Senate File 2362 - Reprinted SENATE FILE 2362 BY COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION (SUCCESSOR TO SSB 3179) (As Amended and Passed by the Senate March 7, 2018 ) A BILL FOR An Act establishing requirements relating to the use 1 and identification of open educational resources by 2 postsecondary educational institutions. 3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA: 4 SF 2362 (3) 87 kh/rj/bs

S.F. 2362 Section 1. Section 260C.14, Code 2018, is amended by adding 1 the following new subsection: 2 NEW SUBSECTION . 25. Identify the courses that will utilize 3 open educational resources where the community college provides 4 information or mechanisms for course registration, which may 5 be on the internet. The community college shall consider 6 opportunities to mitigate the marginal costs of new editions 7 of existing textbooks. For purposes of this section, “open 8 educational resources” means materials used to support education 9 that are in the public domain or are under an open license and 10 that may be freely accessed, reused, modified, and shared, 11 including but not limited to instructional materials, tests, 12 course syllabi, and textbooks. 13 Sec. 2. Section 261.2, subsection 11, Code 2018, is amended 14 to read as follows: 15 11. Require any postsecondary institution whose students 16 are eligible for or who receive financial assistance under 17 programs administered by the commission to transmit do all of 18 the following: 19 a. Transmit annually to the commission information about the 20 numbers of minority students enrolled in and minority faculty 21 members employed at the institution. The commission shall 22 compile and report the information collected to the general 23 assembly, the governor, and the legislative services agency by 24 March 1 annually. 25 b. Identify the courses that will utilize open educational 26 resources, as defined in section 260C.14, subsection 25, where 27 the institution provides information or mechanisms for course 28 registration, which may be on the internet. The institution 29 shall consider opportunities to mitigate the marginal costs of 30 new editions of existing textbooks. 31 Sec. 3. Section 262.9, Code 2018, is amended by adding the 32 following new subsection: 33 NEW SUBSECTION . 39. Direct each institution of higher 34 learning under its control to identify the courses that will 35 -1- SF 2362 (3) 87 kh/rj/bs 1/ 2

S.F. 2362 utilize open educational resources, as defined in section 1 260C.14, subsection 25, where the institution provides 2 information or mechanisms for course registration, which may be 3 on the internet. In addition, each institution shall develop 4 and implement, upon receiving board approval, a five-year plan 5 to increase the number of courses utilizing open educational 6 resources. In developing the plan, the institution shall 7 consider opportunities to mitigate the marginal costs of 8 new editions of existing textbooks. The plan shall include 9 metrics and goals for the percentage of courses that utilize 10 open educational resources. Prior to approving a plan under 11 this subsection, the board shall determine whether the plan is 12 sustainable beyond the initial five-year implementation and 13 whether the plan will effectively reduce students’ textbook and 14 instructional materials costs. 15 -2- SF 2362 (3) 87 kh/rj/bs 2/ 2