74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
SA to SB 365
 
LC 1944/SB 365-3
 
                      SENATE AMENDMENTS TO
                         SENATE BILL 365
 
        By COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT
 
                              May 8
 
  On page 2 of the printed bill, delete lines 10 through 36 and
insert:
  '  { +  SECTION 1. + }  { + As used in sections 1 to 3 of this
2007 Act:
  ' (1) 'Adopter' means any faculty member or academic department
or other adopting entity at a higher education institution
responsible for considering and choosing course materials to be
utilized in connection with accredited courses taught at the
institution.
  ' (2) 'Higher education institution' means:
  ' (a) A community college as defined in ORS 341.005;
  ' (b) A state institution of higher education listed in ORS
352.002;
  ' (c) The Oregon Health and Science University;
  ' (d) A private institution of higher education located in
Oregon; and
  ' (e) A bookstore that serves as the primary bookstore for an
entity listed in paragraphs (a) to (d) of this subsection.
  ' (3)(a) 'Textbook bundle' means a textbook and other
supplemental course materials, including but not limited to
workbooks, study guides, online technologies, online course
resources, CD-ROMs or other books, packaged together to be sold
as course material for one price.
  ' (b) 'Textbook bundle' does not include a textbook that is
unusable without the supplemental course materials. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + (1) A publisher of college
textbooks must provide to prospective adopters of a particular
textbook or set of textbooks in a particular subject:
  ' (a) A complete list of all the different versions of the
particular textbook or set of textbooks in that particular
subject area, in the relevant language, including supplemental
items, whether sold together or separately;
  ' (b) The estimated length of time the publisher intends to
keep each product on the market; and
  ' (c) The wholesale price of each product.
  ' (2) The information described in subsection (1) of this
section may be provided in person, by telephone or
electronically.  The information must also be easily accessible
by any member of the public and made available on the publisher's
website, if the publisher has a website. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 3. + }  { + (1) A publisher of college
textbooks that sells textbook bundles shall offer to higher
education institutions the option of ordering each component of
the textbook bundle separately.
  ' (2) Any publisher of college textbooks that sells textbook
bundles shall disclose to prospective adopters the availability
of the textbook purchased separately from a textbook bundle and
the price at which the publisher would make the separately
purchased textbook available to the higher education
institution. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 4. + }  { + Sections 2 and 3 of this 2007 Act
apply to textbooks and textbook bundles offered for sale on or
after the effective date of this 2007 Act. + } ' .
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