Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
Filed: 4/17/2007
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3288




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3288 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
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Textbook Consumer Information Act.
 
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    Section 5. Purpose.   It is in the interest of the State of 
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Illinois to reduce financial barriers and thereby increase 
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access to higher education for all capable students.  The 
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purpose of this Act is to ensure that students have the timely 
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and complete information that they need in order to make 
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informed decisions when purchasing textbooks and other 
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required or suggested materials to further their higher 
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education goals.
 
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    Section 10. Definitions. In this Act:
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    "Institution" means a public institution of higher 
 


 






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education that is included in the definition of "public 
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institutions of higher education" under the Board of Higher 
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Education Act.
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    "Off-campus college bookstore" means a bookstore that is 
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not operated by or on behalf of the public institution of 
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higher education, but sells or offers to sell textbooks and 
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supplemental materials to students and has a physical presence 
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on or near the institution's campus.
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    "On-campus college bookstore" means a bookstore, whether 
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operated by or on behalf of the public institution of higher 
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education, that sells or offers to sell textbooks and 
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supplemental materials to students of the public institution of 
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higher education and that has a physical presence on or near 
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the institution's campus.
 
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    Section 15. Requirements of textbook publishers.   When 
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contacting prospective clients, each publisher of college 
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textbooks shall disclose the following to the faculty member 
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or, where applicable, the other entity in charge of selecting 
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textbooks for courses taught at an institution:
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        (1) the price at which the publisher would make the 
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    textbooks and, if applicable, supplementary learning 
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    materials available to the on-campus  college bookstore; 
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    and
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        (2) the history of revisions for textbooks, if any.
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    supplemental items are available, the publisher's 
 


 






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    disclosure must include the supplements' prices if sold 
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    individually versus their prices if sold packaged with a 
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    textbook (i.e., bundled), where bundling is available.
 
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    Section 20. Requirements of faculty. Any faculty member or 
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entity in charge of selecting textbooks and supplemental 
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materials for courses taught at an institution shall clearly 
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identify to the on-campus college bookstore all textbooks and 
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supplemental materials required and recommended for use for 
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each course and the earliest edition of any required textbook 
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that may be purchased by a student for that course in a manner 
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consistent with the adoption process established by the 
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on-campus college bookstore. Nothing in this Act is intended to 
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alter, impair, or revise the current process by which 
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off-campus college bookstores obtain the identity of textbooks 
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and supplemental materials that have been required or 
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recommended for use for each course in a timely manner.
 
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    Section 25. Requirements of bookstores. The on-campus and 
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off-campus college bookstore, if any, must, with reasonable 
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expediency after the information becomes available, disclose 
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on a per course basis all textbooks and supplementary learning 
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materials that are required for courses taught during each 
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term. The disclosure shall include the title, author, and 
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International Standard Book Number (ISBN) for each textbook and 
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the new and used retail prices, so long as disclosure of the 
 


 






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International Standard Book Number (ISBN) does not conflict 
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with or impair the contractual rights of a private third party 
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that operates the on-campus college bookstore on behalf of the 
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institution.
 
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    Section 30. Requirements of institutions.  An institution 
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with  a textbook rental program is excluded from the 
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requirements of this Act, except that the institution must 
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comply with this Section with respect  to those textbook and 
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supplementary course materials not included in the textbook 
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rental program.  An institution must publish on the 
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institution's Internet website or at other appropriate venues 
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the title, author, International Standard Book Number (ISBN), 
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and retail price of new and used textbooks within reasonable 
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expediency after the information becomes available.
 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".