Bill Text: NJ S508 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires each public school to post on website comprehensive list of all resources available in school library.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-09 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee [S508 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2024-S508-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator JAMES W. HOLZAPFEL
District 10 (Monmouth and Ocean)
Co-Sponsored by:
Senator Steinhardt
SYNOPSIS
Requires each public school to post on website comprehensive list of all resources available in school library.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act concerning public school libraries and supplementing Title 18A of the New Jersey Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. a. Each school in a school district that has a school library shall post for public inspection on its website in an easily accessible location a comprehensive list of every resource that is available in the school library, including but not limited to, books, periodicals, DVDs, and databases, offered in print or digitally. Any new resource ordered or purchased shall be added to the list within 10 days of the order or purchase.
b. The school library media specialist who oversees the school library shall ensure that the list is updated and posted on the school's website. In the event that a school does not employ a school library media specialist, the principal of the school shall appoint existing staff members to oversee the cataloging of the library resources for the purpose of implementing the provisions of subsection a. of this section.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
This bill requires each public school that has a school library to post for public inspection on the school's website in an easily accessible location a comprehensive list of every resource that is available in the school library, including but not limited to, books, periodicals, DVDs, and databases, offered in print or digitally. Any new resource ordered or purchased is required to be added to the list within 10 days of the order or purchase.
Under the bill, the school library media specialist who oversees the school library is responsible for ensuring that the list is updated and posted on the school's website. In the event that a school does not employ a school library media specialist, the principal of the school is required to appoint existing staff members to oversee the cataloging of the library resources.
