File Code: Higher Education
Crossfiled with: SENATE BILL 657
- Sponsored By:
-
Delegates Rice, Holmes, Barnes, Ali, Barve, Cardin, Carr, Dumais, Feldman,
Gilchrist, Gutierrez, Haddaway, Heller, Hixson, Hucker, Ivey, Jennings, Kaiser,
Kramer, Krebs, Manno, Mizeur, Murphy, Olszewski, Pena-Melnyk, Ramirez, Reznik,
Ross, Schuler, Tarrant, Taylor, F. Turner, Valderrama, Vaughn, Waldstreicher,
and Walker
- Entitled:
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College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2008
Requiring each institution of postsecondary education in the State,
with an exception, to develop and implement campaigns, processes,
practices, and procedures regarding content revisions, availability,
and cost of textbooks and supplemental course materials; requiring
specified institutions of postsecondary education to report to the
Maryland Higher Education Commission regarding analysis of textbook
prices, efforts to lower textbook cost for students, and other
information by November 1, 2009; etc.
Legislative date is used to record
history occuring in the Chambers
otherwise Calendar date is used.
House Action
- 2/7
- First Reading Appropriations
- 2/13
- Hearing 3/4 at 1:00 p.m.
- 4/7
- Favorable with Amendments Report by Appropriations
- 4/3
- Favorable with Amendments Report Adopted
- Floor Amendment (Delegate Holmes) Adopted
- Second Reading Passed with Amendments
- 4/4
- Third Reading Passed (139-0)
Senate Action
- 4/5
- First Reading Senate Rules
- 4/7
- Re-referred Education Health and Environmental Affairs
Sponsored by:
- Delegate Craig L. Rice, District 15
- Delegate Saqib Ali, District 39
- Delegate Ben Barnes, District 21
- Delegate Kumar P. Barve, District 17
- Delegate Jon S. Cardin, District 11
- Delegate Alfred C. Carr, Jr., District 18
- Delegate Kathleen M. Dumais, District 15
- Delegate Brian J. Feldman, District 15
- Delegate Jim Gilchrist, District 17
- Delegate Ana Sol Gutierrez, District 18
- Delegate Jeannie Haddaway, District 37B
- Delegate Henry B. Heller, District 19
- Delegate Sheila E. Hixson, District 20
- Delegate Marvin E. Holmes, Jr., District 23B
- Delegate Tom Hucker, District 20
- Delegate Jolene Ivey, District 47
- Delegate J. B. Jennings, District 7
- Delegate Anne R. Kaiser, District 14
- Delegate Benjamin F. Kramer, District 19
- Delegate Susan W. Krebs, District 9B
- Delegate Roger P. Manno, District 19
- Delegate Heather R. Mizeur, District 20
- Delegate Peter Murphy, District 28
- Delegate John A. Olszewski, Jr., District 6
- Delegate Joseline A. Pena-Melnyk, District 21
- Delegate Victor R. Ramirez, District 47
- Delegate Kirill Reznik, District 39
- Delegate Justin D. Ross, District 22
- Delegate Todd Schuler, District 8
- Delegate Shawn Z. Tarrant, District 40
- Delegate Herman L. Taylor, Jr., District 14
- Delegate Frank S. Turner, District 13
- Delegate Kriselda Valderrama, District 26
- Delegate Michael L. Vaughn, District 24
- Delegate Jeff Waldstreicher, District 18
- Delegate Jay Walker, District 26
Bill indexed under the following Subjects:
- Commerce and Business -see also- Dealers; Traders; etc
- Community Colleges
- Consumer Protection -see also- Unfair Trade Practices
- Disclosure
- Electronic Commerce -see also- Electronic Funds Transfer
- Electronic Government
- Higher Education Commission
- Leases and Rent
- Prices -see also- Consumer Price Index
- Public Information
- Reports
- Revenue and Taxes -see also- Dev Fees &Taxes; specific tax
- State Universities and Colleges
- Students
- Teachers
- Textbooks
Bill affects the following Statute:
- Education
- (
15-111
)
- Bill Text (Displayed in PDF Format):
First Reading,
Third Reading, Enrolled
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Displayed in PDF Format):
Available
- Amendments (Displayed in PDF Format):
House
- Number: 254068/02 Offered on: April 7, 2008 at:
3:33 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Number: 513929/01 Offered on: April 7, 2008 at:
3:35 p.m. Status: Adopted
- Roll Call Vote (Legislative date is shown):
House
- April 4, 2008: Third Reading Passed (139-0)