00                              HOUSE BILL NO. 10                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to costs of and charges for textbooks and other course materials                                       
02 required for University of Alaska courses; and providing for an effective date."                                        
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. The uncodified law of the State of Alaska is amended by adding a new section                          
05 to read:                                                                                                                
06       SHORT TITLE. This Act may be known as the Textbook Cost Transparency Act.                                         
07    * Sec. 2. AS 14.40 is amended by adding a new section to read:                                                     
08            Sec. 14.40.112. Course materials. (a) The University of Alaska online course                               
09       schedule must provide a description of each course that clearly identifies                                        
10                 (1)  required course materials;                                                                         
11                 (2)  which of the required course materials, if any, are zero-cost                                      
12       resources;                                                                                                        
13                 (3)  to the extent practicable, which of the required course materials, if                              
14       any, are low-cost resources; and                                                                                  
01                 (4)  the amount of each automatic fee, if any, charged for required                                     
02       course materials when a student registers for a course.                                                           
03            (b)  A search function on the University of Alaska online course schedule must                               
04       provide for searches identifying courses in which all required course materials are                               
05       zero-cost or low-cost resources.                                                                                  
06            (c)  In this section,                                                                                        
07                 (1)  "course materials" means books, computer software, magnetic                                        
08       media, DVDs, CD-ROMs, computer courseware, online services, online learning                                       
09       programs, or other media used to convey course information to a student;                                          
10                 (2)  "low-cost resource" means a resource available to a student at a                                   
11       pre-tax sales price that is not more than four times the hourly minimum wage in the                               
12       state established under AS 23.10.065(a);                                                                          
13                 (3)  "online course schedule" means an online list or catalog of courses                                
14       or course sections used by students for course registration or scheduling;                                        
15                 (4)  "zero-cost resource" means a resource available to a student free of                               
16       charge.                                                                                                           
17    * Sec. 3. This Act takes effect July 1, 2026.