Spring 2017
Committee:
RAC/EPC
Whereas, students who purchase their textbooks often look to resell them at the end of the term;
Whereas, typically a student will receive only a fraction of what they originally paid for the book, even if it is brand new and has only to be used for one semester; and
Whereas, the rising costs of textbooks and materials increase barriers to those students who face difficulties affording a community college education;
Resolved, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges urges local campus bookstores to adopt a buyback minimum for textbooks sold back to student bookstores at 20%; and
Resolved, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges investigates inequitable or
noncompetitive practices in textbook buyback and purchasing practices and have a report by the Fall 2013 General Assembly.
Whereas, typically a student will receive only a fraction of what they originally paid for the book, even if it is brand new and has only to be used for one semester; and
Whereas, the rising costs of textbooks and materials increase barriers to those students who face difficulties affording a community college education;
Resolved, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges urges local campus bookstores to adopt a buyback minimum for textbooks sold back to student bookstores at 20%; and
Resolved, that the Student Senate for California Community Colleges investigates inequitable or
noncompetitive practices in textbook buyback and purchasing practices and have a report by the Fall 2013 General Assembly.
Status
RAC- Letter drafted, approved by RAC, but has not been sent out due to covid-19