COLUMBUS – Two central Ohio lawmakers want every day to be a sales tax holiday on college textbooks.
Representatives Michael Stinziano (D-Columbus) and Mike Duffey (R-Worthington) say they’ll introduce legislation to exempt college textbooks from Ohio sales tax.
If the bill becomes law, Ohio would be the 28th state to make the move.
To purchase sales tax-free textbooks students would be asked to show proof of enrollment at an Ohio college or university, Stinziana and Duffey said.
The price of college textbooks has risen more than 1,000% since 1977 and the College Board says the average college student spends nearly $1,200 a year on books and supplies for class, said Duffey, who chairs the House Higher Education subcommittee.