Past SPARC Policy Priorities
SPARC advocates for policies at the local, national, and international level that promote openness in research and education. Listed below are previous SPARC policy priorities that are no longer active or have already passed. Click here to return to SPARC's active policy priorities.
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$5 Million for Open Textbooks in FY18 Omnibus
Open EducationCongress funded a $5 million Open Textbook Pilot grant program in the FY18 omnibus appropriations bill. The program is now being implemented by the Department of Education, and was renewed for a second year.
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FASTR: Fair Access to Science & Technology Research Act
Open AccessThe Fair Access to Science and Technology Research (FASTR) Act was filed with bipartisan support in both the U.S. House and Senate in the 113th, 114th, and 115th Congresses and would have codified a 2013 White House Directive requiring public access to government-funded research following an...
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AB 2192, a bill to modify The California Taxpayer Access to Publicly Funded Research Act
Open AccessAB 2192 would ensure that articles reporting on California state research funding are publicly available to all.
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The STEM Research and Education Effectiveness and Transparency Act (H.R. 4375)
The STEM Research and Education Effectiveness and Transparency Act calls for a report on broadening participation in NSF research & education programs as well as data collection from U.S. Federal science agencies on current practices in STEM research grants.
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California Legislation Granting State and Local Government the Right to Copyright Government Works – AB 2880
Open AccessAB 2880, an amendment to current California Government and Contract Code, would give California state and local governments the authority to create, hold, and exert copyrights - including materials created by the government.
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Open Access Language in the FY18 Appropriations Process
Open AccessTo ensure that the 2013 White House Directive on Public Access is fully implemented.
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Department of Education Open Licensing Rule
Open EducationThe U.S. Department of Education requires that works created through competitive grants to be openly licensed and shared with the public so that everyone can benefit from taxpayer investments.
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The US National Institutes of Health Public Access Policy
Open AccessEnacted: The first U.S. federal agency policy requiring that all researchers receiving funding from the NIH make copies of articles reporting on their results freely accessible to the public via NIH’s Online database, PubMed Central.
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Museum and Library Services Act of 2017 (S. 2271)
Open Access · Open Data · Open EducationThe Museum and Library Services Act of 2017 would reauthorize IMLS and protect the agency from potential cuts.
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Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA)
Open AccessSucceeded by FASTR: FRPAA would require that 11 U.S. government agencies with annual extramural research expenditures over $100 million make manuscripts of journal articles stemming from research funded by that agency publicly available via the...
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