General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 6253
January Session, 2011 LCO No. 1265
Referred to Committee on Education
Introduced by:
REP. SAWYER, 55th Dist. SEN. CASSANO, 4th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 6253
January Session, 2011
LCO No. 1265
Referred to Committee on Education
Introduced by:
REP. SAWYER, 55th Dist.
SEN. CASSANO, 4th Dist.
AN ACT PERMITTING BOARDS OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH LITERATURE REVIEW COMMITTEES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That section 10-221 of the general statutes be amended to permit local and regional boards of education, within available budgetary resources, to establish literature review committees at the prekindergarten, elementary, middle and high school levels. Such committees shall be responsible for reviewing required reading material for excessive sexual content and making decisions regarding whether a particular book is appropriate for the age of the students who are assigned to read such book.
Statement of Purpose:
To allow school districts to establish literature review committees.