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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The federal Higher Education Opportunity Act and 
3the Illinois  Transparency in College Textbook Publishing 
4Practices Act are laws that provide for  transparency and ready 
5availability of textbook and course material pricing and sales 
6information and the unbundling of course materials; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Publishers have increased the availability of 
8affordable options by producing unbundled, black and white, 
9unbound, and electronic versions of textbooks and course 
10materials; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, Campus bookstores, both online and in-store, have 
12increased the availability of lower cost alternatives for 
13students by offering students choices between bundled products 
14and components, print or digital formats, and choices in 
15purchase versus rental; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Campus bookstores prominently display format and 
17pricing options via shelf tags and other point of purchase 
18materials to students in store and online; and

  
 
19    WHEREAS, While these alternative options, which offer more 
20variety in pricing and can be more affordable to students and 
21meet their specific needs or learning styles, are available for 
 
 
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1students, more education and outreach is needed to ensure 
2students are fully aware of these options; therefore, be it
  
 
3    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
4NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that 
5we encourage the Illinois Board of Higher Education, the 
6Illinois Board of Higher Education Student Advisory Committee, 
7and other student leaders, college officials, faculty, college 
8bookstores, and publishers to discuss ways that college 
9students may be better informed of these different textbook 
10options and how access to them can be
increased, without 
11adversely impacting any existing textbook rental or already 
12established access or affordability programs available to 
13Illinois students; and be it further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be 
15delivered to the Governor and to each member of the Illinois 
16General Assembly.