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Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
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 DE | Issued 09/2011 | P-12 | Establishes a School Libraries Council for the purpose of improving and extending school library services to all Delaware public and charter school students from pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade, to support curriculum reform efforts related to school libraries, and to prepare students to succeed in college and career readiness through enhancement of library resources. Requires that the Council shall be composed of thirteen members, including one member appointed by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, one member appointed by the Speaker of the House and eleven members appointed by the Governor.
http://governor.delaware.gov/orders/exec_order_30.shtml
Title: Executive Order 30
Source: http://governor.delaware.gov
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| PA | Adopted 10/2010 | P-12 | A Resolution urging the State Board of Education with the Department of Education to conduct a study of the Commonwealth's public school library services for students in kindergarten through grade 12, measuring and comparing access to print and electronic resources, professional support and instruction in the use of information and research among this Commonwealth's public school entities and evaluating how funding and resources are allocated for school library services in relation to student and community circumstances. http://www.legis.state.pa.us/CFDOCS/Legis/PN/Public/btCheck.cfm?txtType=PDF&sessYr=2009&sessInd=0&billBody=H&billTyp=R&billNbr=0987&pn=4440
Title: H.R. 987
Source: http://www.legis.state.pa.us
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| OR | Signed into law 06/2009 | P-12 | Allows Department of Education to award grants for school library programs; requires school districts to include goals to implement strong school library program in local district continuous improvement plan. Chapter 840
http://www.leg.state.or.us/09reg/measpdf/hb2500.dir/hb2586.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 2586
Source: http://www.leg.state.or.us/
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| AL | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12
Postsec.
Community College | Establishes the Alabama Virtual Library and the Alabama Virtual Library Executive Council, and executive council membership, responsibilities and duties. Includes 3 appointees each of state superintendent, chancellor of postsecondary education and executive director of the commission on higher education on 15-member executive council. http://www.avl.lib.al.us/
Title: H.B. 322
Source: www.lexis.com
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| IN | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Allows a library services authority to merge with another authority or a nonprofit corporation, or both, to create a nonprofit corporation; provides for a free or reduced fee library card for a student who is not a resident of a library district but is enrolled in a nonpublic school located at least in part in the library district. Public Law 91
http://www.in.gov/legislative/bills/2009/pdf/he/he1372.1.pdf
Title: H.B. 1372
Source: http://www.in.gov
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Establishes the MDK12 Digital Library for the purpose of providing access to digital content for K-12 students and educators, improving school library programs with digital technologies, and connecting digital content with State science, technology, engineering, and math initiatives; provides that the library is a purchasing consortium for the acquisition of digital content; establishes a steering committee; provides for professional development for librarians and educators with regard to the library.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2009rs/bills/sb/sb0235t.pdf
Title: S.B. 235
Source: http://mlis.state.md.us/
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| NY | Adopted 12/2008 | P-12 | Amends rules to require holders of public librarian professional certificates issued after a certain date to complete professional development.
Title: Title 8 NYCRR 90.7
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Governor's line-item veto overridden by both houses 09/2008 | P-12 | Amends the Library System Act. Increases the amount of grants from the state to public and school libraries. Provides that if moneys appropriated are not sufficient then the grants must be reduced, but they may not be reduced below certain levels. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/HB/PDF/09500HB4527lv.pdf
Governor's message: http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09500HB4527gms&GA=95&SessionId=51&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=35144&DocNum=4527&GAID=9&Session=
Title: H.B. 4527
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| IL | Adopted 07/2008 | P-12 | Pages 485-487 of 902: Specifies requirements that school libraries must meet, in terms of general function, financial resources, facilities and staff.
http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/index/register/register_volume32_issue28.pdf
Title: 23 IAC 1.100 thru .515
Source: www.cyberdriveillinois.com
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| NY | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12 | Relates to state aid for school library systems; provides additional aid to school library systems affected by boards of cooperative education services (BOCES) mergers. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=S04476&sh=t
Title: S.B. 4476
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| LA | Adopted 08/2007 | P-12 | Revises the requirements for add-on certification as a school librarian to allow three years of successful experience as a school librarian to substitute for the required three-semester-hour school librarian practicum. The change will allow more candidates to meet the add-on certification requirements for school
librarian and will increase the pool of certified school librarians in the state of Louisiana. Pages 10-11 of 79: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/0708/0708RUL.pdf
Title: LAC 28:CXXXI.673
Source: www.doa.louisiana.gov
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| NV | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12 | Requires school districts to pay increased salaries to certain professional school library media specialists who hold certain national certification.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Bills/SB/SB166_EN.pdf
Title: S.B. 166
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
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| VT | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Creates a legislative interim committee to study the impact of Vermont's public libraries on increased literacy, computer and internet access, and adult and child resources and services.
http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2008/bills/passed/H-099.HTM
Title: H.B. 99
Source: http://www.leg.state.vt.us
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| MN | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Directs the Department of Education to provide specialized services to the blind and physically handicapped through the Minnesota Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped under a cooperative plan with the National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped of the Library of Congress.
http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/bldbill.php?bill=H2245.2.html&session=ls85
Title: H.F. 2245 [Services to Blind and Physically Handicapped]
Source: http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us
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| IA | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | Section 5: Strikes and rewrites section 256.11A. Authorizes the board of directors of a school district to file a request by August 1, 2007 for a waiver from the following requirements for the 2007-2008 school year:
a. Apply for a one-year extension of a waiver granted for the previous school year that the district have a qualified teacher librarian.
b. That the school district have a qualified guidance counselor. The board of directors of the school district may, not later than August 1, 2008, for the 2008-2009 school year, apply for a one-year extension of the waiver.
c. That the school district have a school nurse. The board of directors of the school district may, not later than August 1, 2008, for the 2008-2009 school year, apply for a one-year extension of the waiver.
Provides that a request for a waiver must describe actions being taken by the district to meet the requirement for which the district has requested a waiver. Specifies that a school district cannot request a waiver of a requirement if it met certain requirements in the previous school year.
Section 8: Authorizes the school budget committee in the department of education to grant supplementary aid to a district to hire one or more guidance counselors, teacher librarians, and/or school nurses from any funds appropriated to the department for the use of the committee,
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&ga=82&hbill=SF277
Title: S.F. 277 (Section 5 and 8)
Source: coolice.legis.state.ia.us
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| NM | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Provides grants to improve existing rural libraries' collections and services and provide resources to plan and establish new rural libraries, provides professional development to librarians and other library staff in rural libraries, connects rural libraries to communications networks and improves access to library materials and technology for rural citizens. Creates the rural library development fund.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/HB0655.pdf
Title: H.B. 655
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us
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| CA | Vetoed 09/2006 | P-12 | Requires the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop, and the State Board of Education to adopt, school library content standards. Requires that the standards include information literacy skills that support academic content standards required by existing law. Allows the standards to be taught in collaboration with content area teachers through school library programs. Requires the creation of an advisory committee. Makes specified requirements on the Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
Title: A.B. 2065
Source: California Legislature
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| IA | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Beginning July 1, 2006, requires each school district to have a qualified teacher librarian licensed by the board of educational examiners. Directs the state board to establish in rule a definition of and standards for an articulated sequential K-12 media program. Establishes procedures for granting district waivers of state requirements related to teacher librarians.
Requires the board of educational examiners to review the impact the enactment of this teacher librarian requirement on school districts, media specialists, and librarians and to submit its findings and recommendations in a report to the chairpersons and ranking members of the senate and house of representatives standing committees on education by January 1, 2007
http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&menu=false&hbill=HF2792
2007 state board rule (starts page 1637): http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Rules/2007/Bulletin/IAB070606.pdf
Title: H.B. 2792 - Section 2, 3 and 49
Source: coolice.legis.state.ia.us
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| GA | Signed into law 04/2006 | P-12
Postsec. | Requires every local board, by January 1, 2007, to adopt an acceptable-use policy for its school system. At a minimum, an acceptable-use policy must contain provisions designed to:
(1) Prevent students and employees of the school system from using any computer equipment and communication services owned or leased by the school system for sending, receiving, viewing, or downloading visual depictions of obscenity, child pornography, or material that is harmful to minors;
(2) Establish appropriate measures to be taken against students and school employees who willfully violate the acceptable-use policy; and
(3) Provide for expedited review and resolution of a claim that the policy is denying a student or school employee access to material that is not within the prohibition of the acceptable-use policy.
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/pdf/hb1055.pdf
Title: H.B. 1055
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| AR | Rule Adoption 03/2006 | Postsec.
Community College | Proposes rules for distributing scholarship assistance to public libraries in order to address the education needs of public library staff.
http://www.sos.arkansas.gov/ar_rules/rule_proposed/121.00.05-001P.pdf
Title: AAC 121.00.05
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NM | Rule Adoption 10/2005 | P-12 | Relates to performance evaluation system requirements for librarian-teachers NEW MEXICO REG 4424 (SN)
Title: NMAC 6.69.5, 6.69.5.1 through 6.69.5.11
Source: StateNet
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| PA | Signed into law 07/2005 | P-12 | Amends funding formula for allocating library funds in 2005-2006. Includes a district center restoration amount. http://www2.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/BI/BT/2005/0/HB1304P2562.pdf
Title: H.B. 1304
Source: http://www2.legis.state.pa.us
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| TX | Signed into law 06/2005 | P-12 | Relating to allowing designated public school libraries to participate in group purchasing agreements with the TexShare Library Consortium.
Title: S.B. 483
Source: StateNet
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2005 | P-12 | Includes guidance counselors and librarians in definition of "teacher" or "teachers" in provisions relating to incentives for teacher recruitment and retention in high-priority districts. Clarifies that all teachers not newly signed to work in a high-priority district must be paid a retention bonus of $2,000 for the 2004-2005 school year as well as at the beginning of each of the next 2 subsequent years if the teacher continues to work in a high-priority district. Clarifies that a teacher not newly signed to work in a high-priority district who voluntarily leaves the district before the end of the 3-year period must pay back the bonus amount on a pro rata basis. Adds that a teacher not newly signed to work in a high-priority district is involuntarily reassigned to a position that is not eligible for bonus pay as part of the program or is dismissed involuntarily by a school district, the teacher is not required to repay the applicable bonus pay. Adds that if a teacher qualified to receive bonus pay as part of this program leaves the district due to a serious medical emergency, the teacher is not obligated to repay the bonus if the teacher provides a written statement from a licensed physician stating that the teacher is unable to work and must terminate his or her employment.
http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2005/public/sb1044.pdf
Title: S.B. 1044 (section 31)
Source: www.arkleg.state.ar.us
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| AL | Signed into law 05/2004 | P-12 | Recognizes and establishing the Alabama Virtual Library as an educational entity for public school students; may receive funds from Education Trust Fund Rainy Day Account. http://alisdb.legislature.state.al.us/acas/ACASLogin.asp
Title: S.B. 393
Source: Alabama Legislative Web site
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| DE | Signed into law 04/2004 | P-12 | Appropriates $9,000,000 from the Federal Fiscal Relief Fund to the State's school districts and charter schools for the purchase of instructional technology, textbooks, and library books and materials. http://www.legis.state.de.us/Legislature.nsf/fsLIS?openframeset&Frame=Main&Src=/LIS/LIS142.NSF/Home?Openform
Title: S.B. 231
Source: Delaware Legislative Web site
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| DE | Rule Adoption 10/2003 | P-12 | Amending regulation 347 and moves it to Section 1547, Certification Librarian/Media Specialist. Complies with changes in statute regarding the licensure and certification of educators. Aligns with national standards for library media specialists. http://www.state.de.us/research/AdminCode/Education/Education%20Administrative%20Code%20-%201500%20Professional%20Standards%20Board.htm#P907_104137
Title: 14 DAC 1547
Source: Delaware State Web site
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| NV | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Authorizes school districts to open public school libraries to general public during times that are not regular school hours.
Title: A.B. 407
Source: StateNet
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2003 | P-12 | Permits a board of education of a school district to require the replacement or return of library resources by withholding a student's diploma, transcript, or grades at the end of a semester or school year; directs the school district to make a reasonable effort to obtain payment for the library resources; permits the school district to obtain payment through student to participate in graduation or continuation ceremonies. http://www.leg.state.co.us/2003a/inetcbill.nsf/fsbillcont/6F76F6BF0B7805D887256CE800735601?Open&file=1333_enr.pdf
Title: H.B. 1333
Source: Colorado Legislative Web site
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Creates the Public School Library Media and Technology Act; defines the position of library media specialist; requires library media centers to have written policies to establish guidelines for the selection, removal, and retention of materials; requires the school district to have a written policy for addressing challenged material. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/HB2791.pdf
Title: H.B. 2791
Source: Arkansas Legislative Web site
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| KS | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Allows Kansas City board to establish and maintain a public library and branch libraries, to be paid for from general, building and retirement funds in the same fashion as school expenditures. To maintain this library and branches, the board is authorized to levy taxes. Authorizes the board to increase mill levy and establishes procedures for this activity.
http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/82.pdf
Title: S.B. 82
Source: www.kslegislature.org
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| AR | Signed into law 04/2003 | P-12 | Relates to the department of education - Arkansas state library - Arkansas digital library development appropriation for the 2003-2005 biennium. http://www.arkleg.state.ar.us/ftproot/bills/2003/public/hb2048.pdf
Title: H.B. 2048
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2002 | P-12 | Repeals certain provisions of the California Classroom Library Materials Act of 1999. Authorizes a school district to use funding from the Instructional Materials Fund to purchase classroom library materials on the condition the school district develop a district-wide classroom library plan. Authorizes the allowances to reflect increases and decreases in enrollment. Establishes a Instructional Materials Funding Realignment Program.
Title: A.B. 1781
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| HI | Signed into law 05/2001 | P-12 | Provides that the salary of the state librarian shall be set by the Board of Education as a rate no greater than $120,000. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2001/bills/hb1048_sd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 1048
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| SC | Signed into law 10/2000 | P-12 | Requires the governing boards of certain libraries including public school or higher education institution libraries that have computers which can access the Internet and are available for use by the public or students, or both, to develop use policies therefor intended to reduce the ability of the user to access web sites displaying pornography.
Title: H.B. 4426
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2000 | Postsec. | Act No. 856., Provides that any person or agency required to submit to the director of the University of Georgia Libraries copies of documents shall also submit such documents in electronic form if available.
Title: H.B. 1358
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| KY | Signed into law 03/2000 | P-12 | Requires each public elementary and secondary school to establish and maintain a school library media center that is staffed by a certified school media librarian; requires school council to consult with the school media librarian on matters pertaining to the facility; permits school media librarian to be employed at two or more schools in a district with the consent of the school council.
Title: H.B. 324
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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