1375-S2 AMH VANW MULV 146

2SHB 1375 - H AMD 278

By Representative Van Werven

ADOPTED 03/08/2017

    On page 1, beginning on line 18, strike all of section 2 and insert the following:

    "NEW SECTION. Sec. 2.  A new section is added to chapter 28B.50 RCW to read as follows:

    (1) To the maximum extent practicable, but no later than the first full quarter after a community or technical college has implemented the ctcLink system, a community or technical college shall provide the following information to students during registration by displaying it in the online course description or by providing a link that connects to the bookstore's web site or other web site where students can search and view:

    (a) The cost of any required textbook or other course materials; and

    (b) Whether a course uses open educational resources.

    (2) If a course's required textbooks and course materials are not determined prior to registration due to an unassigned faculty member, the textbooks' and course materials' cost must be provided as soon as feasible after a faculty member is assigned.

    (3) Each community and technical college shall report to the college board which courses provided textbooks' and course materials' costs to students during registration, and what percent of total classes this equaled. The college board shall report the information to the legislature in accordance with RCW 43.01.036 by January 1st of each biennium, beginning with January 1, 2019."

EFFECT:

· Changes when community and technical colleges need to begin providing the costs of required textbooks and other course materials to students from the effective date of the bill to the first full quarter after the college implements the ctcLink system.

· Removes language stating that the community or technical college must provide a link that directly connects to a bookstore's web site or other web site "without having to do an additional search."

· Changes the reporting requirement to a biannual report due by January 1st of each biennium, beginning January 1, 2019.

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