Legislation on Policy Theme 6 for EM

POLICY THEME 6: Recommend that institutions explore alternative textbook sources or otherwise innovate to reduce costs of educational materials

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SB: Senate Bill	HB: House Bill
SR: Senate Resolution	HR: House Resolution
AB: Assembly Bill	AR: Assembly Resolution
SF: Senate File	HF: House File
HCR: Concurrent Resolution	LB: Legislative Bill

Proposed and Passed State Legislation (2004-2007)

compiled from ACSFA 2007

1. AB 2678 (CA)
   • Vetoed 9/16/04
   • Allows for institutions to offer textbook rental programs, legislation considered unnecessary
2. HB 1024 (CO)
   • Signed into law 6/1/06
   • Nonbinding requirement that each state college/university consider creating online textbook libraries
3. HB 953 (HI)
   • Died in committee 2/6/07
   • Requests U of Hawaii establishing textbook lending libraries at 7 community campuses
4. HB 3745 (IL)
   • Introduced 2/24/06
   • Mandates Board of Higher Ed develop textbook rental program for public institutions
5. SB 2989 (IL)
   • Introduced 1/20/06
   • Amends HB 3745 (IL) to stipulate all publication institutions must rent textbooks to students to be implemented by fall 2008 academic term
6. HR 1080 / SR 692 (IL)
   • Introduced as HR 1080 on 3/24/06
   • Introduced as SR 692 on 3/28/06
   • Commissions a Board of Higher Ed study to research textbook rental programs
7. SB 325 (IL)
   • Introduced 2/7/07
   • Requires public institutions to implement and report on no charge textbook reserves, buyback programs, and campus book swaps
8. SB 1689 (IL)
   • Introduced 2/9/07
   • Requires Board of Higher Ed to commence public university rental program for 2009-2010 academic year
9. SB 785 / HB 1269 (MD)
   • Introduced as SB 785 on 2/14/07
   • Introduced as HB 1269 on 2/22/03
   • Requires public institutions to develop plan to include cost of textbooks in tuition and prohibit any requirements that students buy textbooks not covered by tuition
10. SR 24 (MI)
    • Introduced 4/20/05
    • Urges institutions to coordinate on mass textbook orders to negotiate lower prices from publishers
11. SF 1314 / HF 1508 (MN)
    • Introduced as SF 1314 on 2/26/07
    • Introduced as HF 1508 on 3/1/07
    • Non-binding authorization of self-sustaining rental programs
12. SF 1989 (MN)
    • Introduced 3/19/07
    • Replaces rental programs in SF 1314 (MN) with appropriations to pilot for developing new practices in selecting and buying textbooks as well as returns policies allowing students to buy books with tuition plans and fee waivers
13. AB 4036 / AB994 (NJ)
    • Introduced as AB 4036 5/5/05 (became AB 994 in 2006 legislative session)
    • Introduced as AB 994 on 1/10/06
    • Authorizes public institutions to develop textbook rental programs
14. AB 11759 / SB 6804 (NY)
    • Introduced as AB 11759 on 6/8/06
    • Passed as SB 6804 (NY) on 6/15/06
    • Requires institutions receiving public funds to identify ways to reduce cost to students of textbooks
15. SB 151 (OH)
    • Introduced 4/24/07
    • Bookstores must buy back books at 50% of intended resell price and institutions must place at least 2 copies of each textbook in school library
    • HB 2380 (OK)
    • Introduced 1/18/06
    • Requires all public institutions in state to develop textbook rental and sale program
16. HB 1257 / SB 2076 (TN)
    • Introduced as HB 1257 on 2/12/07
    • Introduced as SB 2076 on 2/15/07
    • Institutions must make available free copies of textbooks through department or library
17. HB 956 (TX)
    • Introduced 1/30/07
    • Requires institutions to extend credit to students purchasing books off-campus, Texas Building and Procurement Commission will negotiate textbook pricing bought in bulk

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