A bill that would overhaul the book-banning process in Utah and make it easier to ban titles in public schools statewide is headed to Gov. Spencer Cox’s desk after the Legislature on Wednesday approved the measure.
A woman walks past dozens of banned books displayed on a table in Weller Book Works in Trolley Square for Banned Book Week in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Oct. 5, 2023. A bill that would make it easier to ban titles in public schools statewide is headed to Gov. Spencer Cox’s desk.
House Democrats on Tuesday tried to preserve that local power, arguing that the legislation stood to give a small number of school districts the ability to dictate what happens in districts statewide. Current law only allows people affiliated with a school or school district to challenge materials. The amendments now clarify that local school board members would also be able to submit challenges. Rep. Ken Ivory, R-West Jordan, sums up HB29 during a House Education Committee hearing on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2024.That review process would become uniform statewide under the latest bill.
At that point, the state school board would have 10 days to notify all districts and charters that they must remove the specified title from student access. Board members would then have 60 days from the date of that notification toIf a title does not meet “objective” criteria, districts and charters would then review it to determine whether it is considered “subjective” sensitive material, the bill states.
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