W. Va. Code R. § 133-51-4

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 133-51-4 - Federal Mandates

4.1. Each institutional governing board under the jurisdiction of the Commission shall promulgate rules that fully and adequately address the federal mandates regarding textbooks contained in the Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 ( Public Law 110-315 ). Specifically, these rules shall, at a minimum:

4.1.a. Provide that textbook publishers soliciting any employee of the governing board to select textbooks or supplemental course material provide that employee, in writing:

4.1.a.1. The price of the textbook and supplemental course materials;

4.1.a.2. The copyright dates of the three previous editions, if any;

4.1.a.3. A description of substantial content revisions from the previous editions;

4.1.a.4. Whether the textbook is available in other lower-cost formats and, if so, the price to the institution and the general public;

4.1.a.5. The price of textbooks unbundled from supplemental material; and

4.1.a.6. The same information, to the extent practicable, for custom textbooks.

4.2. Provide that no employee of the governing board shall select or assign a textbook or supplemental course materials if the publisher has not supplied the information, in writing, required by Section 4.1.a. of this rule.

4.3. Provide that the institution shall provide on its electronic course schedule, or through a link to its bookstore's website, prior to course enrollment each semester for all required or recommended textbooks and supplemental material:

4.3.a. The ISBN number and retail price, or if the ISBN number is not available then the author, title, publisher and copyright date;

4.3.b. If such disclosure is not practicable, then the designation "To Be Determined";

4.3.c. A reference shall be made on any written course schedule to the information available on the electronic course schedule accessible through the institutional website and the internet address for the electronic course schedule.

4.4. Provide that the institution will include on its website or through a link to its bookstore's website and electronic course schedule any of its policies or provisions for:

4.4.a. Rental of textbooks;

4.4.b. The purchase of used textbooks;

4.4.c. Textbook repurchase or buy backs; and

4.4.d. Alternative content delivery programs.

4.5. Provide that the institution will update its policies to comply with any future federal mandates.

W. Va. Code R. § 133-51-4