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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to a study by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating |
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Board on methods to reduce certain textbook and course material |
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costs. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 61.06651 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 61.06651. STUDY ON ELECTRONIC TEXTBOOK AND COURSE |
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MATERIAL COSTS. (a) In this section, "core curriculum" has the |
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meaning assigned by Section 61.821. |
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(b) The board shall conduct a study on methods to reduce the |
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cost of electronic textbooks and course materials required or |
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recommended for core curriculum courses. |
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(c) Not later than December 31, 2020, the board shall submit |
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to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house |
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of representatives, and the chair of each legislative standing |
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committee with jurisdiction over higher education a report on the |
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results of the study and any recommendations for legislative or |
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other action. |
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(d) This section expires September 1, 2021. |
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SECTION 2. 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, 2019. |