Adoption of textbooks and course materials

1. Law
2. Arkansas Code
3. Education
4. Postsecondary and Higher Education Generally
5. General Provisions
6. Textbooks and Course Materials
7. Adoption of textbooks and course materials

1. (a)

   1. (1) For each full semester and collectively for summer sessions, a state-supported institution of higher education in this state shall distribute a list of all textbooks and course materials required or assigned for an undergraduate course by:

      1. (A) Publication on its website; and

      2. (B) Posting at its bookstore.

   2. (2) The list shall be distributed no later than 12:00 noon on:

      1. (A) April 1 for the following fall semester;

      2. (B) November 1 for the following spring semester; and

      3. (C) April 1 for all following summer sessions.

2. (b) For each textbook or course material the list shall include:

   1. (1) A brief description of the textbook or course material;

   2. (2) The author or authors;

   3. (3) The title and edition; and

   4. (4) Any special instructions or circumstances for the purchase or use of the textbook or course material.

3. (c) A textbook or course material for an undergraduate course may be adopted after the time specified in subsection (a) of this section for distributing the list if:

   1. (1) The adoption is approved by the department chair and the dean or division head of the affected college; and

   2. (2) The dean or division head of the college forwards to the chief academic officer of the affected state-supported institution of higher education the following information:

      1. (A) A list of each late adoption;

      2. (B) The names of the person or persons responsible for each late adoption; and

      3. (C) A written statement explaining why each adoption was late.

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