Illinois General Assembly - Bill Status for SB 325

Creates the Textbook Advisory Committee Act. Requires a textbook advisory committee to be established in the office of the provost or chief academic officer of each public institution of higher education in this State. Specifies who must serve on the committee. Provides that a committee shall establish and implement certain policies with respect to textbooks. Provides that the committee shall report annually to the Board of Higher Education or the Illinois Community College Board, as appropriate, on measures undertaken to reduce textbook costs and provide students with cost-saving alternatives. Requires certain information to be included in the report. Repeals the Act on June 30, 2015. Amends the State Mandates Act to require implementation without reimbursement.

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill as introduced with the following changes. Provides that the definition of "public institution of higher education" does not include a public institution of higher education whose primary method of textbook issuance is through a rental program. Provides that a textbook advisory committee's policy must ensure the publication of certain textbook information within reasonable expediency after the information becomes available (instead of by 60 days before the start of the semester or other term). Provides that a textbook advisory committee's policy must prohibit employees from demanding or receiving any present or promised gift, payment, loan, subscription, advance deposit of money, services, or other thing of value as an inducement for the selection of any specific textbook or supplemental material for use in an academic course taught at the public institution of higher education (instead of prohibiting employees from receiving payments in exchange for selection of specific course materials); provides for exceptions. Requires each public institution of higher education (instead of a textbook advisory committee) to report to the Board of Higher Education or the Illinois Community College Board. Removes the provisions amending the State Mandates Act.

Deletes everything after the enacting clause. Reinserts the contents of the bill as amended by Senate Amendment No. 1, with the following changes. Provides that a textbook advisory committee must include representatives of the on-campus college bookstore and off-campus college bookstore, if any, that provide textbooks (instead of representatives of the bookstore or bookstores that provide textbooks). Provides that the committee shall include publishers. Makes changes concerning a committee's policies, including (1) providing that the requirement for disclosure of the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) is applicable so long as disclosure does not conflict with or impair the contractual rights of a private third party that operates the on-campus college bookstore on behalf of the public institution of higher education, (2) changing the exception to the prohibition on employees and departments from demanding or receiving anything of value as an inducement for the selection of a specific textbook or supplemental material for use in a course for sample copies, instructor's copies, or instructional materials, (3) allowing a policy to foster the establishment of textbook reserves so long as all materials provided adhere to applicable federal copyright laws, and (4) removing the provision providing for the encouragement of buy-back programs to expand the availability of used textbooks.

Date	Chamber	Action
1/13/2009	Senate	Session Sine Die

Date	Chamber	Action
2/7/2007	Senate	Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter
2/7/2007	Senate	First Reading
2/7/2007	Senate	Referred to Rules
2/9/2007	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Pamela J. Althoff
2/21/2007	Senate	Assigned to Higher Education
3/7/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter
3/7/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules
3/7/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Higher Education
3/7/2007	Senate	Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted
3/8/2007	Senate	Do Pass as Amended Higher Education; 008-002-001
3/8/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2007
3/22/2007	Senate	Second Reading
3/22/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 27, 2007
3/23/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Mattie Hunter
3/23/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Rules
3/27/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Rules Refers to Higher Education
3/28/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Recommend Do Adopt Higher Education; 009-001-000
3/29/2007	Senate	Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Martin A. Sandoval
3/29/2007	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. James T. Meeks
3/29/2007	Senate	Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
3/29/2007	Senate	Recalled to Second Reading
3/29/2007	Senate	Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Adopted; Hunter
3/29/2007	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading
3/29/2007	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 058-000-000
3/30/2007	House	Arrived in House
3/30/2007	House	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
3/30/2007	House	Chief House Sponsor Rep. Daniel J. Burke
4/3/2007	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
4/9/2007	House	First Reading
4/9/2007	House	Referred to Rules Committee
4/18/2007	House	Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Sandra M. Pihos
4/18/2007	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Elga L. Jefferies
4/18/2007	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Harry Osterman
4/24/2007	House	Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Brandon W. Phelps
4/30/2007	House	Assigned to Higher Education Committee
5/15/2007	House	Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
5/18/2007	House	Committee Deadline Extended-Rule 9(b) May 25, 2007
5/25/2007	House	Final Action Deadline Extended-9(b) May 31, 2007
5/31/2007	House	Rule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee
1/13/2009	Senate	Session Sine Die

	Deletes reference to:
	30 ILCS 805/8.31 new