MN SF3098

Board of Trustees of Minnesota State Colleges and Universities must develop a plan to increase use of affordable textbooks and instructional materials

Board must explore and study registration software or other systems to disclose or display textbook and instructional material costs at or prior to course registration

Plan must establish a goal for the percentage of courses that will use affordable textbooks and instructional materials

Plan must identify and describe key terms including "affordable textbook," "instructional material," and "course"

Board must submit the plan to legislative committee chairs and ranking minority members with jurisdiction over higher education by January 15, 2020