Texas Education Code

§ 33.026 — ACQUISITION OF LIBRARY MATERIALS

ED § 33.026Title 2. PUBLIC EDUCATION · Part F. CURRICULUM, PROGRAMS, AND SERVICES · Ch. 33. SERVICE PROGRAMS AND EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES · Art. B. LIBRARIES

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(a)The board of trustees of a school district shall adopt a policy for the acquisition of library materials, including procedures for the procurement of library materials and the receipt of donated library materials. The policy must require the board to:

(1)approve all library materials that have been donated to or that are to be procured by a school library in the district, with the advice and recommendations of the district's local school library advisory council if the district established a council under Section 33.025;

(2)make the list of library materials not described by Subsection (f) that have been donated to or that are proposed to be procured by a school library accessible for review by the public for at least 30 days before final approval;

(3)approve or reject the list of library materials that have been donated to or that are proposed to be procured by a school library in an open meeting; and

(4)ensure compliance with the library standards approved under Section 33.021.

(b)Each member of the board of trustees of a school district is entitled to:

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (S.B. 13), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2025.