SB  13-UNIVERSITY: TEXTBOOKS/MATERIALS COST                                                                      
                                                                                                                                
3:32:42 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR TOBIN announced the consideration of SENATE BILL NO. 13                                                                   
"An Act relating to costs of  and charges for textbooks and other                                                               
course materials  required for University of  Alaska courses; and                                                               
providing for an effective date."                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
3:33:03 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  ROBERT  MYERS,  District Q,  Alaska  State  Legislature,                                                               
Juneau, Alaska, stated the Textbook  Cost Transparency Act allows                                                               
students to  know what  the cost  of textbooks  will be  prior to                                                               
starting  the semester.  It will  standardize the  process across                                                               
campuses both in person and online.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:34:28 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  STEVENS said  he  wished to  lodge  a complaint  against                                                               
textbook companies for rearranging  chapters in textbooks so that                                                               
siblings cannot use the book later.                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:34:51 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR MYERS  agreed as a former  student and the sponsor  of SB                                                               
13.                                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:35:06 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR TOBIN opened  public testimony on SB 13;  finding none, she                                                               
closed public testimony.                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
CHAIR TOBIN solicited a motion.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
3:35:30 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR  STEVENS  moved  to  report   SB  13,  33-LS0168\A,  from                                                               
committee  with individual  recommendations  and attached  fiscal                                                               
note(s).                                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:35:41 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR TOBIN  found no objection and  SB 13 was reported  from the                                                               
Senate Education Standing Committee.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
3:35:54 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR GRAY-JACKSON joined the meeting.