| Passed by the House April 14, 2007 Yeas 93 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives Passed by the Senate April 10, 2007 Yeas 47 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate | 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 ________________________________________ Chief Clerk | |
| Approved May 14, 2007, 3:21 p.m. CHRISTINE GREGOIRE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | May 15, 2007 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 60th Legislature | 2007 Regular Session |
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.