Bill Text: IA HF2321 | 2021-2022 | 89th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: A bill for an act relating to the placement of books and other materials in city libraries.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-10 - Introduced, referred to Local Government. H.J. 217. [HF2321 Detail]
Download: Iowa-2021-HF2321-Introduced.html
House
File
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Introduced
HOUSE
FILE
2321
BY
THORUP
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
relating
to
the
placement
of
books
and
other
materials
1
in
city
libraries.
2
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
392.5,
Code
2022,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
4.
When
residents
of
a
city
served
by
a
3
library
board
express
concern
about
a
specific
book
or
other
4
material,
the
council
may,
by
majority
vote,
overturn
a
library
5
board’s
decision
to
place
the
book
or
other
material
in
a
6
particular
location
within
the
library.
If
the
council
votes
7
to
overturn
the
library
board’s
decision,
the
council
shall
8
provide
direction
to
the
library
board
for
placement
of
the
9
book
or
other
material,
which
may
include
placing
the
book
or
10
other
material
in
a
secure
location
and
limiting
check-out
11
privileges
for
the
book
or
other
material
to
adults
if
the
book
12
or
other
material
is
considered
sensitive
in
nature.
13
EXPLANATION
14
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
15
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
16
This
bill
relates
to
the
placement
of
books
and
other
17
materials
in
city
libraries.
The
bill
provides
that
when
18
residents
of
a
city
served
by
a
library
board
express
concern
19
about
a
specific
book
or
other
material,
the
city
council
may,
20
by
majority
vote,
overturn
a
library
board’s
decision
to
place
21
the
book
or
other
material
in
a
particular
location
within
a
22
library.
If
the
council
votes
to
overturn
the
library
board’s
23
decision,
the
council
shall
provide
direction
to
the
library
24
board
for
placement
of
the
book
or
other
material,
which
may
25
include
placing
the
book
or
other
material
in
a
secure
location
26
and
limiting
check-out
privileges
for
the
book
or
other
27
material
to
adults
if
the
book
or
other
material
is
considered
28
sensitive
in
nature.
29
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