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Legislation to establish an Open Resources Innovation Council - tcassidy - 01-22-2015
Legislation was recently introduced in the House of Delegates which would establish an Open Resources Innovation Council:
http://lis.virginia.gov/cgi-bin/legp604.exe?151+ful+HB2041+pdf
The bill has been referred to the House Education committee but has not been scheduled for a hearing yet.
RE: Legislation to establish an Open Resources Innovation Council - tcassidy - 02-04-2015
Pleas see this update from Dr. Sebastian:
"This morning the House Education Committee forwarded the HB2041 to the House Appropriations Committee for a fiscal impact evaluation. Translation: the bill will most likely languish and die there, alone and unloved.
On a more positive note, there seems to have been a recognizable shift in the level of awareness of the related issues of textbook affordability and OER among members of the General Assembly since last year. I hope the bill’s sponsor, Del. Eileen Filler-Corn, will continue to advocate for and support OER efforts in the Commonwealth."
A few additional comments can be found at http://edtech.vccs.edu/hb-2041/