Arkansas Code
Subchapter 6 - Textbooks and Course Materials
§ 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 12:00 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.

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