Bill Text: CT SB00043 | 2015 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An Act Prohibiting Institutions Of Higher Education From Requiring Students To Purchase A New Edition Of A Textbook Within Three Years Of The Date Of Initial Publication.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-01-12 - Referred to Joint Committee on Higher Education and Employment Advancement [SB00043 Detail]

Download: Connecticut-2015-SB00043-Introduced.html

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General Assembly		Proposed Bill No. 43
January Session, 2015		LCO No. 596
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Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
SEN. WITKOS, 8th Dist.

AN ACT PROHIBITING INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION FROM REQUIRING STUDENTS TO PURCHASE A NEW EDITION OF A TEXTBOOK WITHIN THREE YEARS OF THE DATE OF INITIAL PUBLICATION.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:

That title 10a of the general statutes be amended to prohibit an institution of higher education in this state from requiring students to purchase a new edition of a college textbook within three years of the date of the textbook's initial publication.

Statement of Purpose:

To prohibit requiring college students to purchase new editions of textbooks any sooner than three years following the date of a textbook's initial publication.