New York A 7568: Updates terminology and corrects citations

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A07568 Summary:

BILL NOA07568 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCarroll R

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COSPNSRO'Pharrow

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §282-a, Ed L

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Requires the state librarian to provide guidance on the curation of library material to all school library systems.

Go to top A07568 Actions:

BILL NOA07568 

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04/01/2025referred to libraries and education technology

05/20/2025reported referred to ways and means

01/07/2026referred to ways and means

Go to topA07568 Committee&nbspVotes:

Committee:LIBRARIES AND EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY Chair:Carroll R 
DATE:05/20/2025AYE/NAY:7/2 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means CarrollAyeChludzinskiNay

SolagesAyeBaileyNay

McMahonAye

LunsfordAye

LevenbergAye

WrightAye

HooksAye

Go to topA07568 Floor&nbspVotes:

There are no Assembly votes for this bill in this legislative session.

Go to topA07568 Text:

 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7568

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 1, 2025
 ___________

 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:

 1 Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "school
 2 libraries curation guidance act".
 3 § 2. The education law is amended by adding a new section 282-a to
 4 read as follows:
 5 § 282-a. School libraries curation guidance. 1. Twelve months after
 6 the effective date of this section, the state librarian shall provide to
 7 each school library system established under section two hundred eight-
 8 y-two of this part guidance on the curation of library materials. Such
 9 guidance shall include, but not be limited to:
 10 (a) standards that ensure library material shall be provided for the
 11 interest, information, and enlightenment of all students and present a
 12 wide range of points of view in the collection;
 13 (b) standards that ensure that library material shall not be removed
 14 from a school library because of the origin, background, or views of the
 15 library material or of those contributing to its creation;
 16 (c) standards regarding the prohibition of censorship of library mate-
 17 rials;
 18 (d) standards that ensure that students have access to the widest
 19 array of developmentally relevant library material created for the chro-
 20 nological ages and grade levels of students in the school available to
 21 schools; and
 22 (f) procedures based on professional standards for a librarian to
 23 review and deaccession library material within a school library on a
 24 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

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 1 library material's relevance; (ii) the condition of the library materi-
 2 al; (iii) the availability of duplicates; (iv) the availability of more
 3 recent developmentally relevant library material created for the chrono-
 4 logical ages and grade levels of students in the school; and (v) the
 5 continued demand for the library material.
 6 2. The state librarian shall maintain a list of library school systems
 7 that have adopted policies that meet the minimum standards set forth in
 8 such guidance and such list shall be published on the website of the
 9 department.
 10 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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