Education Code section 60043

When adopting instructional materials for use in the schools, the governing board shall require, when appropriate to the comprehension of pupils, that textbooks for social science, history or civics classes contain the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States.

Source: Section 60043, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=60043. (updated Jan. 1, 1976; accessed Jun. 29, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/education_code_section_60043

Original Source: Section 60043, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=EDC§ionNum=60043. (last accessed May 12, 2025).