Alabama textbook publisher bonds.
From $100.
A publisher who wins a statewide textbook contract with the Alabama State Board of Education must post a performance bond behind it (Code of Alabama Title 16, Chapter 36). The bond guarantees the publisher furnishes the adopted books on contract. The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum. No credit check up to $25,000.
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How much does an Alabama textbook publisher bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
Your textbook contract is waiting on this bond. Here is the entire process:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the Board set, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $25,000.
File with the Board
Submit the executed bond with your statewide textbook contract to the Alabama State Board of Education. Wet-ink original on request.
What it is and who needs it.
What the publisher bond actually guarantees
Alabama adopts and contracts for public-school textbooks through the State Board of Education under Code of Alabama Title 16, Chapter 36. A publisher that bids on and wins a statewide textbook contract must execute the contract and post a performance bond behind it (§§16-36-63 and 16-36-64).
The bond is a contract-performance guarantee: it backs the publisher's obligation to furnish the adopted books as the contract provides. If a contractor fails to deliver the books, the bond is forfeited and the State Board may contract for other books as needed — the bond covers the state's cost of doing so.
It is a three-party arrangement — you (the publisher/principal), the surety carrier, and the State Board of Education (the obligee). The Board sets the bond amount for the contract, so enter the figure on your contract documents and we issue it; no credit check up to $25,000 — premiums from $100, with your exact price at the application.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Board. Submit the executed bond with your statewide textbook contract to the Alabama State Board of Education. Wet-ink original on request.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $25,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Board set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file with your textbook contract.
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Textbook publisher bond, issued today.
From $100 — your exact price appears at the application. Enter the amount the Board set and file with your contract the same day.