Senate Bill 13 for School Libraries

The policy must require the board to:

(1) approve all library materials that have been donated to or that are to be procured by a school library in the district, with the advice and recommendations of the district’s local school library advisory council established under Section 33.025;

(2) make the list of library materials that have been donated to or that are proposed to be procured by a school library accessible for review by the public for at least 30 days before final approval;

(3) approve or reject the list of library materials that have been donated to or that are proposed to be procured by a school library in an open meeting; and

(4) ensure compliance with the library standards approved under Section 33.021.