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Magnolia ISD board adopts EFB (local) library‑materials policy under Senate Bill 13, requires board approval for new ISBN purchases
Summary
Trustees adopted a revised Instructional Resources/Library Materials policy (EFB local) to implement Senate Bill 13: librarians will publish lists of proposed new‑ISBN purchases for a public review period and the board will vote to approve or reject proposed lists; parents can place holds preventing their child from checking out specific items.
The Magnolia Independent School District Board of Trustees voted to adopt a revised instructional resources policy, EFB (local), to implement requirements of Senate Bill 13 that take effect Sept. 1. Under the policy, the district will present trustees with lists of proposed new library purchases (by ISBN) for board approval after a public review period.
Dr. King, district staff member and the meeting presenter on instructional resources, said the change was "compelled from Senate Bill 13" and explained trustees will be asked to determine whether proposed newly purchased ISBNs should be added to campus and district libraries. "One new thing is it does authorize and require school boards to determine if library materials that are just proposed for purchase that are new... are required to…
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