Legislation
- Title
- The Textbook Cost Savings Act of 2017
- Sponsored by
- Senators Rosapepe, Benson, Cassilly, Conway, Currie, Feldman, Ferguson, Guzzone, Kagan, Kelley, Klausmeier, Lee, Madaleno, Manno, McFadden, Peters, Ramirez, Robinson, Serafini, Smith, Young, and Zucker
- Status
- Approved by the Governor - Chapter 763
- Analysis
- Fiscal and Policy Note (Revised)
Synopsis
Requiring the Governor to include $100,000 in the State budget for fiscal year 2019 for the purpose of providing a grant to the William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation at the University System of Maryland for the Maryland Open Source Textbook Initiative; requiring specified funds allocated for specified purposes to be for the adoption, adaptation, and creation of specified resources that are equally accessible to and independently usable by individuals with disabilities; etc.
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Details
Cross-filed with: HB0967
Bill File Type: Regular
Effective Date(s): July 1, 2017
Bill imposes a mandated appropriation in the annual State Budget Bill
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12-114.1 )
Last Updated: 2/3/2020 2:34 PM