House File 2015 - Introduced



                                       HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  SCHICKEL


    Passed House,  Date               Passed Senate, Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act requiring institutions of higher learning and community
  2    colleges to provide students with specific textbook
  3    information.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 5069HH 82
  6 ak/nh/24

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 260C.5, Code 2007, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  11.  Post the list of required and
  1  4 suggested textbooks for all courses and the corresponding
  1  5 international standard book numbers for such textbooks at the
  1  6 locations where textbooks are sold on campus and on the
  1  7 website for the respective community college.  For the
  1  8 purposes of this subsection, "textbook" means any book used
  1  9 for the study of a subject.
  1 10    Sec. 2.  Section 262.9, Code Supplement 2007, is amended by
  1 11 adding the following new subsection:
  1 12    NEW SUBSECTION.  32.  Post the list of required and
  1 13 suggested textbooks for all courses and the corresponding
  1 14 international standard book numbers for such textbooks at the
  1 15 locations where textbooks are sold on campus and on the
  1 16 website for the respective institution for higher learning.
  1 17 For the purposes of this subsection, "textbook" means any book
  1 18 used for the study of a subject.
  1 19                           EXPLANATION
  1 20    This bill requires both the regents' universities and
  1 21 community colleges to provide students with the titles and
  1 22 international standard book numbers (ISBNs) of the textbooks
  1 23 that will be used in courses.  The bill requires that the
  1 24 universities and community colleges post the list both on
  1 25 campus where textbooks are sold and on their websites.  A
  1 26 textbook is defined as any book used for the study of a
  1 27 subject.
  1 28 LSB 5069HH 82
  1 29 ak/nh/24