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This bill amends Tennessee's education code by adding a new provision that specifically prohibits local school boards and public charter school governing bodies from removing library materials solely because those materials are religious in nature. The legislation aims to protect religious texts or materials from being arbitrarily excluded from school library collections based on their religious content. By preventing such removals, the bill ensures that religious materials can remain available in school libraries, provided they meet other standard selection criteria. The law would take effect immediately upon becoming official, reflecting the state legislature's determination that this protection of religious materials in school libraries serves the public welfare. This bill represents a specific response to potential concerns about censorship or discrimination against religious materials in educational settings, ensuring that religious content is not automatically disqualified from school library collections.

Education

https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=SB1112&ga=114