VA SB275 | 2022 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: Introduced on January 11 2022 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2022-01-27 - Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (8-Y 7-N)
Text: Latest bill text (Prefiled) [HTML]

Summary

Public school libraries; printed and audiovisual materials; selection, evaluation, checkout, and removal procedures. Requires each local school board to adopt policies that address the selection and evaluation of all printed and audiovisual materials purchased by, donated to, or otherwise made available to the school division that will be available to students in school libraries and requires such policies to contain clear procedures for (i) parental involvement in and a reasonable opportunity for public comment before the selection and evaluation of printed and audiovisual materials that will be available to students in school libraries; (ii) mandatory prior written parental consent before a student is permitted to check out from the school library any such printed or audiovisual materials that could be considered grooming video or materials, as that term is defined in relevant law; and (iii) the removal from the school library of any such printed or audiovisual materials that could be considered grooming video or materials, as that term is defined in relevant law.

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Title

Public school libraries; printed and audiovisual materials, selection, evaluation, checkout, etc.

Sponsors


Roll Calls

2022-01-27 - Senate - Senate: Passed by indefinitely in Education and Health (8-Y 7-N) (Y: 8 N: 7 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

History

DateChamberAction
2022-01-27SenatePassed by indefinitely in Education and Health (8-Y 7-N)
2022-01-12SenateAssigned Education sub: Public Education
2022-01-11SenateReferred to Committee on Education and Health
2022-01-11SenatePrefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/12/22 22101481D

Subjects


Code Citations

ChapterArticleSectionCitation TypeStatute Text
221253.13:7(n/a)See Bill Text

Virginia State Sources


Bill Comments

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