HB431 Alabama 2010 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Jeremy Oden Public Service Commission President

Republican

Co-Sponsors

Steve McMillanDavid GrimesGreg Wren

Session

Regular Session 2010

Title

Higher education, employees prohibited from receiving incentives from publishers, posting of required textbook lists, cost of textbooks limited, College Textbook Review Board established, members, duties

Description

Existing law does not address or place limits on the rising prices of college and university textbooks.

This bill would prohibit any employee of a two-year or four-year institution of higher education from receiving incentives from publishers.

This bill would require the posting of lists of required textbooks as such lists become available.

This bill would require each institution to develop and implement cost-saving measures regarding textbooks.

This bill would also establish the College Textbook Review Board to interface between the publishing industry and the management of independent bookstores, explore the issue of textbook costs in the state, and create and mandate cost control policies.

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Subjects

Colleges and Universities