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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB5068 Introduced 2/7/2012, by Rep. Daniel Biss SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Transparency in College Textbook Publishing Practices Act. Prohibits a publisher of college textbooks from offering or giving anything of monetary value to any person involved in the selection of a textbook or supplemental material for a course taught at a public institution of higher education if the offer or gift influences or is intended to influence the action or judgment of the person in selecting a textbook or supplemental material. Prohibits a person involved in the selection of a textbook or supplemental material for a course taught at an institution from soliciting or accepting anything of monetary value from a publisher of college textbooks if the solicitation or acceptance influences or is intended to influence the action or judgment of the person in selecting a textbook or supplemental material. Sets forth exceptions to these prohibitions. Provides that a person who violates the prohibitions is guilty of a petty offense. Effective July 1, 2013.
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| | HB5068 | | LRB097 16284 NHT 61438 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning education.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Transparency in College Textbook Publishing |
| 5 | | Practices Act is amended by adding Section 23 as follows:
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| 6 | | (110 ILCS 78/23 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 23. Prohibited practices. |
| 8 | | (a) No publisher of college textbooks may offer or give |
| 9 | | anything of monetary value to any person involved in the |
| 10 | | selection of a textbook or supplemental material for a course |
| 11 | | taught at an institution if the offer or gift influences or is |
| 12 | | intended to influence the action or judgment of the person in |
| 13 | | selecting a textbook or supplemental material. |
| 14 | | (b) No person involved in the selection of a textbook or |
| 15 | | supplemental material for a course taught at an institution may |
| 16 | | solicit or accept anything of monetary value from a publisher |
| 17 | | of college textbooks if the solicitation or acceptance |
| 18 | | influences or is intended to influence the action or judgment |
| 19 | | of the person in selecting a textbook or supplemental material. |
| 20 | | (c) This Section does not apply to any compensation or |
| 21 | | royalties paid by a publisher to the author or editor of or |
| 22 | | contributor to a textbook or supplemental material. This |
| 23 | | Section does not apply to a textbook or supplemental material |