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                                   7568
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 1, 2025
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 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  R. CARROLL  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Libraries and Education Technology
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to  requiring  the  state
   librarian  to  provide guidance on the curation of library material to
   all school library systems

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall be known and may be cited as the "school
 libraries curation guidance act".
   § 2. The education law is amended by adding a  new  section  282-a  to
 read as follows:
   §  282-A.  SCHOOL  LIBRARIES CURATION GUIDANCE. 1. TWELVE MONTHS AFTER
 THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION, THE STATE LIBRARIAN SHALL PROVIDE TO
 EACH SCHOOL LIBRARY SYSTEM ESTABLISHED UNDER SECTION TWO HUNDRED  EIGHT-
 Y-TWO  OF THIS PART GUIDANCE ON THE CURATION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS.  SUCH
 GUIDANCE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:
   (A) STANDARDS THAT ENSURE LIBRARY MATERIAL SHALL BE PROVIDED  FOR  THE
 INTEREST,  INFORMATION,  AND ENLIGHTENMENT OF ALL STUDENTS AND PRESENT A
 WIDE RANGE OF POINTS OF VIEW IN THE COLLECTION;
   (B) STANDARDS THAT ENSURE THAT LIBRARY MATERIAL SHALL NOT  BE  REMOVED
 FROM A SCHOOL LIBRARY BECAUSE OF THE ORIGIN, BACKGROUND, OR VIEWS OF THE
 LIBRARY MATERIAL OR OF THOSE CONTRIBUTING TO ITS CREATION;
   (C) STANDARDS REGARDING THE PROHIBITION OF CENSORSHIP OF LIBRARY MATE-
 RIALS;
   (D)  STANDARDS  THAT  ENSURE  THAT  STUDENTS HAVE ACCESS TO THE WIDEST
 ARRAY OF DEVELOPMENTALLY RELEVANT LIBRARY MATERIAL CREATED FOR THE CHRO-
 NOLOGICAL AGES AND GRADE LEVELS OF STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL  AVAILABLE  TO
 SCHOOLS; AND
   (F)  PROCEDURES  BASED  ON  PROFESSIONAL  STANDARDS FOR A LIBRARIAN TO
 REVIEW AND DEACCESSION LIBRARY MATERIAL WITHIN A  SCHOOL  LIBRARY  ON  A
 REGULAR  BASIS,  WHICH  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT BE LIMITED TO: (I) THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10850-02-5
              

 A. 7568                             2
 
 LIBRARY MATERIAL'S RELEVANCE; (II) THE CONDITION OF THE LIBRARY  MATERI-
 AL;  (III) THE AVAILABILITY OF DUPLICATES; (IV) THE AVAILABILITY OF MORE
 RECENT DEVELOPMENTALLY RELEVANT LIBRARY MATERIAL CREATED FOR THE CHRONO-
 LOGICAL  AGES  AND  GRADE  LEVELS OF STUDENTS IN THE SCHOOL; AND (V) THE
 CONTINUED DEMAND FOR THE LIBRARY MATERIAL.
   2. THE STATE LIBRARIAN SHALL MAINTAIN A LIST OF LIBRARY SCHOOL SYSTEMS
 THAT HAVE ADOPTED POLICIES THAT MEET THE MINIMUM STANDARDS SET FORTH  IN
 SUCH  GUIDANCE  AND  SUCH  LIST SHALL BE PUBLISHED ON THE WEBSITE OF THE
 DEPARTMENT.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.