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Legislature approves school‑library notification law after extended floor fight over parental access and student privacy
Summary
LB 3 90, which requires school libraries to maintain catalogs and lets parents opt in for notices when their child checks out a book, passed after extended debate over student privacy, administrative burden and possible harm to vulnerable students.
The Nebraska Legislature passed LB 3 90 on final reading Wednesday after extended floor debate over whether state law should require school library notification systems and catalogs.
LB 3 90 requires school districts to maintain a catalog of materials in each school library and allows parents or guardians to receive notification, by opt‑in, when their child checks out a book. The bill was narrowed in committee: an earlier requirement for online catalogs that would have imposed greater IT costs was removed, and the final language exempts public libraries even if they contract with a school.
Floor debate was lengthy and sharply divided. Opponents said the measure…
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