ࡱ> VXW@ _bjbjצצ (,Y(((x  xp%     $$$$$$$$T'R)%( " %  *%444(R ( $4$44h"(  @t 4;$ @%0p%Kb+b+ <$`b+( 8  4 # %%xxd$xx SENATE EDUCATION, HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2008 Testimony of Patrick Hogan Support with Amendments to SB 657 College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2008 Chairman Conway, Vice Chairman Dyson, and Committee members, thank you for the opportunity to testify on SB 657 the College Textbook Competition and Affordability Act of 2008. The ĢƵ (USM) supports the intent of SB 657, the bill in its current form poses serious questions about the effective and cost-efficient purchase of textbooks. We applaud efforts from faculty, bookstores, and the publishing community to reduce the cost of textbooks for USM students. However, this is a very complicated issue which is why we have assembled a panel of experts on the issue to assist the committee in its deliberations on SB 657. I must first address the final whereas clause on page 2 lines 21 and 22. Through the support of State of Maryland and the efficiency and effectiveness savings of the USM we are proud of the fact that tuition for in-state undergraduate students has been and may well be held flat for 3 years. The quickest and most strategic way to reduce the cost of textbooks would be for the state to exempt textbook and course related materials for the sales tax. I raise this point because just as the state has its fiscal constraints and has been unwilling to give up this revenue you will hear that the Universities use the revenue generated from the university bookstores to provide student services that the state is prohibited from funding. Without this revenue stream these programs would be funded through increased student fees. Next item is on page 3 lines 4 19. Section B contains actions that the Council of University System Faculty currently perform each academic year. I will allow Ms. Patricia Kosco Cossard to provide you the details of the Faculty efforts in this area. Next item is on page 3 lines 24 31. Section D speaks to prohibiting the use of a new edition of a textbook unless more than 30% of the educational content is new. This is an extremely subjective and undefined measurement. As an example, a few years ago the Human Genome was mapped for the first time in history. While textbook information on this discovery may have only accounted for 30 pages in a 500 page biology textbook the scientific and educational weight of this information is incredibly significant. Section D (2) speaks to prohibiting the use of a textbook unless more than 50% of the material will be used for that course. This may not always be practical. An example would be when a literature class uses a book containing a collection of short stories and less than 50% is used but in fact it is less expensive for the student to purchase the book with the collection of short stories than the individual publications. The issue of bundling when it originates at the publisher level, we believe, is an issue that must be dealt with on the federal level not state by state. To that end, the U.S. House of Representatives has included language in the Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act dealing with the issue of bundling. UNBUNDLING OF COLLEGE TEXTBOOKS FROM SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS.A publisher that sells a college textbook and any supplemental material accompanying such college textbook as a single bundle shall also make available the college textbook and each supplemental material as separate and unbundled items, each separately priced. We would ask that in Section F (1) that the words provided each item is also available for sale separately.. This will help ensure that full consideration is given to the need for the bundled package of course materials. We then request that on Section F (3) that the following language is added to the end of the sentence; for bookstores under the jurisdiction of the higher education institution.. This will clarify that the institutions only have control over certain bookstores. We agree that the earlier decisions are made regarding textbooks and course materials the better for the students. We only ask that Section G (1) (I) begin with To the extent practical and it should be 6 weeks and not 8 weeks, and that it should be the commencement of a spring or fall semester course. Section G (1) (II) should read When the Campus Bookstore places the final not initial order for the textbooks. We want to ensure that the most accurate information is being provided to the students and they not receive preliminary information possibly leading to the student purchasing the wrong textbook and not being able to return it. In early anticipation, students may purchase a book on-line or buy from another student only to find that the faculty member has cancelled his textbook order due to insufficient supply. The student may be either stuck with the book or have to pay charges for returning the item only IF the seller has a return policy. We respectfully request that Section H (1) and (2) be deleted in that it will severely and adversely effect the funding operation of student auxiliary services. In order to best address this issue we have the individual who oversees the contract for the bookstore at the University of Maryland, College Park, and the individual who operates the bookstore at Salisbury University. Thank you for allowing the ĢƵ to share these thoughts about SB 657. We hope our concerns will be taken under consideration. Patrick J. 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