Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 51.453 - Textbook Assistance Information for Students To the extent practicable, an institution of higher education shall make reasonable efforts to disseminate to its students information regarding:
(1) available institutional programs for renting textbooks or for purchasing used textbooks;(2) available institutional guaranteed textbook buyback programs;(3) available institutional programs for alternative delivery of textbook content;(4) the availability of courses and sections of courses that require or recommend only open educational resources; and(5) other available institutional textbook cost-savings strategies.Amended by Acts 2017, Texas Acts of the 85th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 581,Sec. 37, eff. 6/9/2017, op. beginning with the 2018 spring semester.Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 213, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2011.