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Trustees briefed on HB1481, HB401 and SB13; district already implementing parts of law
Summary
Chief Academic Officer Misty Rieber told trustees the district has implemented a cell-phone rule consistent with House Bill 1481, will perform the annual UIL opt-out per HB401, and has taken steps to comply with Senate Bill 13 library provisions including turning off Overdrive pending updates and pulling challenged titles.
Misty Rieber, Lubbock ISD’s Chief Academic Officer, presented a legislative update at the Aug. 14 board workshop outlining three bills the district must implement by Sept. 1.
Rieber said House Bill 1481 requires student cell phones to be turned completely off and kept out of sight during the school day; the district communicated and implemented that practice on the first day of school. She said House Bill 401 requires the board to record an annual opt-out decision if the district elects to exclude homeschooled students from UIL activities. On Senate Bill 13, Rieber explained the law’s provisions on parental notification, advisory councils for library selection, and the process for book challenges; she said the district’s Destiny library software complies with parental-notification requirements but the Overdrive platform does not, so Overdrive has been turned off until updates are made. Rieber also said copies of any currently challenged books have been pulled from shelves pending board action.
Rieber told trustees that if the district forms a library advisory council it would recommend books that would be posted publicly for 30 days before final board approval, and that challenged books may not be returned until the board acts on re-inclusion.
