HB1257 - Tennessee: Board Of Regents, Education, Higher, University Of Tennessee

Companion Bill SB2076. Education, Higher - Requires UT and the board of regents to develop policies to minimize the cost of textbooks. - Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for *HB1257 / SB2076 Increase State Expenditures - $4,256,700 Recurring $232,500 One-Time Bill Summary for *HB1257 / SB2076 This bill requires the University of Tennessee system and the Tennessee board of regents to develop policies for minimizing the cost of textbooks and course materials used at public institutions of higher education. This bill requires that the policies include requirements that: (1) Faculty members submit lists of required textbooks and course materials to any on-campus bookstore in a timely manner and that the lists be made available to students on the institution's Web site; (2) Any on-campus bookstore [...]

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