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Introduced
01/27/2017
01/27/2017
In Committee
04/05/2017
04/05/2017
Crossed Over
03/09/2017
03/09/2017
Passed
04/10/2017
04/10/2017
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/25/2017
05/25/2017
Introduced Session
2017 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Requiring the Governor to include $100,000 in the State budget for fiscal year 2019 for the purpose of providing a grant to the William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation at the University System of Maryland for the Maryland Open Source Textbook Initiative; requiring specified funds allocated for specified purposes to be for the adoption, adaptation, and creation of specified resources that are equally accessible to and independently usable by individuals with disabilities; etc.
AI Summary
This bill, the Textbook Cost Savings Act of 2017, requires the Governor to include $100,000 in the State budget for fiscal year 2019 to provide a grant to the William E. Kirwan Center for Academic Innovation at the University System of Maryland for the Maryland Open Source Textbook Initiative. The funds can be used to support the adoption, adaptation, and creation of openly licensed educational resources to reduce students' cost of attendance while maintaining or improving learning outcomes. The bill also requires the Kirwan Center and the State Department of Education to explore jointly the possibility of providing all students in primary and secondary education with high-quality, low-cost learning materials and resources, and submit reports on their progress and findings. The Act will remain effective for a period of 5 years, from July 1, 2017, to June 30, 2022.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (22)
Jim Rosapepe (D)*,
Joanne Benson (D),
Bob Cassilly (R),
Joan Conway (D),
Ulysses Currie (D),
Brian Feldman (D),
Bill Ferguson (D),
Guy Guzzone (D),
Cheryl Kagan (D),
Delores Kelley (D),
Kathy Klausmeier (D),
Susan Lee (D),
Richard Madaleno (D),
Roger Manno (D),
Nathaniel McFadden (D),
Douglas Peters (D),
Victor Ramirez (D),
Barbara Robinson (D),
Andrew Serafini (R),
Will Smith (D),
Ronald Young (D),
Craig Zucker (D),
Last Action
Approved by the Governor - Chapter 763 (on 05/25/2017)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/mgawebsite/Legislation/Details/SB0424?ys=2017rs |
| State Bill Page | http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/webmga/frmMain.aspx?id=sb0424&stab=01&pid=billpage&tab=subject3&ys=2017rs |
| BillText | http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/Chapters_noln/CH_763_sb0424e.pdf |
| BillText | http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/sb/sb0424e.pdf |
| House Amendment (Appropriations) 434460/02 | http://mgaleg.maryland.gov//2017RS/amds/bil_0004/sb0424_43446002.pdf |
| Vote Image | http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/votes_comm/sb0424_app.pdf |
| BillText | http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/sb/sb0424t.pdf |
| Vote Image | http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/votes_comm/sb0424_ehe.pdf |
| Fiscal Note/Analysis | http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/fnotes/bil_0004/sb0424.pdf |
| BillText | http://mgaleg.maryland.gov/2017RS/bills/sb/sb0424f.pdf |
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