Texas § 51.453 TEXTBOOK ASSISTANCE INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS.

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§ 51.453 — TEXTBOOK ASSISTANCE INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS.

Texas § 51.453

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Bluebook

Tex. Education Code Code Ann. § 51.453 (2026).

Text

Sec. 51.453. TEXTBOOK ASSISTANCE INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS. To the extent practicable, an institution of higher education shall make reasonable efforts to disseminate to its students information regarding:

(1)available institutional programs for renting textbooks or for purchasing used textbooks;

(2)available institutional guaranteed textbook buyback programs;

(3)available institutional programs for alternative delivery of textbook content;

(4)the availability of courses and sections of courses that require or recommend only open educational resources; and

(5)other available institutional textbook cost-savings strategies.

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Sec. 51.453. TEXTBOOK ASSISTANCE INFORMATION FOR STUDENTS. To the extent practicable, an institution of higher education shall make reasonable efforts to disseminate to its students information regarding:
(1) available institutional programs for renting textbooks or for purchasing used textbooks;
(2) available institutional guaranteed textbook buyback programs;
(3) available institutional programs for alternative delivery of textbook content;
(4) the availability of courses and sections of courses that require or recommend only open educational resources; and
(5) other available institutional textbook cost-savings strategies.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 213 (H.B. 33 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011. Amended by: Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 581 (S.B. 810 ), Sec. 37, eff. June 9, 2017.