Bill Title: Authorizes the regents to create a task force to review the issue of textbook cost and ways to enhance the academic role and delivery of course materials, and ensure student affordability through such approaches as used books, textbook rentals, custom materials, the use of open access textbooks, digital textbooks, print on demand technologies, and through greater collaboration between faculty, publishers, college bookstores and libraries.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 9-5)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-06-06 - held for consideration in education [A09088 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

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Sponsors

Name	Type	Sponsorship	District	Financial	Encyclopedia	Biography
Assemblymember Edward Ra [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-019	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember Joseph Giglio [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-148	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember Peter Lawrence [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-134	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember Joseph Errigo [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-130	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember Jaime Williams [D]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-059	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember Andrew Garbarino [R]	Cosponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-007	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember Charles Barron [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-060	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember Clifford Crouch [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-122	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember David McDonough [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-014	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember Robert Oaks [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-130	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember Victor Pichardo [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-086	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember Andrew Raia [R]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-012	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Assemblymember Nily Rozic [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	HD-025	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Senator James Skoufis [D]	Primary	Sponsored Bills	SD-042	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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