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HF 2709

as introduced - 87th Legislature (2011 - 2012) Posted on 03/07/2012 02:15pm

KEY: stricken = removed, old language.
underscored = added, new language.

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Introduction Posted on 03/07/2012

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A bill for an act
relating to higher education; modifying information requirements for course
materials; amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, sections 135A.25, subdivision 2;
136F.58, subdivision 2.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 135A.25, subdivision 2, is amended to
read:


Subd. 2.

Course material disclosures required.

(a) Beginning January 1, 2009,
any publisher that sells or distributes course material for classroom use in a postsecondary
institution must make the following available in an easily accessible manner to new text begin students,
new text end faculty, bookstores, and postsecondary institutions in Minnesota:

(1) the title, edition, author, and International Standard Book Number (ISBN) or
other easily identifiable information for all course materials;

(2) the undiscounted price at which the course materials are available to a bookstore;

(3) the formats, including bundled and unbundled, in which those course materials
are offered and the undiscounted prices of the various components, both sold separately or
packaged together;

(4) a summary of revisions between current and previous editions of course materialsnew text begin
in an electronic format
new text end ; and

(5) the return policy for course material, including any penalties or conditions for
returns.

(b) Any publisher that sells or distributes course material for classroom use in a
postsecondary institution must make all bundled course material available to bookstores
and postsecondary institutions in an unbundled form, or must provide notice if unbundled
material is not available.

(c) Disclosure under this section is not required for mass-market and trade books that
are not published, marketed, or sold primarily for classroom use in or by postsecondary
institutions.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit any existing academic freedom
or rights of faculty members to determine the most appropriate course material for the
courses they teach.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2012.
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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 136F.58, subdivision 2, is amended to read:


Subd. 2.

Course material.

(a) An instructor shall attempt to provide adequate
notice to a bookstore of the intention to order required or recommended course material
so that the bookstore can provide information for the instructor's consideration prior to
placing an order for the course material.new text begin An instructor shall also provide information on
required or recommended course material in a published course syllabus. The syllabus
must have links to any information provided to the instructor in an electronic format by
publishers, including the summary of revisions between current and previous editions of
required or recommended course materials.
new text end

(b) A bookstore must make reasonable efforts to obtain from publishers or other
sources, prior to the time an instructor requests the bookstore to order course material,
the following information, including, but not limited to:

(1) the title, edition, author, and International Standard Book Number (ISBN) of
the course material;

(2) the price for the course material;

(3) whether the course material is bundled with optional material, whether it can be
unbundled, and the price for each bundled and unbundled component;

(4) whether the material is available in an alternative format and the cost for the
alternatively formatted material;

(5) the availability of the course material currently and in the future;

(6) changes to the course material from the previous edition, the revision date,
availability, and cost for that edition, if available; and

(7) any known plans for future revisions of the course material.

(c) An instructor ordering course material through a bookstore shall consider the
information received from the bookstore prior to placing the final order.

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective July 1, 2012.
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