Virginia Senate Joint Resolution 251

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on December 31 2024 - 25% progression
Action: 2024-12-31 - Referred to Committee on Rules
Pending: Senate Rules Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Study; JLARC; public school libraries; removal of certain books; report. Directs the Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC) to study the removal of books from public school libraries in the Commonwealth between July 1, 2020, and December 31, 2024, on the basis of such books containing sexually explicit content or other content deemed objectionable for the purpose of identifying each book removed and, for each book removed, (i) the purported reason for its removal, (ii) the processes and procedures by which each book was identified as containing content necessitating its removal and for removing each book, and (iii) whether applicable state law directing the Department of Education to adopt model policies and each school board to adopt policies consistent with such model policies was used by any school division to justify the identification, removal, or process and procedures by which each book was identified or removed. The bill requires JLARC to complete its meetings by August 1, 2025, and directs the chairman to submit an executive summary of its findings and recommendations by October 1, 2025.

Public school libraries; removal of certain books, report.

Sen. Mamie Locke [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-12-31	Senate	Referred to Committee on Rules
2024-12-31	Senate	Prefiled and ordered printed; Offered 01-08-2025 25101466D

Type	Source
Summary	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SJ251
Text	https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20251/SJ251/text/SJ251