CA AB1914

Requires academic senates at California State University and University of California campuses to develop policies reducing redundancy in academic materials delivery, including textbooks and access codes, in collaboration with students and administrators.

Mandates policies include guidelines prioritizing free or low-cost ancillary materials already available to students, providing faculty with current semester material costs, establishing bookstore notification deadlines, and using approved descriptors for materials at campus bookstores.

Requires California State University campuses to submit developed policies to the Trustees for review; requests University of California campuses submit policies to the Regents for review.

Expresses legislative intent encouraging faculty to consider free or inexpensive options, including open access materials, when selecting academic materials for students.

Defines "access code" as an identification number or password used to access digital content and "textbook" by reference to existing Education Code Section 66406.7.