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MN HF2660
Bill
Status
3/5/2012
Primary Sponsor
Terry Morrow
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AI Summary
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Office of Higher Education shall convene an 11-member open-access textbook task force with representation from faculty, administrators, student leaders, business officers, and campus bookstores across Minnesota's postsecondary systems
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Task force must develop a plan for presentation to legislature committees responsible for higher education finance by January 15, 2013
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Plan must include inventory of existing open-access textbooks, recommended undergraduate general education courses for open-access use, and standardized review process for approving open-access textbooks
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Plan must identify barriers to expanded open-access adoption, strategies for production and distribution at reduced or no cost to students, technology security standards, and new technologies to improve use
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Section becomes effective the day following final enactment
Legislative Description
Open-access textbook task force established, and plan for improved use of open-access textbooks required.
Last Action
Introduction and first reading, referred to Higher Education Policy and Finance
3/5/2012