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<P class="credits">Doc Type: Government Relations</p>
<P class="credits"> Published: <SPAN class="pubDate">10/30/2008</SPAN></P>
<h1>Section 133 of the Higher Education Act</h1>
<p class="dynamictext"> I. SEC. 133 Textbook Information<br> a. Purpose and Intent<br> 1. Purpose: to ensure that students have access to affordable course materials<br> 2. Intent: encourage involved parties to identify ways to decrease cost of college textbooks and supplemental materials while supporting academic freedom<br> b. Definitions <br> 1. Bundle<br> 2. College textbook<br> 3. Course schedule<br> 4. Custom textbook<br> 5. Institution of higher education<br> 6. Integrated textbook<br> 7. Substantial content<br> 8. Supplemental material<br> c. Publisher Requirements<br> 1. College textbook pricing information — when a publisher provides faculty/other in charge of course material selection at an institution of higher education receiving Federal financial assistance with information regarding college textbook or supplemental materials, the publisher shall include the following:<br> A. The price the publisher would make the college textbook or supplemental available to the institution of higher education and the price made available to the public.<br> B. The copyright dates of the three previous editions of such college textbook, if any.<br> C. A description of substantial content revisions made between editions of the textbook, if any.<br> D. i. Whether college textbook or supplemental material is available in other formats and<br> ii. for each other format, the price the publisher would make that format of the college textbook or supplemental material available to the institution of higher education and the price made available to the public.<br> 2. Unbundling of college textbooks from supplemental materials — publishers that sell bundles shall also make available the college textbook and each supplemental material as unbundled items, each separately priced.<br> 3. Custom textbooks — To the maximum extent practicable, the publisher shall provide the information required under this subsection for custom textbooks.<br> d. Provision of ISBN College Textbook Information in Course Schedules — To the maximum extent practicable, each institution of higher education receiving Federal financial assistance shall -- <br> 1. disclose, on the institution's Internet course schedule and in a manner of institution's choosing, the ISBN and retail price information of required and recommended college textbooks and supplemental materials for each course listed in the institution's course schedule used for preregistration and registration purposes, except that<br> A. if the ISBN is not available, then the institution shall include the author, title, publisher and copyright date for such textbooks and materials in the Internet course schedule; and<br> B. if the institution determines that disclosure of the said information is not practicable for a textbook or material, then the institution shall place 'To Be Determined' in lieu of the information required under this subsection; and<br> 2. if applicable, include on the institution's written course schedule a notice that textbook information is available on the institution's Internet course schedule, and Internet address for such schedule.<br> e. Availability of Information for College Bookstores — Institutions receiving Federal financial assistance shall make available to a college bookstore affiliated with the institution, as soon as is practicable upon the request of said bookstore, the most accurate information available regarding --<br> 1. the institution's course schedule for subsequent academic period; and<br> 2. for each course offered by the institution for the subsequent period --<br> A. information required by subsection (d)(1) for each textbook or supplemental material required or recommended for each course<br> B. number of students enrolled in course<br> C. the maximum student enrollment for the course<br> f. Additional Information — Institutions disclosing information required by subsection (d)(1) is encouraged to disseminate to students information regarding<br> 1. available institutional programs for renting or purchasing used textbooks<br> 2. available institutional guaranteed textbook buy-back programs<br> 3. available institutional alternative content delivery programs<br> 4. other available institutional cost-saving strategies<br> g. GAO Report- Not later than July 1, 2013, the Comptroller General of the United States shall report to the authorizing committees on the implementation of this section by institutions of higher education, college bookstores, and publishers. The report shall particularly examine--<br> 1. the availability of college textbook information on course schedules;<br> 2. the provision of pricing information to faculty of institutions of higher education by publishers;<br> 3. the use of bundled and unbundled material in the college textbook marketplace, including the adoption of unbundled materials by faculty and the use of integrated textbooks by publishers; and<br> 4. the implementation of this section by institutions of higher education, including the costs and benefits to such institutions and to students.<br> h. Rule of Construction- Nothing in this section shall be construed to supercede the institutional autonomy or academic freedom of instructors involved in the selection of college textbooks, supplemental materials, and other classroom materials.<br> i. No Regulatory Authority- The Secretary shall not promulgate regulations with 'respect to this section.'<br> j. Effective Date- The amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on July 1, 2010.
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