84R136 JRJ-D
By: Canales H.B. No. 927
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring certain textbook publishers to offer
electronic textbooks.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter I, Chapter 51, Education Code, is
amended by adding Section 51.456 to read as follows:
Sec. 51.456. ELECTRONIC TEXTBOOKS REQUIRED. (a) Not later
than January 1, 2020, a textbook publisher who offers textbooks for
sale at a college bookstore shall, to the extent practicable, make
the textbooks available for sale wholly or partly in an electronic
format. The electronic version of any textbook must contain the
same content as the printed version and may be copy-protected.
(b) This section does not authorize any use of a textbook or
other instructional materials that would constitute an
infringement of copyright under the Copyright Act of 1976 (17
U.S.C. Section 101 et seq.).
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2015.