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Staff recommends against creating local library advisory council after SB13 changes; parent controls available in Destiny
Summary
Following Senate Bill 13 library changes, staff recommended the board not appoint a local school library advisory council, arguing that existing Destiny catalog parental controls and required board approvals satisfy statutory requirements while avoiding additional administrative burden.
District staff briefed the board on new statutory requirements for school libraries (described in the presentation as Senate Bill 13) and recommended the district not establish a local school library advisory council.
Wes Jackson, director of school policy and student support, said the new law expands parental controls and requires board approval for new library materials and a 30-day public comment period for acquisitions. Jackson said the district’s current library software, Destiny, already allows…
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