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Ark. Code Ann. § 6-60-602

Inducements to require textbooks prohibited

Acts 2007, No. 105, § 1.

(1) No state-supported institution of higher education in this state or a department or employee of the institution of higher education shall demand or receive any present or promised gift, payment, loan, subscription, advance, deposit of money, services, or any other thing of value as an inducement for requiring students to purchase a specific textbook for coursework or instruction.

(2) This section shall not prevent an employee of the institution of higher education from receiving either: Sample copies, instructor's copies, or instructional material of a specific textbook required for coursework or instruction; or

(3) Royalties or other compensation from the sale or publication of a textbook that includes the employee's own writing or work.

(4) A violation of this section: Shall be reported within ten (10) business days by the state-supported institution of higher education to the: Chief academic officer of the institution;

(5) Chief legal counsel of the institution; and

(6) Legislative Council; and

(7) May be reported to the parties identified in subdivision (c)(1) of this section by any business or consumer.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.