Bill
Number: H.B. 2439
Pace Floor Amendment
Reference
to: House
engrossed bill
Amendment
drafted by: Leg Council
FLOOR
AMENDMENT EXPLANATION
1. Eliminates the requirements for a school
district governing board or charter school governing body to approve all books
in a school's library.
2.
Delays, to
January 1, 2023, the requirements for a school district governing board or
charter school governing body to adopt procedures for parents to:
a) access to a school's library collection;
and
b)
receive a
list of books and materials borrowed from the library by their children.
3. Narrows, to apply to books purchased
after January 1, 2023, the requirements for school districts, schools operated
by a school district (district schools), charter schools and charter school
sites to make a list of purchased library books available for public review on
their websites.
4. Applies requirements for parental access
to the school's library collection, rather than to the school's library
catalog.
5. Applies, to purchased library materials,
the requirements for public review of purchased library books.
6.
Exempts, from
requirements relating to parental access to library collections and a list of
materials borrowed by their children:
a) district schools or charter school sites
without a full-time library media specialist or an equivalent position; and
b)
school
district libraries that have agreements with county free library districts,
municipal libraries or other outlined entities.
7. Clarifies that the exemptions from
requirements to notify parents of the dates for public review of purchased
library books and materials include district schools and charter schools
without a full-time library media specialist or equivalent position.
8. Makes technical and conforming changes.
Page 1, line
16, after "3." insert "Beginning January 1, 2023,";
strike "shall"
Line 17,
strike "catalog" insert "collection";
strike "or" insert "and";
strike "by which"
Line 18,
strike "or" insert "and"
Line 19,
after the period insert "The policy must provide that the
following are exempt from the procedures prescribed pursuant to this paragraph:
(a) Schools
without a full-time library media specialist or an equivalent position.
(b) School
district libraries that have agreements with county free library districts,
municipal libraries or other entities pursuant to section 15-362, subsection D."
Page 2, line
19, strike "and" insert a comma; after "textbooks" insert
"and library books and materials"
Page 3, line
39, strike "Library books;"; strike "catalog" insert "collection;
parental"; strike "approval;"
Line 40,
after "review" insert "; exemption"
Line 41,
before "Each" insert "A."
Line 42,
after "1." insert "Beginning
January 1, 2023,"
Line 44,
strike "catalog" insert "collection"
Page 4,
strike line 1
Renumber to
conform
Line 3, after
"books" insert "and
materials"; after "purchased"
insert "after January 1, 2023"
Lines 4 and
5, strike "is approved"
Line 6, after
"books" insert "and
materials"; after "purchased"
insert "after January 1, 2023"
Page 4, line 7, strike "is"
Line 8,
strike "approved"; after "book"
insert "or material"
Line 9, after
"book" insert "or material";
after the period strike remainder of line
Strike lines
10 and 11
Line 14,
strike "3" insert "2"
Between
lines 15 and 16, insert:
"B. Charter school sites without a
full-time library media specialist or an equivalent position are exempt from
the requirements of this section and from any procedures adopted pursuant to
this section."
Line 18,
strike "library books;"
Line 19,
after "selection;" insert "library books and materials;"
Lines 20 and
21, strike "all books in the school's library,"
Page 5, line
12, after "books" insert "and
materials"; after "purchased"
insert "after January 1, 2023"
Lines 13 and
14, strike "is approved"
Line 16, after
"books" insert "and
materials"; after "purchased"
insert "after January 1, 2023"
Line 17,
strike "is approved"
Line 18, in
two places after "book" insert "or material"
Strike lines
19 through 23
Strike lines
28 through 30, insert:
"G. The following are exempt from the requirements of
subsection F, paragraphs 4 and 5 of this section:
1. Schools
without a full-time library media specialist or an equivalent position.
2. School
district libraries that have agreements with county free library districts,
municipal libraries or other entities pursuant to section 15-362, subsection D."
Reletter to
conform
Line 40,
strike "library books;"
Page 5, line 41, after "approval;"
insert "library books and materials;"
Lines 42 and
43, strike "all books in the school's library,"
Page 6, line
20, after "books" insert "and
materials"; after "purchased"
insert "after January 1, 2023"
Lines 21 and
22, strike "is approved"
Line 24, after
"books" insert "and
materials"; after "purchased"
insert "after January 1, 2023"
Line 25,
strike "is approved"
Line 26, in
two places after "book" insert "or material"
Strike lines
27 through 31
Strike lines
36 through 38, insert:
"C. The following are exempt from the requirements of
subsection B, PARAGRAPHs 5 and 6 of this section:
1. Schools
without a full-time library media specialist or an equivalent position.
2. School
district libraries that have agreements with county free library districts,
municipal libraries or other entities pursuant to section 15-362, subsection D."
Reletter to conform
Amend title to conform