MS SB2066 | 2010 | Regular Session

Status

Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on February 2 2010 - 100% progression
Action: 2010-02-02 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Summary

An Act To Enact The "mississippi Postsecondary Textbook Pricing And Access Act Of 2010"; To Direct University Instructors To Provide Adequate Notice Of Orders To Appropriate Bookstores In Order That The Instructor Shall Be Informed As To Price, Format Availability, And Any Plans For Revision Of The Textbook; To Require The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning To Develop Materials Necessary To Inform Faculty And Students As To Methods To Obtain The Lowest Textbook Cost; To Authorize The Establishment Of A Pilot Textbook Rental Program For University Students; And For Related Purposes.

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Title

"Mississippi Postsecondary Textbook Pricing and Access Act of 2010"; enact to assist students in obtaining the lowest textbook cost.

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History

DateChamberAction
2010-02-02 Died In Committee
2010-01-06 Referred To Universities and Colleges

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