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Chairman Garrett advances bill requiring libraries to adopt materials-reconsideration policies
Summary
HB 2449 would require public libraries to adopt materials-reconsideration policies allowing local legal residents to request withdrawal, reclassification, or relocation of library items; the subcommittee adopted an amendment and advanced the bill 7-0.
Chairman Garrett told the committee that HB 2449, as amended, requires public libraries established by county, city, or town to adopt a materials-reconsideration policy that provides a process for legal residents to request that an item be withdrawn, reclassified, or moved to a different area of the collection.
The sponsor said the amendment clarified implementation and the committee adopted it before advancing the bill (7 ayes, 0 nos). No public testimony appears in the subcommittee record.
