Plano ISD board creates library advisory council as required by new state law

Plano ISD trustees voted 7-0 Tuesday to adopt a revised instructional-resources policy, EFB Local, that establishes a School Library Advisory Committee the district will use to review new library material purchases and recommend reconsideration procedures required by Senate Bill 13. The policy was adopted on first and final reading after staff described how the committee will work. The committee, commonly called SLAC in the policy, must include at least five members who are not district employees; a majority of voting members must be parents or guardians of currently enrolled students. The policy also specifies that SLAC will include professional staff such as librarians and that final committee membership will come to the board for approval. District officials said SLAC will receive training on collection-development standards, administrative procedures and relevant state law and will meet at least twice yearly with 72 hours’ public notice and publicly posted minutes and…