The following provisions shall apply to schoolbooks, apparatus and appliances. [PL 1981, c. 693, §§ 5, 8 (NEW).]
1. Free schoolbooks. A school administrative unit shall provide its students with schoolbooks and necessary apparatus and appliances at the expense of the school administrative unit.
2. Purchased textbooks. The parent of a student may buy required textbooks for that student's exclusive use.
3. Rules. A school board may adopt rules for distributing and preserving schoolbooks, apparatus and appliances provided by the unit.