PRINTER'S NO. 769
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
712
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY MATZIE, NESBIT, SNYDER, DeLUCA, D. COSTA,
READSHAW, SIMS, TOPPER, MURT, NEILSON, DUNBAR, V. BROWN,
DAVIS, MADDEN, DONATUCCI, ZIMMERMAN AND ROEBUCK,
MARCH 6, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, MARCH 6, 2017
AN ACT
Providing for availability of electronic textbooks at
institutions of higher education.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Short title.
This act shall be known and may be cited as the Electronic
Versions of Textbooks Act.
Section 2. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Institution of higher education." A public or private
institution within this Commonwealth authorized by the
Department of Education to grant an associate degree or higher
degree. The term includes branch or satellite campuses of the
institution.
Section 3. Electronic versions of textbooks.
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