California 2011-2012 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 1328 — Postsecondary education: textbooks.

Last action — Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed Assembly
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

The Donahoe Higher Education Act authorizes the activities of the 4 segments of the higher education system in the state. These segments include the 3 public segments: the University of California, which is administered by the Regents of the University of California, the California State University, which is administered by the Trustees of the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, which is administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Private and independent institutions of higher education constitute the other segment. Provisions of the Donahoe Higher Education Act apply to the University of California only to the extent that the regents act, by resolution, to make them applicable. Existing law urges textbook publishers to take specified actions aimed at reducing the amounts that postsecondary education students currently pay for textbooks. Existing law requires the Trustees of the California State University and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and requests the Regents of the University of California, among other things, to work with the academic senates of each respective segment to encourage faculty to give consideration to the least costly practices in assigning textbooks, to encourage faculty to disclose to students how new editions of textbooks are different from previous editions and the cost to students for textbooks selected, to review procedures for faculty to inform college and university bookstores of textbook selections, and to encourage faculty to work closely with publishers and college and university bookstores in creating bundles and packages that are economically sound and deliver cost savings to students. Existing law expresses the intent of the Legislature to encourage private colleges and universities to work with their respective academic senates and to encourage faculty to consider practices in selecting textbooks that will result in the lowest costs to students. This bill would require a publisher that supplies textbooks or other instructional material to a postsecondary educational institution, as defined to include both public and private postsecondary educational institutions, or to a faculty member of a postsecondary educational institution, to provide information about that textbook or item of instructional material in a specified order using a standard XML or comma-delimited format. This bill would encourage a postsecondary educational institution to provide a textbook adoption search engine, as specified, for purposes of discovery, evaluation, and selection of course materials that allows faculty or course coordinators to view, compare, and contrast textbooks and other course materials and to communicate adoption choices to the appropriate procurement staff and colleagues. The bill would, for a postsecondary educational institution that provides the faculty textbook adoption search engine, require an institutional bookstore, as defined, to provide course and adoption information in an open protocol, as defined and specified, to allow an outside organization or company full and free access to specified information. The bill also would encourage a postsecondary educational institution that currently provides a faculty textbook adoption search engine to comply with the specified requirements. This bill would require an institutional bookstore to provide a student textbook comparison engine, as defined, on its Internet Web site to demonstrate the price difference between a textbook purchased through the bookstore and the same textbook purchased through an online competitor, which will enable students to ensure that they are purchasing needed textbooks at the best price. The bill would encourage, but not require, institutional bookstores at the University of California to comply with these provisions. To the extent new requirements would be placed on community college districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  2. From committee with author's amendments. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  3. Referred to Com. on HIGHER ED.

  4. In Assembly. Read first time. Held at Desk.

  5. Read third time. Passed. (Ayes 26. Noes 13. Page 3662.) Ordered to the Assembly.

  6. Read second time and amended. Ordered to third reading.

  7. From committee: Do pass as amended. (Ayes 5. Noes 2. Page 3595.) (May 24).

  8. Set for hearing May 24.

  9. Placed on APPR. suspense file.

  10. Set for hearing May 7.

  11. Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.

  12. Set for hearing April 30.

  13. Read second time and amended. Re-referred to Com. on APPR.

  14. From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 1. Page 3120.) (April 11).

  15. Set for hearing April 11.

  16. Referred to Com. on ED.

  17. From printer. May be acted upon on or after March 25.

  18. Introduced. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment. To print.

Sponsors

  • De León · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 121 not signed on · 4 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • De León

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (121)

121 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

3rd Reading SB1328 De León

Passed 26 Yea · 13 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 241201
Democratic 2000
Republican 0100
Total 261301
% of votes cast 65%33%0%3%
How each member voted (40)
Member Party Vote
Yee — Yea
Hancock — Yea
Lowenthal — Yea
De León — Yea
Negrete McLeod — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Liu — Yea
Pavley — Yea
Price — Yea
Rubio — Yea
Cannella — Nay
Runner — Not Voting
Harman — Nay
Alquist — Yea
Corbett — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Huff — Nay
Vargas — Yea
Walters — Nay
Anderson — Nay
Blakeslee — Yea
Hernandez — Yea
Leno — Yea
Simitian — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Wolk — Yea
Wright — Yea
Wyland — Nay
Emmerson — Nay
Correa — Yea
Evans — Yea
DeSaulnier — Yea
Fuller — Nay
Beth Gaines — Nay
Bill Berryhill — Nay
La Malfa — Nay
Calderon, Lisa Democratic Yea
Padilla, Stephen C. Democratic Yea
Strickland, Tony Republican Nay

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Do pass as amended.

Passed 5 Yea · 2 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 5200
Total 5200
% of votes cast 71%29%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Lieu — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Dutton — Nay
Price — Yea
Kehoe — Yea
Steinberg — Yea
Walters — Nay

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Placed on Appropriations Suspense file.

Passed 7 Yea · 0 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 7000
Total 7000
% of votes cast 100%0%0%0%
How each member voted (7)
Member Party Vote
Kehoe — Yea
Dutton — Yea
Walters — Yea
Alquist — Yea
Lieu — Yea
Price — Yea
Steinberg — Yea

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Subjects

education
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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 1328 do?
The Donahoe Higher Education Act authorizes the activities of the 4 segments of the higher education system in the state. These segments include the 3 public segments: the University of California, which is administered by the Regents of the University of California, the California State University, which is administered by the Trustees of the California State University, and the California Community Colleges, which is administered by the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges. Private and independent institutions of higher education constitute the other segment. Provisions of the Donahoe Higher Education Act apply to the University of California only to the extent that the regents act, by resolution, to make them applicable. Existing law urges textbook publishers to take specified actions aimed at reducing the amounts that postsecondary education students currently pay for textbooks. Existing law requires the Trustees of the California State University and the Board of Governors of the California Community Colleges, and requests the Regents of the University of California, among other things, to work with the academic senates of each respective segment to encourage faculty to give consideration to the least costly practices in assigning textbooks, to encourage faculty to disclose to students how new editions of textbooks are different from previous editions and the cost to students for textbooks selected, to review procedures for faculty to inform college and university bookstores of textbook selections, and to encourage faculty to work closely with publishers and college and university bookstores in creating bundles and packages that are economically sound and deliver cost savings to students. Existing law expresses the intent of the Legislature to encourage private colleges and universities to work with their respective academic senates and to encourage faculty to consider practices in selecting textbooks that will result in the lowest costs to students. This bill would require a publisher that supplies textbooks or other instructional material to a postsecondary educational institution, as defined to include both public and private postsecondary educational institutions, or to a faculty member of a postsecondary educational institution, to provide information about that textbook or item of instructional material in a specified order using a standard XML or comma-delimited format. This bill would encourage a postsecondary educational institution to provide a textbook adoption search engine, as specified, for purposes of discovery, evaluation, and selection of course materials that allows faculty or course coordinators to view, compare, and contrast textbooks and other course materials and to communicate adoption choices to the appropriate procurement staff and colleagues. The bill would, for a postsecondary educational institution that provides the faculty textbook adoption search engine, require an institutional bookstore, as defined, to provide course and adoption information in an open protocol, as defined and specified, to allow an outside organization or company full and free access to specified information. The bill also would encourage a postsecondary educational institution that currently provides a faculty textbook adoption search engine to comply with the specified requirements. This bill would require an institutional bookstore to provide a student textbook comparison engine, as defined, on its Internet Web site to demonstrate the price difference between a textbook purchased through the bookstore and the same textbook purchased through an online competitor, which will enable students to ensure that they are purchasing needed textbooks at the best price. The bill would encourage, but not require, institutional bookstores at the University of California to comply with these provisions. To the extent new requirements would be placed on community college districts, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program. The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement. This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.
Who sponsors SB 1328?
SB 1328 is sponsored by De León.
What is the current status of SB 1328?
This bill died with 2011-2012 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 1328?
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