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2006 SESSION
HB 1478 Textbook sales at public institutions of higher education.
Introduced by: G. Glenn Oder | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS PASSED: (all summaries)
Textbook sales at public institutions of higher education. Requires the governing boards of public institutions of higher education to implement policies, procedures, and guidelines that encourage efforts to minimize the cost of textbooks for students at colleges and universities while maintaining the quality of education and academic freedom. The guidelines must ensure (i) that faculty textbook adoptions are made with sufficient lead time to university- or contract-managed bookstores so as to confirm availability of the requested materials and, where possible, ensure maximum availability of used textbooks; (ii) that, in the textbook adoption process, the intent to use all items ordered, particularly each individual item sold as part of a bundled package, is affirmatively confirmed by the faculty member before the adoption is finalized. If the faculty member does not intend to use each item in the bundled package, he must notify the bookstore, and the bookstore must order the individualized items when their procurement is cost effective for both institutions and students and such items are made available by the publisher; (iii) that faculty members affirmatively acknowledge the bookstore's quoted retail price of textbooks selected for use in each course; (iv) that faculty be encouraged to limit their use of new edition textbooks when previous editions do not significantly differ in a substantive way as determined by the appropriate faculty member, and (v) that the establishment of policies must include provisions for the availability of required textbooks to students otherwise unable to afford the cost. The measure further provides that no funds for financial aid from university bookstore revenue may be counted in the calculation for state appropriations for student financial aid.
FULL TEXT
- 01/19/06 House: Presented and ordered printed 068867444 pdf
- 01/27/06 House: Printed as engrossed 068867444-E pdf | impact statement
- 03/02/06 Senate: Committee substitute printed 060322444-S1 pdf
- 03/15/06 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1478ER) pdf | impact statement
- 04/12/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0561) pdf
AMENDMENTS
HISTORY
- 01/19/06 House: Presented and ordered printed 068867444
- 01/19/06 House: Referred to Committee on Education
- 01/25/06 House: Reported from Education with amendment (17-Y 0-N)
- 01/26/06 House: Read first time
- 01/27/06 House: Read second time
- 01/27/06 House: Committee amendment agreed to
- 01/27/06 House: Engrossed by House as amended HB1478E
- 01/27/06 House: Printed as engrossed 068867444-E
- 01/30/06 House: Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/06 House: VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (99-Y 0-N)
- 01/30/06 House: Communicated to Senate
- 01/31/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed
- 01/31/06 Senate: Referred to Committee on Education and Health
- 03/02/06 Senate: Reported from Education and Health with substitute (13-Y 2-N)
- 03/02/06 Senate: Committee substitute printed 060322444-S1
- 03/03/06 Senate: Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/03/06 Senate: VOTE: (38-Y 0-N)
- 03/06/06 Senate: Read third time
- 03/06/06 Senate: Reading of substitute waived
- 03/06/06 Senate: Committee substitute agreed to 060322444-S1
- 03/06/06 Senate: Engrossed by Senate - committee substitute HB1478S1
- 03/06/06 Senate: Passed Senate with substitute (38-Y 2-N)
- 03/06/06 Senate: VOTE: (38-Y 2-N)
- 03/07/06 House: Placed on Calendar
- 03/08/06 House: Senate substitute agreed to by House (95-Y 0-N)
- 03/08/06 House: VOTE: ADOPTION (95-Y 0-N)
- 03/15/06 House: Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB1478ER)
- 03/15/06 House: Enrolled
- 03/15/06 House: Signed by Speaker
- 03/16/06 Senate: Signed by President
- 04/04/06 Governor: Approved by Governor-Chapter 561 (effective 7/1/06)
- 04/12/06 Governor: Acts of Assembly Chapter text (CHAP0561)