SENATE BILL No. 1233

May 2, 2000, Introduced by Senators A. SMITH and PETERS and referred to the Committee

on Education.

A bill to require textbook publishers to provide electronic

versions of certain instructional materials used in colleges and

universities.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the

2 "college and university electronic textbook act".

3 Sec. 2. As used in this act:

4 (a) "College or university" means a degree or certificate

5 granting public or private college or university, junior college,

6 or community college located in this state.

7 (b) "Textbook" includes a text published in electronic media

8 that is used for instructional purposes.

9 Sec. 3. Upon request, a publisher of a textbook that is

10 adopted for instructional use by a college or university shall

11 furnish the college or university with an electronic version of

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1 the textbook if the textbook is for a literary subject or, for a

2 textbook for a nonliterary subject, if the technology is avail-

3 able to convert the textbook directly to a format compatible with

4 braille translation software. A publisher shall not charge a

5 price for this electronic version that exceeds the price it

6 charges for the print or electronic media version of the

7 textbook.

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