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AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 7
Sponsor: SENATOR CAPPELLETTI
Printer's No. 1174
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 5 through 7, by striking out "in
terms and courses of study," in line 5 and all of lines 6 and 7
and inserting
in books, furniture and supplies, providing for prohibited
removal of instructional materials and voluntary inquiry
materials in public school entities.
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 13 through 20; pages 2 and 3, lines
1 through 30; page 4, lines 1 through 5; by striking out all of
said lines on said pages and inserting
Section 811. Prohibited Removal of Instructional Materials
and Voluntary Inquiry Materials in Public School Entities.--(a)
Instructional materials and voluntary inquiry materials shall
not be removed from a library or classroom in a public school
entity due to any of the following reasons:
(1) Partisan approval or disapproval.
(2) The author's race, nationality, gender identity, sexual
orientation or political or religious views.
(3) School board of directors' or complainants' discomfort,
personal morality or political or religious views.
(4) The author's points of view concerning the problems and
issues of our time, whether international, national or local.
(5) The race, nationality, gender identity, sexual
orientation or political or religious views of the protagonist
or other characters.
(6) Content that is relevant to the research, independent
reading interests and educational needs of older students based
on their age, development or grade level.
(7) Content related to sexual health that addresses
physical, mental, emotional and social dimensions of human
sexuality, including puberty, sex and relationships.
(b) A public school entity shall adopt a policy stating that
its libraries will provide materials and information presenting
all points of view on current and historical issues and its
materials will not be proscribed or removed because of partisan
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or doctrinal disapproval.
(c) As used in this section, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless
the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Instructional materials." Textbooks and supplementary
materials used as part of required classroom instruction.
"Public school entity." A public school, including a school
district, charter school, intermediate unit or area career and
technical school.
"Voluntary inquiry materials." Nonfiction and fiction books,
magazines, reference books, supplementary titles, multimedia and
digital materials, software and instructional materials and
other materials not required as part of classroom instruction.
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