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    AN ACT concerning education.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
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Textbook Advisory Committee Act.
 
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    Section 5. Findings; purpose.  The General Assembly finds 
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that the State and its residents would benefit from increased 
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affordability at public institutions of higher education.  In 
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pursuit of this common goal, the faculty and administration at 
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all public institutions of higher education must consider the 
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most cost-effective practices in textbook decision-making.  The 
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purpose of this Act is to foster the development of 
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institutional textbook adoption policies with the aim of 
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reducing textbook costs to students.
 
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    Section 10. Definitions.   In this Act:
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    "Off-campus college bookstore" means a bookstore that is 
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not operated by or on behalf of the public institution of 
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higher education, but sells or offers to sell textbooks and 
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supplemental materials to students and has a physical presence 
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on or near the institution's campus.
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    "On-campus college bookstore" means a bookstore, whether 
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operated by or on behalf of the public institution of higher 
 


 






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education, that sells or offers to sell textbooks and 
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supplemental materials to students of the public institution of 
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higher education and that has a physical presence on or near 
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the institution's campus.
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    "Public institution of higher education" means an 
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institution that is included in the definition of "public 
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institutions of higher education" under the Board of Higher 
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Education Act, but does not include a public institution of 
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higher education whose primary method of textbook issuance is 
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through a rental program. 
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    "Publisher" means any publishing house, publishing firm, 
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or publishing company that publishes instructional materials 
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and supplemental materials.
 
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    Section 15. Textbook advisory committees established.   A 
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textbook advisory committee must be established in the office 
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of the provost or chief academic officer of each public 
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institution of higher education.  The committee must be 
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comprised of cross-disciplinary teams of faculty and 
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representatives of the administration, representatives of the 
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on-campus college bookstore and off-campus college bookstore, 
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if any, that provide textbooks, students, and a publisher.
 
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    Section 20. Policies.   A textbook advisory committee 
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established under this Act shall establish and implement 
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policies to do all of the following:
 


 






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        (1)  Establish deadlines for faculty to notify a 
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    bookstore or bookstores of textbooks selected for the 
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    pending semester or other term.
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        (2)  Ensure the publication, on the public institution 
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    of higher education's Internet website or at other 
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    appropriate venues, of the title, author, International 
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    Standard Book Number (ISBN), and retail price of new and 
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    used textbooks within reasonable expediency after the 
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    information becomes available.  The requirement for 
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    disclosure of the International Standard Book Number 
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    (ISBN) under this Section is applicable so long as 
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    disclosure does not conflict with or impair the contractual 
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    rights of a private third party that operates the on-campus 
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    college bookstore on behalf of the public institution of 
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    higher education. 
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        (3) Ensure the availability of information regarding 
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    how current editions of textbooks differ from previous 
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    editions.
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        (4)  Prohibit employees and departments  of the public 
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    institution of higher education from demanding  or 
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    receiving any present or promised gift, payment, loan, 
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    subscription, advance deposit of money, services, or other 
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    thing of value as an inducement for the selection of any 
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    specific textbook or supplemental material for use in an 
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    academic course taught at the public institution of higher 
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    education.  This item (4) does not prevent instructors of 
 


 






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    the public institution of higher education from receiving 
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    any of the following:
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            (A) Sample copies, instructor's copies, or 
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        instructional materials that are not to be sold by 
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        instructors, staff, on-campus college bookstores, or 
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        off-campus college bookstores, if any.
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            (B) Royalties or other compensation from sales of 
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        textbooks or supplemental materials that include the 
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        instructor's own writing or written work, as 
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        determined by the textbook advisory committee.
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            (C) Training in the use of course materials and 
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        learning technologies.
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            (D) Honoraria for academic peer review of course 
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        materials.
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        (5)  Foster the establishment of textbook reserves, 
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    including online electronic collections ("e-reserves"), 
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    for student use in campus libraries or academic 
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    departments, free of charge, so long as all materials 
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    provided adhere to applicable federal copyright laws.
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        (6)  Encourage buy-back programs to reduce student 
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    costs.
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        (7)  Provide support for the creation or operation of 
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    campus book swaps.
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    The committee may implement other policies as desired to 
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provide textbook cost savings to students.

 
 


 






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    Section 25. Report. Each public institution of higher 
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education  shall report annually to the Board of Higher 
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Education or the Illinois Community College Board, as 
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appropriate, on measures undertaken to reduce textbook costs 
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and provide students with cost-saving alternatives.  The report 
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shall include a full listing of student costs for a 
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representative sample of textbooks for coursework for 
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first-time, full-time students in a manner prescribed by the 
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Board of Higher Education or the Illinois Community College 
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Board, as appropriate.
 
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    Section 80. Expiration.   This Act is repealed on June 30, 
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2015.