CERTIFICATION OF ENROLLMENT

HOUSE BILL 1224

Chapter 457, Laws of 2007

60th Legislature
2007 Regular Session



COURSE MATERIALS--COMMUNITY AND TECHNICAL COLLEGES



EFFECTIVE DATE: 07/22/07

Passed by the House April 14, 2007
  Yeas 93   Nays 1

FRANK CHOPP
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Speaker of the House of Representatives


Passed by the Senate April 10, 2007
  Yeas 47   Nays 0


BRAD OWEN
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President of the Senate
 
CERTIFICATE

I, Richard Nafziger, Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is HOUSE BILL 1224 as passed by the House of Representatives and the Senate on the dates hereon set forth.


RICHARD NAFZIGER
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Chief Clerk
Approved May 14, 2007, 3:21 p.m.








CHRISTINE GREGOIRE
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Governor of the State of Washington
 
FILED
May 15, 2007







Secretary of State
State of Washington


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HOUSE BILL 1224
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AS AMENDED BY THE SENATE

Passed Legislature - 2007 Regular Session
State of Washington60th Legislature2007 Regular Session

By Representatives Kelley, Sells, Pedersen, Fromhold, Ormsby, Hasegawa, Upthegrove and Skinner

Read first time .   Referred to .



     AN ACT Relating to cost savings on course materials for students at community and technical colleges; and amending RCW 28B.10.590.

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

Sec. 1   RCW 28B.10.590 and 2006 c 81 s 2 are each amended to read as follows:
     (1) The boards of regents of the state universities ((and)), the boards of trustees of the regional universities and The Evergreen State College, and the boards of trustees of each community and technical college district, in collaboration with affiliated bookstores and student and faculty representatives, shall adopt rules requiring that:
     (a) Affiliated bookstores:
     (i) Provide students the option of purchasing materials that are unbundled when possible, disclose to faculty and staff the costs to students of purchasing materials, and disclose publicly how new editions vary from previous editions;
     (ii) Actively promote and publicize book buy-back programs; and
     (iii) Disclose retail costs for course materials on a per course basis to faculty and staff and make this information publicly available; and
     (b) Faculty and staff members consider the least costly practices in assigning course materials, such as adopting the least expensive edition available when educational content is comparable as determined by the faculty and working closely with publishers and local bookstores to create bundles and packages if they deliver cost savings to students.
     (2) As used in this section:
     (a) "Materials" means any supplies or texts required or recommended by faculty or staff for a given course.
     (b) "Bundled" means a group of objects joined together by packaging or required to be purchased as an indivisible unit.


         Passed by the House April 14, 2007.
         Passed by the Senate April 10, 2007.
         Approved by the Governor May 14, 2007.
         Filed in Office of Secretary of State May 15, 2007.