AB 798 (Bonilla) - College Textbook Affordability Act

Online Learning Consortium Collaborate Los Angeles

March 2, 2016

Sarah E. Brady, Ph.D.

Legislative Aide

Office Of Assemblywoman Bonilla

Sarah.Brady@Asm.Ca.Gov

LEGISLATIVE GOALS AND REQUIREMENTS FOR ACCESS TO THE OER ADOPTION

INCENTIVE FUND

Initial Bill IdeaTextbooks are just too expensive - every year students pay around $1300 for textbooks

The cost of textbooks comprise:

40% of tuition at two-year community college

13% of tuition at a four-year public school

2http://blog.iontuition.com

Impacts on Student Success65% of students skipped purchasing or renting a textbook because of the cost

94% of those students thought the decision would hurt their grade

Nearly 50% of students reported that the cost of textbooks impacted how many courses they were able to take at a time

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The Student PIRGS, Open Textbooks: The Billion-Dollar Solution, February 2015Wright, Sarah; Can Open Education Save Students From Expensive Textbooks?; study.com Education Insider News and Blog

Open Educational Resources (OER)"OER are high-quality teaching, learning, and research resources that reside in the public domain or have been released under an intellectual property license, such as a Creative Commons license, that permits their free use and repurposing by others, and may include other resources that are legally available and free of cost to students."

"OER includes, but is not limited to, full courses, course materials, modules, textbooks, faculty-created content, streaming videos, tests, software, and any other tools, materials, or techniques used to support access to knowledge."

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HIGH QUALITY AND FREE

Legislative HistorySB 1052 (Steinberg, 2012) created the OER Council to identify 50 courses where OER could be created or acquired in order to reduce costs for students

SB 1053 (Steinberg, 2013) created the California Digital Open Source Library to provide OER in one central location. This became operative when $5 million was put into the annual Budget Act

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$5 million must be matched

Only $1 million had been matched

Three years later, what barriers still existed?

http://lifehacker.com/5613591/the-complete-guide-to-getting-cheap-textbooks

The Role of Professors and Faculty

The major barrier left for OER adoption was faculty interest and the availability of training and support

Academic Senate Resolutions became one of the most important pieces of the bill

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How AB 798 Works

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OER ADOPTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM

ACADEMIC SENATES

THE PLAN THE GRANT

OER COUNCIL

How AB 798 Works

Faculty professional development - learn about the California Open Online Library for Education

Professional development for staff whose work supports providing students with OER

Curriculum modification and requisite release time for faculty related to the adoption of OER

Technology support for students, staff and faculty

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OER ADOPTION INCENTIVE PROGRAMOER ADOPTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM

ACADEMIC SENATES

THE PLAN THE GRANT

OER COUNCIL

How AB 798 Works

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OER ADOPTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM

ACADEMIC SENATES

THE PLAN THE GRANT

OER COUNCIL

How AB 798 Works

Adopt a resolution to increase student access to high-quality OER and reduce the cost of textbooks and supplies

Approve a plan (in collaboration with students and campus administration) that shows the faculty's commitment and readiness to use OER

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ACADEMIC SENATES

OER ADOPTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM

ACADEMIC SENATES

THE PLAN THE GRANT

OER COUNCIL

How AB 798 Works

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OER ADOPTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM

ACADEMIC SENATES

THE PLAN THE GRANT

OER COUNCIL

How AB 798 WorksDetail technological or staff support to increase OER adoption

Describe how faculty will learn about the California Open Online Library for Education

Must include the number of academic departments and course sections where OER will be adopted

The anticipated percentage of cost savings for students

Ways existing faculty development programs will be used or enhanced

How access to OER will be provided to students - where/how will hard copies be available

Grant amount requested

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THE PLAN

OER ADOPTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM

ACADEMIC SENATES

THE PLAN THE GRANT

OER COUNCIL

How AB 798 Works

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OER ADOPTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM

ACADEMIC SENATES

THE PLAN THE GRANT

OER COUNCIL

How AB 798 Works

Grant cannot be more than $1,000 per course identified in the plan

Course participation will only count if the student savings are greater than 30%

The grants will range from $10,000 to $50,000 (10 to 50 classes)

$2 million available

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THE GRANT

DECREASE IN THE COST OF MATERIALS COST FROM THE PREVIOUS ACADEMIC TERM

OER ADOPTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM

ACADEMIC SENATES

THE PLAN THE GRANT

OER COUNCIL

How AB 798 Works

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OER ADOPTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM

ACADEMIC SENATES

THE PLAN THE GRANT

OER COUNCIL

How AB 798 Works

May provide expertise on existing OER and best practices for adoption

Reviews campus plans

Select up to 100 plans to receive initial grants

Submit selected plans to the Chancellor of the CSU within 30 days of approval

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OER COUNCIL

OER ADOPTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM

ACADEMIC SENATES

THE PLAN THE GRANT

OER COUNCIL

How AB 798 Works

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OER ADOPTION INCENTIVE PROGRAM

ACADEMIC SENATES

THE PLAN THE GRANT

OER COUNCIL

How AB 798 Works

Campus may apply for a bonus grant by June 30, 2018

Must be equal to the amount of the initial grant and double the number of courses where cost savings are achieved

Application will include evidence that the campus met their goals for their initial grant

May include total cost savings

$1 million available

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BONUS GRANTS

# OF STUDENTS X $ SAVED

Timeline

Academic Senate submits initial plan to OERC

OERC chooses awardees

OERC submits approved plans to the Chancellor of the CSU

Submit bonus grant plans to OERC

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JUNE 30, 2016

SEPTEMBER 1, 2016

OCTOBER 1, 2016

JUNE 30, 2018

College Textbook Affordability ActOER pilot programs have demonstrated potential cost savings of more than a billion dollars each year

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A student saves an average of $128 per course when a traditional textbook is replaced with OER

http://www.tonybates.ca/2015/11/13/my-life-in-wordle/

Collaborative Process - Thank You!

California State University

California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office

Student Senate of the California Community Colleges

TechNet

Creative Commons

OpenStax

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California State Student Association