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7		-	General Assembly ~~Substitute~~ Bill No. 7162
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8	6		January Session, 2019
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	10	+	Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND
	11	+	EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
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	14	+	Introduced by:
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14	20		AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE CONNECTICUT OPEN EDU CATIONAL
15	21		RESOURCE COORDINATIN G COUNCIL.
16	22		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
17	23		Assembly convened:
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19	25		Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2019) (a) For the purposes of this 1
20	26		section: 2
21	27		(1) "Open educational resource" means a college level resource 3
22	28		made available on an Internet web site to be used by students, faculty 4
23		-	and members of the public on an unlimited basis at a cost lower than 5
24		-	the marketing value of the printed textbook or other educational 6
25		-	resource, including full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, 7
26		-	streaming videos, tests, software and other similar teaching, learning 8
27		-	and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been 9
28		-	released under a creative commons attribution license that permits the 10
29		-	free use and repurposing of such resources; 11
30		-	(2) "Creative commons attribution license" means a copyright 12
31		-	crediting the author of a digital work product that allows for the free 13
32		-	use and distribution of such work product; and 14
33		-	(3) "High-impact course" means a course of instruction for which 15
34		-	open educational resources would make a significant positive financial 16
35		-	impact on the students taking the course due to the number of 17
36		-	students taking the course or the marketing value of the printed 18 Substitute Bill No. 7162
	29	+	and members of the public on an unlimited basis at a minimal cost, 5
	30	+	including full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, streaming 6
	31	+	videos, tests, software and other similar teaching, learning and 7
	32	+	research resources that reside in the public domain or have been 8
	33	+	released under a creative commons attribution license that permits the 9
	34	+	free use and repurposing of such resources; 10
	35	+	(2) "Creative commons attribution license" means a copyright 11
	36	+	crediting the author of a digital work product that allows for the free 12
	37	+	use and distribution of such work product; and 13 Raised Bill No. 7162
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43		-	textbook or other educational resources required for such course. 19
44		-	(b) There is established the Connecticut Open Educational Resource 20
45		-	Coordinating Council, which shall be part of the Executive 21
46		-	Department. The executive director of the Office of Higher Education 22
47		-	shall appoint the members of the council which shall consist of the 23
48		-	following: (1) A state-wide coordinator, who shall collaborate with all 24
49		-	institutions of higher education to promote open educational resources 25
50		-	and administer grants; (2) one faculty member, one administrator and 26
51		-	one staff member from The University of Connecticut; (3) one faculty 27
52		-	member, one administrator and one staff member from the regional 28
53		-	community-technical college system; (4) one faculty member, one 29
54		-	administrator and one staff member from Charter Oak State College; 30
55		-	(5) one faculty member, one administrator and one staff member from 31
56		-	the Connecticut State University System; (6) one faculty member, one 32
57		-	administrator and one staff member from the independent institutions 33
58		-	of higher education; and (7) one student from any public or 34
59		-	independent institution of higher education in the state. All initial 35
60		-	appointments to the council shall be made not later than September 1, 36
61		-	2019, and shall expire on August 30, 2022, regardless of when the 37
62		-	initial appointment was made. Any member of the council may serve 38
63		-	more than one term. 39
64		-	(c) The state-wide coordinator appointed by the executive director 40
65		-	of the Office of Higher Education shall serve as the chairperson of the 41
66		-	council. The chairperson shall schedule the first meeting of the council, 42
67		-	which shall be held not later than October 1, 2019. The administrative 43
68		-	staff of the Office of Higher Education shall serve as administrative 44
69		-	staff of the council. 45
70		-	(d) Appointed members of the council shall serve for three-year 46
71		-	terms which shall commence on the date of appointment, except as 47
72		-	provided in subsection (b) of this section. Members shall continue to 48
73		-	serve until their successors are appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled 49
74		-	by the executive director of the Office of Higher Education. Any 50
75		-	vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled for 51 Substitute Bill No. 7162
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	43	+	(3) "High-impact course" means a course of instruction for which 14
	44	+	open educational resources would make a significant positive impact 15
	45	+	on the students taking the course due to the number of students taking 16
	46	+	the course and the marketing value of the printed textbook or other 17
	47	+	educational resources required for such course. 18
	48	+	(b) There is established the Connecticut Open Educational Resource 19
	49	+	Coordinating Council, which shall be part of the Executive 20
	50	+	Department. The executive director of the Office of Higher Education 21
	51	+	shall appoint the members of the council which shall consist of the 22
	52	+	following: (1) A state-wide coordinator who shall collaborate with all 23
	53	+	institutions of higher education to promote open educational resources 24
	54	+	and administer grants; (2) one faculty member, one administrator and 25
	55	+	one staff member from The University of Connecticut; (3) one faculty 26
	56	+	member, one administrator and one staff member from the regional 27
	57	+	community-technical college system; (4) one faculty member, one 28
	58	+	administrator and one staff member from Charter Oak State College; 29
	59	+	(5) one faculty member, one administrator and one staff member from 30
	60	+	the Connecticut State University System; and (6) one faculty member, 31
	61	+	one administrator and one staff member from the independen t 32
	62	+	institutions of higher education. All initial appointments to the council 33
	63	+	shall be made not later than September 1, 2019, and shall expire on 34
	64	+	August 30, 2022, regardless of when the initial appointment was made. 35
	65	+	Any member of the council may serve more than one term. 36
	66	+	(c) The state-wide coordinator appointed by the executive director 37
	67	+	of the Office of Higher Education shall serve as the chairperson of the 38
	68	+	council. The chairperson shall schedule the first meeting of the council, 39
	69	+	which shall be held not later than October 1, 2019. The administrative 40
	70	+	staff of the Office of Higher Education shall serve as administrative 41
	71	+	staff of the council. 42
	72	+	(d) Appointed members of the council shall serve for three-year 43
	73	+	terms which shall commence on the date of appointment, except as 44
	74	+	provided in subsection (b) of this section. Members shall continue to 45
	75	+	serve until their successors are appointed. Any vacancy shall be filled 46 Raised Bill No. 7162
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82		-	the balance of the unexpired term. A majority of the council shall 52
83		-	constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business. The members 53
84		-	of the council shall serve without compensation, but shall, within the 54
85		-	limits of available funds, be reimbursed for expenses necessarily 55
86		-	incurred in the performance of their duties. 56
87		-	(e) The council shall perform the following functions: 57
88		-	(1) Identify high-impact courses for which open educational 58
89		-	resources will be developed, converted or adopted; 59
90		-	(2) Establish a program of competitive grants for faculty members of 60
91		-	institutions of higher education in the state for the development, 61
92		-	conversion or adoption of open educational resources for high-impact 62
93		-	courses with any funds identified by the council and within available 63
94		-	appropriations; 64
95		-	(3) Accept, review and approve competitive grant applications, 65
96		-	provided any faculty member who is approved for a competitive grant 66
97		-	shall license such open educational resources through a creative 67
98		-	commons attribution license; 68
99		-	(4) Administer a standardized review and approval process for the 69
100		-	development, conversion or adoption of open educational resources; 70
101		-	(5) Establish a state-sponsored digital clearinghouse that shall 71
102		-	function as a publicly accessible database for the collection, storage 72
103		-	and purchase of open educational resources; and 73
104		-	(6) Promote strategies for the production, use and access of open 74
105		-	educational resources. 75
106		-	(f) The council shall meet quarterly, or as often as deemed necessary 76
107		-	by a majority of the council. 77
108		-	(g) Not later than January 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, the 78
109		-	council shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of 79 Substitute Bill No. 7162
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	81	+	by the executive director of the Office of Higher Education. Any 47
	82	+	vacancy occurring other than by expiration of term shall be filled for 48
	83	+	the balance of the unexpired term. A majority of the council shall 49
	84	+	constitute a quorum for the transaction of any business. The members 50
	85	+	of the council shall serve without compensation, but shall, within the 51
	86	+	limits of available funds, be reimbursed for expenses necessarily 52
	87	+	incurred in the performance of their duties. 53
	88	+	(e) The council shall perform the following functions: 54
	89	+	(1) Identify high-impact courses for which open educational 55
	90	+	resources will be developed, converted or adopted; 56
	91	+	(2) Establish a program of competitive grants for faculty members of 57
	92	+	institutions of higher education in the state for the development, 58
	93	+	conversion or adoption of open educational resources for high-impact 59
	94	+	courses with any funds identified by the council and within available 60
	95	+	appropriations; 61
	96	+	(3) Accept, review and approve competitive grant applications, 62
	97	+	provided any faculty member who is approved for a competitive grant 63
	98	+	shall license such open educational resources through a creative 64
	99	+	commons attribution license; 65
	100	+	(4) Administer a standardized review and approval process for the 66
	101	+	development, conversion or adoption of open educational resources; 67
	102	+	(5) Establish a state-sponsored digital clearinghouse that shall 68
	103	+	function as a publicly accessible database for the collection, storage 69
	104	+	and purchase of open educational resources; and 70
	105	+	(6) Promote strategies for the production, use and access of open 71
	106	+	educational resources. 72
	107	+	(f) The council shall meet quarterly, or as often as deemed necessary 73
	108	+	by a majority of the council. 74
	109	+	(g) Not later than January 1, 2021, and annually thereafter, the 75 Raised Bill No. 7162
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116		-	section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of 80
117		-	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 81
118		-	education regarding (1) the number and percentage of high-impact 82
119		-	courses for which open educational resources have been developed, (2) 83
120		-	the degree to which institutions of higher education promote the use 84
121		-	and access to open educational resources through the state-sponsored 85
122		-	digital clearinghouse, (3) the amount of grants awarded by the council 86
123		-	and the number of open educational resources developed by grant 87
124		-	recipients, and (4) its recommendations for any amendments to the 88
125		-	general statutes necessary to develop open educational resources. 89
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	115	+	council shall submit a report, in accordance with the provisions of 76
	116	+	section 11-4a of the general statutes, to the joint standing committee of 77
	117	+	the General Assembly having cognizance of matters relating to higher 78
	118	+	education regarding (1) the number and percentage of high-impact 79
	119	+	courses for which open educational resources have been developed, (2) 80
	120	+	the degree to which institutions of higher education promote the use 81
	121	+	and access to open educational resources through the state-sponsored 82
	122	+	digital clearinghouse, (3) the amount of grants awarded by the council 83
	123	+	and the number of open educational resources developed by grant 84
	124	+	recipients, and (4) its recommendations for any amendments to the 85
	125	+	general statutes necessary to develop open educational resources. 86
126	126		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
127	127		sections:
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129	129		Section 1 July 1, 2019 New section
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	131	+	Statement of Purpose:
	132	+	To establish an open educational resource program to help lower the
	133	+	cost of textbooks and course materials at institutions of higher
	134	+	education.
	135	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline,
	136	+	except that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is
	137	+	not underlined.]
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