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1 biology text, we would have put it in our budget again
2 in January when our budget went in in January.
3 Most of my recollection of meetings I would say
4 would fall after that. Sort of in the spring of 2004.
5 Q. Just in terms of the text selection process, do you
6 recall whether there was any renewed examination of
7 texts in 2004, or did you guys stick with what you had
8 come up with in 2003?
9 A. There may have been renewed examination, asked if there
10 was any updated versions or editions or things like
11 that.
12 Q. How do you get that word of updated version? Do you
13 have to make inquiry, or does the publisher tell you?
14 A. A little of both. Sometimes, the publisher if they know
15 we are up for textbook selection will send up preview
16 copies of editions.
17 Sometimes, we get catalogs, and we may call the
18 publishers and ask for specific texts that we may want
19 to look at.
20 Q. In the ordinary course of business, it would be sometime
21 in this early part of the year that the Department would
22 put in with the Board --
23 A. Yes.
24 Q. -- for inclusion of the text in the budget?
25 A. Yes. January is when we have to submit our budget to