§ 6-60-601 - Adoption of textbooks and course materials. - Arkansas Statutes

6-60-601. Adoption of textbooks and course materials.

(a) (1) For each full semester and collectively for summer sessions, a state-supported institution of higher education in this state shall distribute a list of all textbooks and course materials required or assigned for an undergraduate course by:

(A) Publication on its website; and

(B) Posting at its bookstore.

(2) The list shall be distributed no later than noon on:

(A) April 1 for the following fall semester;

(B) November 1 for the following spring semester; and

(C) April 1 for all following summer sessions.

(b) For each textbook or course material the list shall include:

(1) A brief description of the textbook or course material;

(2) The author or authors;

(3) The title and edition; and

(4) Any special instructions or circumstances for the purchase or use of the textbook or course material.

(c) A textbook or course material for an undergraduate course may be adopted after the time specified in subsection (a) of this section for distributing the list if:

(1) The adoption is approved by the department chair and the dean or division head of the affected college; and

(2) The dean or division head of the college forwards to the chief academic officer of the affected state-supported institution of higher education the following information:

(A) A list of each late adoption;

(B) The names of the person or persons responsible for each late adoption; and

(C) A written statement explaining why each adoption was late.