Guarantee of Price. Publishers must provide the Learning Resources recommended at the prices stipulated on the Official 2007 Learning Resources Submission Form (Form 0221) for the period of the agreement to any local school system in Georgia. Shipping costs shall be as provided in paragraphs H and L of this Agreement. The price for any Learning Resources Material listed on Form 0221 must not exceed the price offered by the Publisher to any other school or school authority for substantially the same Learning Resources Material during the same recommendation period. (O.C.G.A. § 20-2-1014). Noncompliance may result in the termination of the agreement and the elimination of the Publisher from Learning Resources recommendation cycles and restitution to local school systems of all overpayments. If at any point during the agreement period the Publisher wishes to lower the price on recommended Learning Resources Materials, the Publisher must notify the Department of the revised prices by updating Form 0221. If the price is lowered during the first year of the recommendation (i.e., April 1, 2008 - March 31, 2009), the Publisher must agree to pay to any school system which has ordered and paid for Learning Resources during this period on which the price has been lowered the difference between the old and new prices. Upon extension of the adoption cycle by the Department, the Department, in its sole discretion, may extend this agreement at the same prices, terms and conditions for a period of up to 365 days.
