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Board delays vote on school library advisory committee after public comment urging librarian-led selections
Summary
Trustee Christina Hester introduced two options to comply with Senate Bill 13 — forming a School Library Advisory Committee (SLAC) or allowing librarians and board oversight to manage collections — but deferred a final vote until the Aug. 19 meeting after public commenters urged librarians' professional judgment be preserved.
Trustee Christina Hester told the College Station ISD Board of Trustees on Aug. 7 that she is pausing a proposed board resolution to create a School Library Advisory Committee under Senate Bill 13 and will bring two formal options to the board at its Aug. 19 meeting.
Why it matters: Senate Bill 13 changes how some districts handle library purchases, deletions and challenges. Under the law a district can form a SLAC or follow an alternative process; the statute also creates a petition threshold (50 parents or 10% of district enrollment, whichever is fewer) that can force formation of a SLAC and includes a 30-day public-display period for challenged items. The board’s resolution would set how CSISD implements those state…
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