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House advances bill to tighten standards for 'obscene' or 'harmful' K–12 materials; amendment adding State Board guidance rejected
Summary
The House adopted HB 324, which creates a statutory process to challenge allegedly obscene or harmful K–12 materials and references the established Miller test; a floor amendment that would have required State Board of Education advisories was rejected after debate about local control and implementation.
The House adopted HB 324, a measure intended to define and create a process for reviewing and challenging obscene or "harmful" material in K–12 public school libraries. The bill relies on a three-pronged legal standard (a version of the Miller obscenity test) for determining whether material is obscene or harmful to minors. The legislation establishes a local reconsideration process and an appeal path.
Representative Debraese moved a floor amendment designed to ensure the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Attorney General, issues annual technical guidance to school…
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