washington state communities have integrated ocl into educational efforts in innovative ways. for instance, bellevue college, washington, the state's largest community college, with help with a grant from the u.s. department of education, purchased 500 inexpensive netbook laptops in november 2011 for its students to rent for $35 per quarter to "download and read internet material." the anticipation was that the machines would also be used with ocl material. since its initiation, ocl is credited with inspiring open textbook initiatives by the legislatures of california (2012), british columbia (2012) and actions by the legislatures of illinois, minnesota, and virginia all similar to california's. north dakota proposed a resolution asking faculty and college administrations to support the use of open textbooks. further, the trade adjustment community college and career training grants program requires that all material created using federal funds be available to the public through an open license. materials produced through this vehicle will be added to the ocl.