South Carolina · H 4059
Freedom to Read Protections and Respect for School Librarian Autonomy
Amend The South Carolina Code Of Laws By Enacting The "freedom To Read Protections And Respect For School Library Media Specialist Autonomy Act"; By Adding Section 59-31-55 So As To Define Necessary Terms, To Affirm Certain Rights Concerning Student Access To Diverse And Developmentally Appropriate Reading Material, To Provide The Right For School Library Media Specialists To Autonomously Make Certain Decisions About Curating And Maintaining Materials In Their School Library/media Center Collections, To Provide Requirements For Formal Challenges To Such Materials, And To Provide Related Rights Of Public School Library Media Specialists And Other Public School Professionals When Performing Related Professional Duties In Good Faith.
Introduced
Feb 19, 2025
Sponsors (21)
- Heather Bauer
- Lonnie Hosey
- Kambrell Garvin
- Gilda Cobb-Hunter
- Beth Bernstein
- Leonidas Stavrinakis
- Chandra Dillard
- Elizabeth Wetmore
- John King
- Tiffany Spann-Wilder
- Wendell Jones
- Michael Rivers
- Wendell Gilliard
- Carl Anderson
- Roger Kirby
- Jason Luck
- Seth Rose
- Todd Rutherford
- Terry Alexander
- Hamilton Grant
- Robert Reese
Legislative Timeline
Introduced and read first time
Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works