Requirements for California Community Colleges
Contained in Textbook Legislation Enacted from 2004-08
Working with Academic Senates on Processes and Timelines and with Faculty and
Publishers on Affordable Bundles (AB 2477 Liu, 2004
College bookstores are required to work with campus academic senates to review issues
relative to timelines and processes involved in ordering and stocking selected textbooks, and to
work closely with faculty or publishers, or both, to create bundles and packages that are
economically sound and deliver cost savings to students.
Posting Bookstore Pricing Policy (AB 1548 Solario, 2007)
College bookstores are required to post a disclosure of its retail pricing policy on new and used
textbooks in its store or on its Internet Web site.
Encouraging Faculty to Submit Textbook Orders on Time (AB 1548 Solario, 2007)
Colleges are required to encourage faculty with course material selection responsibilities to
place their orders with sufficient lead time to enable the bookstore or to confirm the availability
of the requested materials.
Prohibiting the Receipt of Inducements to Adopt a Textbook (AB 1548 Solario, 2007)
Textbook adopters are prohibited from receiving anything of value, including the donation of
equipment or goods, any payment, loan, advance, or deposit of money, present or promised, for
adopting specific course materials required for coursework or instruction, with exceptions
related to complimentary copies of textbooks, royalties, honoraria, and training.
Prohibiting the Sale of Complimentary Textbook Copies by Faculty (AB 1548 Solario,
2007)
Adopters shall not sell instructor copies.
Prohibiting Bookstores from Soliciting Faculty for the Sale of Complimentary Copies (AB
1548 Solario, 2007)
College bookstores are prohibited from soliciting faculty for the purpose of the sale of instructor
copies or complimentary teachers editions of textbooks that have been provided by a publisher
at no charge to a faculty member or other employee. This subdivision does not apply to
unsolicited complimentary copies.
Prohibiting the Sale of Complimentary Textbook Copies by Bookstores (AB 1548 Solario,
2007)
College bookstores are prohibited from trading of any course material marked or identified as
instructor copies or complementary teachers editions of textbooks.
Disclosing Textbooks ISBN and Retail Price on Internet Course Catalog (HR 4137, 2008)
Effective July 1, 2010, to the maximum extent practicable, colleges receiving Federal financial
assistance will be required to disclose the ISBN and retail price of textbooks and supplemental
materials for each course on the college's internet course schedule. If this is not practicable,
then the college must place ‘To Be Determined’ in lieu of the required information. Colleges will
also be required to supply the bookstore upon its request with the most accurate information
available regarding the course schedule for the subsequent academic period; the required
information for each college textbook or supplemental material; the number of students enrolled;
and the maximum student enrollment for the class.
4/29/2009
Prepared by Debra Sheldon, CCCCO