Amendment ID: S2696-1

Amendment 1

Standing to File a Book Challenge

Ms. Creem, Messrs. Moore and Driscoll, Ms. Jehlen, Mr. Payano and Ms. Rausch move that the proposed new draft be amended by inserting, in line 16, after the word “school” the following:-

“. A school committee shall only consider a challenge to material in a school library from an individual who is a staff member employed by a school overseen by the school committee, a parent or guardian of a student currently enrolled in such a school, or a student currently enrolled in such a school”; and

By adding the following section:-

“SECTION X. Said section 33 of said chapter 78, as so appearing, is hereby further amended by inserting at the end thereof the following:-

The board of trustees of a free public library in any city or town, or in the absence of such board, the city or town official possessing the appointive powers of such board, shall only consider a challenge to the selection or use of library materials from an individual residing in the city or town or residing in a different city or town which is part of the same regional library system pursuant to an approved plan under section 19C.”