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<HISTORY>
	<YEAR>2009</YEAR>
	<SESSION>Regular Session</SESSION>
	<SHORTTITLE>"Mississippi Postsecondary Textbook Pricing and Access Act of 2009"; enact to assist students in obtaining the lowest textbook cost.</SHORTTITLE>
	<LONGTITLE>AN ACT TO ENACT THE "MISSISSIPPI POSTSECONDARY TEXTBOOK PRICING AND ACCESS ACT OF 2009"; TO REQUIRE PUBLISHERS SELLING OR DISTRIBUTING MATERIAL FOR USE IN UNIVERSITY CLASSROOMS TO DISCLOSE CERTAIN PRICING INFORMATION, FORMAT REVISIONS AND RETURN POLICIES REGARDING THE PURCHASE OF TEXTBOOKS BY STUDENTS; TO DIRECT UNIVERSITY INSTRUCTORS TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE NOTICE OF ORDERS TO APPROPRIATE BOOKSTORES IN ORDER THAT THE INSTRUCTOR SHALL BE INFORMED AS TO PRICE, FORMAT AVAILABILITY, AND ANY PLANS FOR REVISION OF THE TEXTBOOK; TO REQUIRE THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF STATE INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING TO DEVELOP MATERIALS NECESSARY TO INFORM FACULTY AND STUDENTS AS TO METHODS TO OBTAIN THE LOWEST TEXTBOOK COST; TO AUTHORIZE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PILOT TEXTBOOK RENTAL PROGRAM FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.</LONGTITLE>
	<DATETIMELASTCHG>02/03/09 at 18:54</DATETIMELASTCHG>
 
	<MEASURE>
		<MSR_HS>S</MSR_HS>
		<MSR_TYPE>B</MSR_TYPE>
		<MSR_NUM>2444</MSR_NUM>
		<FORMAT_MSRID>Senate Bill 2444</FORMAT_MSRID>
		<SHORT_MSRID>SB 2444</SHORT_MSRID>
		<OWNER>S</OWNER>
	</MEASURE>
 
	<BACKGROUND>
		<DISPOSITION>Dead</DISPOSITION>
		<DEADLINE>General Bill/Constitutional Amendment</DEADLINE>
		<REVENUE>No</REVENUE>
		<VOTETYPE>Three/Fifths</VOTETYPE>
		<EFFECTIVEDATE>July 1, 2009</EFFECTIVEDATE>
	</BACKGROUND>
	<COMMITTEES>
		<SENATE>
			<S_NAME>Universities and Colleges</S_NAME>
			<S_INCMTE>T</S_INCMTE>
			<S_LINK>../../Senate_cmtes/UC.xml</S_LINK>
		</SENATE>
	</COMMITTEES>
	<AUTHORS>
		<PRINCIPAL>
			<P_NAME>Wilemon</P_NAME>
			<P_LINK>../../Senate_authors/Wilemon.xml</P_LINK>
		</PRINCIPAL>
	</AUTHORS>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 1</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>01/12 (S) Referred To Universities and Colleges</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<ACTION>
		<ACT_NUMBER> 2</ACT_NUMBER>
		<ACT_DESC>02/03 (S) Died In Committee</ACT_DESC>
	</ACTION>
	<DOCUMENTS>
		<CURRENT>
			<CURRENT_PDF>../../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2444IN.pdf</CURRENT_PDF>
			<CURRENT_OTHER>../../../../documents/2009/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2444IN.htm</CURRENT_OTHER>
		</CURRENT>
		<INTRO>
			<INTRO_PDF>../../../../documents/2009/pdf/SB/2400-2499/SB2444IN.pdf</INTRO_PDF>
			<INTRO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2009/html/SB/2400-2499/SB2444IN.htm</INTRO_OTHER>
		</INTRO>
		<VETOMSG>
			<VETO_PDF>../../../../documents/2009/pdf/veto/HB1702.pdf</VETO_PDF>
			<VETO_OTHER>../../../../documents/2009/html/veto/HB1702.htm</VETO_OTHER>
		</VETOMSG>
	</DOCUMENTS>
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