74th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2007 Regular Session
 
HA to A-Eng. SB 365
 
LC 1944/SB 365-A5
 
                       HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO
                   A-ENGROSSED SENATE BILL 365
 
                    By COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
 
                             May 29
 
  On page 1 of the printed A-engrossed bill, delete lines 3
through 24.
  On page 2, delete lines 1 through 14.
  Delete lines 16 through 45 and delete page 3 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) 'Special edition' means a bound book that does not
constitute a traditional textbook and that may or may not be used
for instructional purposes.
  ' (4)(a) 'Textbook bundle' means a textbook packaged together
with other supplemental course materials, including but not
limited to workbooks, study guides, online technologies, online
course resources, CD-ROMs or other books, 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, materials
that cannot be sold separately due to third-party contractual
agreements, custom editions or special editions. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 2. + }  { + (1) A publisher of college
textbooks must provide to prospective adopters of a particular
textbook or set of textbooks in a subject area in which an
instructor is teaching a course:
  ' (a) A complete list of all the different versions of the
particular textbook or set of textbooks in that particular
subject area and level in which an instructor is teaching a
course, that are in the relevant language, including supplemental
items, whether sold together or separately;
  ' (b) The year in which each prior edition of the textbook
listed in paragraph (a) of this subsection was published, if
applicable; and
  ' (c) The price at which the publisher would make the textbook
or set of textbooks listed in paragraph (a) of this subsection
available to adopters and higher education institutions that
would resell the components to students.
  ' (2) The information described in subsection (1) of this
section may be provided in person, by telephone or
electronically.  The information must also be accessible to any
member of the public and made available on the publisher's
website, by telephone or by postal or electronic mail. + }
  '  { +  SECTION 3. + }  { + (1) A publisher of college
textbooks that sells textbook bundles shall offer to prospective
adopters and 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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