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This bill establishes guidelines for libraries and public school entities regarding book and material preservation, defining key terms and setting standards for maintaining educational resources. The legislation requires libraries to either adopt the American Library Association's Library Bill of Rights or develop a written statement preventing book banning in order to receive state aid, and explicitly prohibits municipalities from reducing library funding due to compliance with these requirements. The bill also prohibits the removal of instructional and voluntary inquiry materials from school libraries or classrooms based on various criteria, including partisan views, author demographics, personal discomfort, political or religious perspectives, character characteristics, or content related to age-appropriate sexual health education. The bill defines "instructional materials" as textbooks and supplementary classroom instruction materials, "public school entities" as including school districts, charter schools, and technical schools, and "voluntary inquiry materials" as additional non-required educational resources like books, magazines, digital materials, and multimedia content. The legislation will take effect 60 days after its enactment, aiming to protect educational materials from arbitrary removal and ensure students' access to diverse and comprehensive learning resources.

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https://www.palegis.us/legislation/bills/2025/sb1103