school years.

14 Fees for lost or damaged books permitted.

15 Instructional time for graduating seniors may be reduced.

16 1998 data.

17 Fees permitted, but if 5 percent or more of the voters in a district petition the school board, a majority of the district's voters may decide to furnish free textbooks to students.

18 Fees permitted for students in grades 9-12, but students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch are exempted.

19 Refundable or security deposits permitted.

20 174 days required for a 5-day week; 142 days required for a 4-day week.

21 Local districts may select textbooks not on the state recommended list provided the textbooks meet specific criteria and the selection is based on recommendations by the district's curriculum materials review committee.

22 Starting in the 2015-16 school year, grades 9 through 12 will transition to 1,080 hours and kindergarten will transition to 1,000 hours statewide by the 2017-18 school year.

23 A district may provide free textbooks to students when, in its judgment, the best interests of the district will be served.

NOTE: Minimum number of instructional days refers to the actual number of days that pupils have contact with a teacher. Some states allow for different types of school calendars by setting instructional 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 and 2006; Education Commission of the States, StateNotes, Number of Instructional Days/Hours in the School Year (October 2014 revision), retrieved May 19, 2015, from http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/01/15/05/11505.pdf; State Textbook Adoption (September 2013 edition), retrieved May 19, 2015, from http://www.ecs.org/clearinghouse/01/09/23/10923.pdf; and supplemental information retrieved from various state websites. (This table was prepared May 2015.)