Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut House Bill HB06552 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6552
22 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 1808
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44 Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
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66 REP. SANCHEZ, 25th Dist.
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1212 January Session, 2015
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1414 LCO No. 1808
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1818 Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
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2020 Introduced by:
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2222 REP. SANCHEZ, 25th Dist.
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2424 AN ACT REQUIRING A STUDY CONCERNING METHODS OF DECREASING THE COST OF INSTRUCTIONAL BOOKS AND MATERIALS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION STUDENTS.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 That title 10a of the general statutes be amended to require the Board of Regents for Higher Education and the Board of Trustees of The University of Connecticut to study methods of decreasing the cost of textbooks and other instructional materials for students of the public institutions of higher education in this state, including, but not limited to, (1) exploring the use of electronic textbooks and other instructional materials, and (2) prohibiting public institutions of higher education and their professors from requiring students to use the most recent edition of a textbook or other instructional materials when previous, less expensive editions will suffice.
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3030 Statement of Purpose:
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3232 To require a study of methods to decrease the cost of textbooks and other instructional materials for students of public institutions of higher education.