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Assembly Bill A8870

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Prohibits libraries and library systems from banning books or other materials based on partisan or doctrinal disapproval

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2023-A8870 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9324
Current Committee:
Assembly Libraries And Education Technology
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add §286, Ed L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A5995, S2423

2023-A8870 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits libraries and library systems, including school libraries and school library systems from banning books or other materials based on partisan or doctrinal disapproval.

2023-A8870 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8870
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 25, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GLICK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Libraries and Education Technology
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to prohibiting  libraries
   and  library  systems  from  banning books or other materials based on
   partisan or doctrinal disapproval
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 286 to
 read as follows:
   §  286.  PROHIBITION  ON  BOOK  BANNING. NO LIBRARY, OR LIBRARY SYSTEM
 ESTABLISHED OR OPERATING UNDER THIS ARTICLE, INCLUDING SCHOOL  LIBRARIES
 AND SCHOOL LIBRARY SYSTEMS, SHALL PROSCRIBE, BAN, OR REMOVE ANY BOOKS OR
 OTHER MATERIALS BECAUSE OF PARTISAN OR DOCTRINAL DISAPPROVAL.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13349-01-3

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