HB 314, 'harmful materials in libraries' bill moves to House floor
The bill passed in a House committee and now moves to the House floor.
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The bill passed in a House committee and now moves to the House floor.
The latest attempt to bar libraries from lending materials deemed “harmful” to minors without parental permission cleared a House committee Thursday morning.
BOISE — The Idaho House Education Committee heard heated debate on two bills Wednesday morning seeking to prevent minors from obtaining harmful materials in public and school libraries.
BOISE — (Idaho Statesman) — Idaho legislative committee on Wednesday rejected a bill that would have made schools and libraries liable to lawsuits for distributing material deemed “harmful” to children. The committee also delayed action on another bill, supported by a librarian trade group, that would direct library oversight boards to create policies clearly labeling […]
After the Nampa board voted to remove 22 books from school libraries last month, the books were collected, inventoried and kept in the district’s storage warehouse.