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However, such employee may receive (i) sample copies, instructor’s copies, or instructional material not to be sold and (ii) royalties or other compensation from sales of textbooks that include such instructor’s own writing or work.B\n\nThe governing board of each public institution of higher education shall implement procedures for making available to students in a central location and in a standard format on the relevant institutional website listings of textbooks required or assigned for particular courses at the institution. The lists of those required or assigned textbooks for each particular course shall include the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) along with other relevant information.C\n\nPublic institutions of higher education maintaining a bookstore supported by auxiliary services or operated by a private contractor shall post the listing of such textbooks when the relevant instructor or academic department identifies the required textbooks for order and subsequent student purchase.D\n\nThe governing board of each public institution of higher education shall implement policies, procedures, and guidelines that encourage efforts to minimize the cost of textbooks for students while maintaining the quality of education and academic freedom. The guidelines shall ensure that:1\n\nFaculty textbook adoptions are made with sufficient lead time to university-managed or contract-managed bookstores so as to confirm availability of the requested materials and, when possible, ensure maximum availability of used textbooks;2\n\nIn the textbook adoption process, the intent to use all items ordered, particularly each individual item sold as part of a bundled package, is affirmatively confirmed by the faculty member before the adoption is finalized. If the faculty member does not intend to use each item in the bundled package, he shall notify the bookstore, and the bookstore shall order the individualized items when their procurement is cost effective for both the institution and students and such items are made available by the publisher;3\n\nFaculty members affirmatively acknowledge the bookstore’s quoted retail price of textbooks selected for use in each course;4\n\nFaculty members are encouraged to limit their use of new edition textbooks when previous editions do not significantly differ in a substantive way as determined by the appropriate faculty member; and5\n\nProvisions address the availability of required textbooks to students otherwise unable to afford the cost.E\n\nThe governing board of each public institution of higher education shall implement guidelines for the adoption and use of low-cost and no-cost open educational resources in courses offered at such institution. Such guidelines may include provisions for low-cost commercially published materials.F\n\nThe registrar or another appropriate employee of each public institution of higher education shall identify conspicuously in the online course catalogue or registration system, as soon as practicable after the necessary information becomes available, each course for which the instructor exclusively uses no-cost course materials or low-cost course materials.G\n\nNo funds provided for financial aid from university bookstore revenue shall be counted in the calculation for state appropriations for student financial aid.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":201469,"text":"No employee of a public institution of higher education shall demand or receive any payment, loan, subscription, advance, deposit of money, services, or anything, present or promised, as an inducement for requiring students to purchase a specific textbook required for coursework or instruction. 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This law was first created in 2005. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 530<\/a> of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. It has been modified 4 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2006, chapter 561<\/a>; in 2016, chapter 588<\/a>; in 2018, chapter 752<\/a>; in 2019, chapter 590<\/a>.<\/p>","references":false,"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":185969,"object_type":"law","relational_id":54918,"identifier":"23.1-1308","token":"23.1\/IV\/13\/23.1-1308","url":"\/23.1-1308\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/23.1-1308\/","token":"23.1\/IV\/13\/23.1-1308","dublin_core":{"Title":"Governing board procedures; textbook sales and bookstores; open educational resources","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 23.1-1308","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

A.<\/span> No employee of a public institution of higher education<\/span> shall demand or receive any payment, loan, subscription, advance, deposit of money, services, or anything, present or promised, as an inducement for requiring students to purchase a specific textbook required for coursework or instruction. However, such employee may receive (i) sample copies, instructor’s copies, or instructional material<\/span> not to be sold and (ii) royalties or other compensation from sales of textbooks that include such instructor’s own writing or work. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

B.<\/span> The governing board<\/span> of each public institution of higher education<\/span> shall implement procedures for making available to students in a central location and in a standard format on the relevant institutional website listings of textbooks required or assigned for particular courses at the institution. The lists of those required or assigned textbooks for each particular course shall include the International Standard Book Number (ISBN) along with other relevant information. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

C.<\/span> Public institutions of higher education maintaining a bookstore supported by auxiliary services or operated by a private contractor shall post the listing of such textbooks when the relevant instructor or academic department identifies the required textbooks for order<\/span> and subsequent student purchase. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

D.<\/span> The governing board<\/span> of each public institution of higher education<\/span> shall implement policies, procedures, and guidelines that encourage efforts to minimize the cost of textbooks for students while maintaining the quality of education and academic freedom. The guidelines shall ensure that: <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Faculty textbook adoptions are made with sufficient lead time to university-managed or contract<\/span>-managed bookstores so as to confirm availability of the requested materials<\/span> and, when possible, ensure maximum availability of used textbooks; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> In the textbook adoption process, the intent<\/span> to use all items ordered, particularly each individual item sold as part of a bundled package, is affirmatively confirmed by the faculty member before the adoption is finalized. If the faculty member does not intend to use each item in the bundled package, he shall notify the bookstore, and the bookstore shall order<\/span> the individualized items when their procurement is cost effective for both the institution and students and such items are made available by the publisher; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Faculty members affirmatively acknowledge the bookstore’s quoted retail price of textbooks selected for use in each course; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Faculty members are encouraged to limit their use of new edition textbooks when previous editions do not significantly differ in a substantive way as determined by the appropriate faculty member; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Provisions address the availability of required textbooks to students otherwise unable to afford the cost. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

E.<\/span> The governing board<\/span> of each public institution of higher education<\/span> shall implement guidelines for the adoption and use of low-cost and no-cost open educational resources in courses offered at such institution. Such guidelines may include provisions for low-cost commercially published materials<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

F.<\/span> The registrar or another appropriate employee of each public institution of higher education<\/span> shall identify conspicuously in the online course catalogue or registration system<\/span>, as soon as practicable after the necessary information becomes available, each course for which the instructor exclusively uses no-cost course materials<\/span> or low-cost course materials<\/span>. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

G.<\/span> No funds provided for financial aid from university bookstore revenue shall be counted in the calculation for state appropriations for student financial aid. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nGOVERNING BOARD PROCEDURES; TEXTBOOK SALES AND BOOKSTORES; OPEN EDUCATIONAL\nRESOURCES (\u00a7 23.1-1308)\n\nA. No employee of a public institution of higher education shall demand or\nreceive any payment, loan, subscription, advance, deposit of money, services, or\nanything, present or promised, as an inducement for requiring students to\npurchase a specific textbook required for coursework or instruction. However,\nsuch employee may receive (i) sample copies, instructor’s copies, or\ninstructional material not to be sold and (ii) royalties or other compensation\nfrom sales of textbooks that include such instructor’s own writing or\nwork.\n\nB. The governing board of each public institution of higher education shall\nimplement procedures for making available to students in a central location and\nin a standard format on the relevant institutional website listings of textbooks\nrequired or assigned for particular courses at the institution. The lists of\nthose required or assigned textbooks for each particular course shall include\nthe International Standard Book Number (ISBN) along with other relevant\ninformation.\n\nC. Public institutions of higher education maintaining a bookstore supported by\nauxiliary services or operated by a private contractor shall post the listing of\nsuch textbooks when the relevant instructor or academic department identifies\nthe required textbooks for order and subsequent student purchase.\n\nD. The governing board of each public institution of higher education shall\nimplement policies, procedures, and guidelines that encourage efforts to\nminimize the cost of textbooks for students while maintaining the quality of\neducation and academic freedom. The guidelines shall ensure that:\n\n 1. Faculty textbook adoptions are made with sufficient lead time to\n university-managed or contract-managed bookstores so as to confirm\n availability of the requested materials and, when possible, ensure maximum\n availability of used textbooks;\n\n 2. In the textbook adoption process, the intent to use all items ordered,\n particularly each individual item sold as part of a bundled package, is\n affirmatively confirmed by the faculty member before the adoption is\n finalized. If the faculty member does not intend to use each item in the\n bundled package, he shall notify the bookstore, and the bookstore shall order\n the individualized items when their procurement is cost effective for both the\n institution and students and such items are made available by the publisher;\n\n 3. Faculty members affirmatively acknowledge the bookstore’s quoted\n retail price of textbooks selected for use in each course;\n\n 4. Faculty members are encouraged to limit their use of new edition textbooks\n when previous editions do not significantly differ in a substantive way as\n determined by the appropriate faculty member; and\n\n 5. Provisions address the availability of required textbooks to students\n otherwise unable to afford the cost.\n\nE. The governing board of each public institution of higher education shall\nimplement guidelines for the adoption and use of low-cost and no-cost open\neducational resources in courses offered at such institution. Such guidelines\nmay include provisions for low-cost commercially published materials.\n\nF. The registrar or another appropriate employee of each public institution of\nhigher education shall identify conspicuously in the online course catalogue or\nregistration system, as soon as practicable after the necessary information\nbecomes available, each course for which the instructor exclusively uses no-cost\ncourse materials or low-cost course materials.\n\nG. No funds provided for financial aid from university bookstore revenue shall\nbe counted in the calculation for state appropriations for student financial\naid.\n\nHISTORY: 2005, c. 530, \u00a7 23-4.3:1; 2006, c. 561; 2016, c. 588; 2018, c. 752;\n2019, c. 590.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}