HB5068 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

  
  

 


 
97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5068

 

Introduced 2/7/2012, by Rep. Daniel Biss

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
110 ILCS 78/23 new

    Amends the Transparency in College Textbook Publishing Practices Act. Prohibits a publisher of college textbooks from offering or giving anything of monetary value to any person involved in the selection of a textbook or supplemental material for a course taught at a public institution of higher education if the offer or gift influences or is intended to influence the action or judgment of the person in selecting a textbook or supplemental material. Prohibits a person involved in the selection of a textbook or supplemental material for a course taught at an institution from soliciting or accepting anything of monetary value from a publisher of college textbooks if the solicitation or acceptance influences or is intended to influence the action or judgment of the person in selecting a textbook or supplemental material. Sets forth exceptions to these prohibitions. Provides that a person who violates the prohibitions is guilty of a petty offense. Effective July 1, 2013.


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FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning education.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Transparency in College Textbook Publishing
5Practices Act is amended by adding Section 23 as follows:
 
6    (110 ILCS 78/23 new)
7    Sec. 23. Prohibited practices.
8    (a) No publisher of college textbooks may offer or give
9anything of monetary value to any person involved in the
10selection of a textbook or supplemental material for a course
11taught at an institution if the offer or gift influences or is
12intended to influence the action or judgment of the person in
13selecting a textbook or supplemental material.
14    (b) No person involved in the selection of a textbook or
15supplemental material for a course taught at an institution may
16solicit or accept anything of monetary value from a publisher
17of college textbooks if the solicitation or acceptance
18influences or is intended to influence the action or judgment
19of the person in selecting a textbook or supplemental material.
20    (c) This Section does not apply to any compensation or
21royalties paid by a publisher to the author or editor of or
22contributor to a textbook or supplemental material. This
23Section does not apply to a textbook or supplemental material

 

 

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1provided free of charge to a person.
2    (d) A person who violates this Section is guilty of a petty
3offense.
 
4    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1,
52013.