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Oregon legislature passes bill to limit book removals from school libraries
Summary
The Oregon House passed Senate Bill 10 98, a measure lawmakers described as protecting access to educational materials and prohibiting removal of books for discriminatory reasons while preserving review for age-appropriateness; the bill drew extended debate and passed by constitutional majority.
The Oregon House passed Senate Bill 10 98 on final reading after more than an hour of debate, approving a measure lawmakers and supporters described as protecting students’ access to school library materials from removals motivated by discrimination.
Senate Bill 10 98 requires that challenges to school materials not be based on protected characteristics and preserves ordinary review for age-appropriateness, obscenity, and educational value, sponsors said.
Sponsor Representative J. Nelson, who spoke in support on the floor, framed the bill as “celebrating the freedom to read” and said it “does not mandate what materials are being…
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