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House adopts amendments to S.220 after extended debate over library selection, confidentiality and parental access
Summary
S.220 — a broad package of library policies and protections — was reported out with a strike‑all amendment. Debate focused on confidentiality of minors’ library records, selection/reconsideration policies, and protections for librarians; the House approved proposing amendments to the Senate (vote 97–20) and ordered third reading.
The House debated and moved to amend S.220, an expansive bill based on a multi‑year working group report addressing the state of Vermont public libraries, selection and reconsideration procedures, confidentiality, and professional supports for librarians.
The strike‑all amendment rewrites library statutes to emphasize intellectual freedom, require public libraries to adopt selection and reconsideration policies that comply with the…
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