S 740 · in committee · significant
Affordable College Textbook Act
- education
What this bill does
- The bill creates a federal grant program to help colleges use free, openly-licensed textbooks instead of expensive commercial ones.
- College students and institutions of higher education benefit from reduced textbook costs through expanded open educational resources.
- The Department of Education distributes grants to schools; GAO must report on textbook costs within three years of enactment.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
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How would colleges decide which open educational resources are academically rigorous enough to replace traditional textbooks in their programs?
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What happens to textbook publishers and their employees if colleges significantly shift toward free, openly-licensed alternatives?
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What evidence exists that open educational resources produce equivalent learning outcomes compared to commercial textbooks across different subject areas?
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Sponsor · D-IL
Richard J. Durbin
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Introduced 2025-02-26
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Legislative timeline
2025-02-26 · senate · IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S1398-1399)
2025-02-26 · IntroReferral
Introduced in Senate
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