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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to fair treatment of all providers of instructional |
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materials to students enrolled at public institutions of higher |
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education. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 51, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 51.949 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 51.949. FAIR TREATMENT OF PROVIDERS OF INSTRUCTIONAL |
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MATERIALS. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Institution of higher education" has the meaning |
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assigned by Section 61.003. |
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(2) "Instructional materials" means any printed or |
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computer-generated educational material, including textbooks, or |
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any equipment or supplies that a student is required or recommended |
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to use in connection with a course at an institution of higher |
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education. |
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(b) An institution of higher education may not grant |
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preference to any provider of textbooks or other instructional |
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materials in conducting activities of the institution: |
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(1) during student orientation or registration; or |
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(2) as part of any program for repurchasing |
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instructional materials from students. |
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SECTION 2. Section 51.949, Education Code, as added by this |
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Act, applies only to a semester or term that begins on or after the |
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effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |