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Legislation

The Zero-Cost Course Materials (ZCCM) designation for CSU courses is defined by California Legislation: SB 1359: Public postsecondary education: course materials. The legislation states:

Each campus of the California Community Colleges and the California State University shall, and each campus of the University of California is requested to, do both of the following:

1. Clearly highlight, by means that may include a symbol or logo in a conspicuous place on the online campus course schedule, the courses that exclusively use digital course materials that are free of charge to students and may have a low-cost option for print versions.

2. Clearly communicate to students that the course materials used for the courses identified pursuant to paragraph (1) are free of charge and therefore not required to be purchased.

All California Community Colleges (CCCs) and California State Universities (CSUs) must implement this legislation starting January 1, 2018.