§ 15-112. College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act
West's Annotated Code of MarylandEducationEffective: April 11, 2023
Effective: April 11, 2023
MD Code, Education, § 15-112
§ 15-112. College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act
(b) This section does not apply to the overseas programs of the University of Maryland Global Campus.
(c) Each public institution of higher education in the State shall develop and implement:
(d)(1) Each public institution of higher education shall develop a process by which faculty members acknowledge the information under paragraph (2) of this subsection.
(e)(1) A publisher that sells college textbooks or supplemental material and provides information regarding a college textbook or supplemental material to a faculty member, other adopting entity in charge of selecting course materials, or the administration of an institution of higher education shall disclose with this information, in writing, by paper or electronic means:
(2) Each institution of higher education in the State shall develop a process by which faculty members acknowledge having been informed of the disclosures required under paragraph (1) of this subsection and the impact that the high cost of college textbooks and supplemental material has on students.
(f)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (4) of this subsection, a publisher and a campus bookstore shall provide and sell college textbooks and supplemental material in the same manner as selected and ordered by faculty members.
(g)(1)(i) Subject to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, on the request of a bookstore, an institution of higher education shall provide the information listed under paragraph (3) of this subsection to a bookstore by the earlier of:
(4)(i) An institution of higher education shall inform a bookstore, students, or members of the public who access the website of the institution under paragraph (2) of this subsection if the selection of the particular college textbook, supplemental material, or bundle has not been finalized by the faculty member.
(h) A public institution of higher education may not encourage or promote the creation or sale of college textbooks that consist of purely aesthetic changes to a prior edition of a college textbook such as a commemorative edition.
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Added by Acts 2009, c. 520, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009; Acts 2009, c. 521, § 1, eff. July 1, 2009. Amended by Acts 2013, c. 43, § 5; Acts 2019, c. 40, § 7, eff. July 1, 2019; Acts 2023, c. 49, § 2, eff. April 11, 2023.
MD Code, Education, § 15-112, MD EDUC § 15-112
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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