SB 325 — TEXTBOOK ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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Mattie Hunter SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act ILCS 805/8.31 new Creates the Textbook Advisory Committee Act.

Requires a textbook advisory committee to be established in the office of the provost or chief academic officer of each public institution of higher education in this State.

Specifies who must serve on the committee.

Provides that a committee Provides that the committee shall report annually to the Board of Higher.

Education or the Illinois Community College Board, as appropriate, on measures undertaken to reduce textbook costs and provide students with cost-saving alternatives.

Requires certain information to be included in the report.

Repeals the Act on June 30, 2015.

Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.

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Definition.Definitions.

In this Act,Act: "public institution of higher education" means an institution that is included in the definition of "public institutions of higher education" under the Board of Higher Education Act.

"Off-campus college bookstore" means a bookstore that is not operated by or on behalf of the public institution of higher education, but sells or offers to sell textbooks and supplemental materials to students and has a physical presence on or near the institution’s campus.

"On-campus college bookstore" means a bookstore, whether operated by or on behalf of the public institution of higher SB0325 Engrossed - 2 - LRB095 08710 NHT 28893 b education, that sells or offers to sell textbooks and supplemental materials to students of the public institution of higher education and that has a physical presence on or near the institution’s campus.

"Public institution of higher education" means an institution that is included in the definition of "public institutions of higher education" under the Board of Higher Education Act, but does not include a public institution of higher education whose primary method of textbook issuance is through a rental program.

"Publisher" means any publishing house, publishing firm, or publishing company that publishes instructional materials and supplemental materials.

A textbook advisory committee must be established in the office of the provost or chief academic officer of each public SB0325 - 2 - LRB095 08710 NHT 28893 b institution of higher education.

The committee must be comprised of cross-disciplinary teams of faculty and representatives of the administration, representatives of the on-campus college bookstore orand bookstoresoff-campus college bookstore, if any, that provide textbooks, students, and students.a publisher.

SB0325 Engrossed - 3 - LRB095 08710 NHT 28893 b (1) Establish deadlines for faculty to notify a bookstore or bookstores of textbooks selected for the pending semester or other term.

(2) Ensure the publication, on the public institution of higher education’s Internet website or at other appropriate venues, of the title, author, International Standard Book Number (ISBN), and retail price of new and used textbooks bywithin 60reasonable daysexpediency beforeafter the startinformation ofbecomes theavailable. semester or other term;

andThe ensurerequirement for disclosure of the availabilityInternational Standard Book Number (ISBN) under this Section is applicable so long as disclosure does not conflict with or impair the contractual rights of informationa regardingprivate howthird currentparty editionsthat operates the on-campus college bookstore on behalf of textbooksthe differpublic frominstitution previousof editions.higher education.

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(6)(B) ProvideRoyalties supportor forother compensation from sales of textbooks or supplemental materials that include the creationinstructor’s own writing or operationwritten ofwork, campusas bookdetermined swaps.by the textbook advisory committee.

(C) Training in the use of course materials and learning technologies.

(D) Honoraria for academic peer review of course materials.

(5) Foster the establishment of textbook reserves, including online electronic collections ("e-reserves"), for student use in campus libraries or academic departments, free of charge, so long as all materials provided adhere to applicable federal copyright laws.

(6) Encourage buy-back programs to reduce student costs.

(7) Provide support for the creation or operation of campus book swaps.

SB0325 Engrossed - 5 - LRB095 08710 NHT 28893 b Section 25.

AEach textbookpublic advisoryinstitution committeeof establishedhigher undereducation this Act shall report annually to the Board of Higher Education or the Illinois Community College Board, as appropriate, on measures undertaken to reduce textbook costs and provide students with cost-saving alternatives.

Section 90.

The State Mandates Act is amended by adding Section 8.31 as follows:

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8.31.

Exempt mandate.

Notwithstanding Sections 6 and 8 of this Act, no reimbursement by the State is required for the implementation of any mandate created by the Textbook Advisory Committee Act.