HOUSE BILL No. 4935


     June 12, 2001, Introduced by Rep. Spade and referred to the Committee on Education.


        A bill to require textbook publishers to provide electronic

   versions of certain instructional materials used in colleges and

   universities.

               THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

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           Sec. 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the

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      "college and university electronic textbook act".

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           Sec. 2.  As used in this act:

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           (a) "College or university" means a degree or certificate

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      granting public or private college or university, junior college,

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      or community college located in this state.

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           (b) "Textbook" includes a text published in electronic media

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      that is used for instructional purposes.

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           Sec. 3.  Upon request, a publisher of a textbook that is

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      adopted for instructional use at a college or university shall

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      furnish the college or university with an electronic version of


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      the textbook if the textbook is for a literary subject or, for a

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      textbook for a nonliterary subject, if the technology is avail-

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      able to convert the textbook directly to a format compatible with

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      braille translation software.  A publisher shall not charge a

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      price for this electronic version that exceeds the price it

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      charges for the print or electronic media version of the

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      textbook.










































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