Connecticut 2015 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00931 Compare Versions

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11 General Assembly Raised Bill No. 931
22 January Session, 2015 LCO No. 3737
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2424 AN ACT CONCERNING REQUIREMENTS FOR COLLEGE TEXTBOOKS.
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2626 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
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2828 Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2015) No public institution of higher education, as defined in section 10a-173 of the general statutes, or faculty member of a public institution of higher education shall require a student of such institution of higher education to use a new edition of a textbook as part of a course offered at such public institution of higher education within three years of the date of the initial publication of the previous edition of such textbook.
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46+To prohibit requiring students of an institution of higher education in this state to use a new edition of a textbook any sooner than three years following the date of the initial publication of a previous edition of such textbook.
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48+[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not underlined.]