March 17, 2006

Va. Lawmakers Seek to Lower Book Costs

By PETER SCHMIDT

Virginia lawmakers have overwhelmingly approved a bill that requires public colleges to adopt policies calling for professors and campus bookstores to take steps to lower students' textbook costs. The state's House of Delegates unanimously passed the measure last week, two days after it sailed through the Senate on a 38-to-2 vote.

Under the measure, promoted by student advocates, the governing boards of public colleges must adopt policies that require faculty members to shop around

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