MS HB297 | 2012 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on March 6 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-03-06 - Died In Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]
Summary
An Act To Be Known As The "mississippi Postsecondary Textbook Pricing And Access Act Of 2012"; To Require Publishers Selling Or Distributing Material For Use In Public Community College Or University Classrooms To Disclose Certain Pricing Information, Format Revisions And Return Policies Regarding The Purchase Of Textbooks By Students; To Direct University And Community College Instructors To Provide Adequate Notice Of Orders To Appropriate Bookstores In Order That The Instructor Will Be Informed As To Price, Format Availability, And Any Plans For Revision Of The Textbook; To Require The Board Of Trustees Of State Institutions Of Higher Learning And The State Board For Community And Junior Colleges To Jointly Develop Materials Necessary To Inform Faculty And Students As To Methods To Obtain The Lowest Textbook Cost; To Authorize The Establishment Of A Pilot Textbook Rental Program For Community College And University Students; And For Related Purposes.
Title
"Mississippi Postsecondary Textbook Pricing and Access Act of 2012"; create.
Sponsors
| Rep. Bob Evans [D] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-06 | Died In Committee | |
| 2012-02-13 | Referred To Universities and Colleges;Appropriations |
Mississippi State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/2012/pdf/history/HB/HB0297.xml |
| Text | https://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2012/html/HB/0200-0299/HB0297IN.htm |
