Missouri 2025 Regular Session

Missouri House Bill HB1146 Compare Versions

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1	1	FIRSTREGULARSESSION
2	2	HOUSEBILLNO.1146
3	3	103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
4	4	INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEJUSTUS.
5	5	2543H.01I JOSEPHENGLER,ChiefClerk
6	6	ANACT
7	7	Toamendchapter182,RSMo,byaddingtheretoonenewsectionrelatingtoreconsideration
8	8	oflibrarymaterials.
9	9	BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
10	10	SectionA.Chapter182,RSMo,isamendedbyaddingtheretoonenewsection,tobe
11	11	2knownassection182.910,toreadasfollows:
12	12	182.910.1.Forpurposesofthissection,thefollowingtermsmean:
13	13	2 (1)"Digitallibrarymaterial"or"digitallibrarymaterials",includes,butisnot
14	14	3limitedto,digitalaudiobooks,electronicbooks,electronictextbooks,electronicjournals,
15	15	4electronicmagazinesandperiodicals,databases,digitaltestpreparationresources,
16	16	5digitalvocationalandcareerresources,digitalreferenceresources,streamingvideo,and
17	17	6academicsoftwareprogramsthataredirectlyaccessiblethroughthepubliclibraryor
18	18	7schoollibrarydatabase,excludinganyonlineordigitalcontentavailabletopatronsor
19	19	8studentsoutsideofthepubliclibraryorschoollibrarydatabaseorplatform;
20	20	9 (2)"Librarymaterial"or"librarymaterials",anyresourceinprintornonprint
21	21	10formatthatisfoundinapubliclibraryorschoollibraryandthatsupportscurricularor
22	22	11personalinformationneedsincluding,butnotlimitedto,books,magazines,newspapers,
23	23	12pamphlets,microfiche,microfilm,films,discrecords,filmstrips,slides,prints,audio
24	24	13recordings,videorecordings,compactdiscs,computersoftware,libraryprograms,and
25	25	14exhibits;
26	26	15 (3)"Reconsideration",aprocessinwhichlibrarypersonnel,publicschools,
27	27	16schooldistricts,orlibrarygoverningbodiesreviewmaterialsinthepubliclibraryor
28	28	17schoollibraryduetoaformalcomplaintfiledbyamemberofthecommunity.The
29	29	EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
30	30	intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18outcomeofthisreconsiderationmayincluderelocatingorremovinglibrarymaterialsor
31	31	19removingorrestrictingaccesstodigitallibrarymaterials;
32	32	20 (4)"Relocation",removingmaterialsfromonepartofthelibrary,suchasthe
33	33	21children'ssection,andmovingthemtoanotherpartofthelibrary,suchastheadult
34	34	22section;
35	35	23 (5)"Schoollibrary",alibrarylocatedinanattendancecenterofapublicschool
36	36	24district.
37	37	25 2.Apubliclibraryorschoollibraryshallestablishapolicythatispublicly
38	38	26availableandpostedinapubliclocationandonthewebsiteoftheschooldistrictor
39	39	27governingbodyofthepubliclibrarythatoutlinestheprocessforlibrarymaterialsand
40	40	28digitallibrarymaterialstoundergoreconsiderationbasedonacomplaintmadeabout
41	41	29librarymaterialsordigitallibrarymaterialsfromamemberofthecommunity.
42	42	30 3.Apubliclibraryorschoollibraryshallremovelibrarymaterialsfromits
43	43	31permanentcollection,relocatelibrarymaterialswithinitscollection,orremoveor
44	44	32restrictaccesstodigitallibrarymaterialswithinitscollectiononlyifthelibrary
45	45	33materialshavebeenreviewedinaccordancewithanestablishedpolicyforthe
46	46	34reconsiderationoflibrarymaterialsanddigitallibrarymaterialsthatcomplieswiththe
47	47	35requirementsofthissection.
48	48	36 4.Tomakearequestforreconsiderationoflibrarymaterialsordigitallibrary
49	49	37materials,theindividualmakingtherequestshallsignanaffidavitaffirmingthat:
50	50	38 (1)Suchindividualhasreadorconsumedtheentiretyofthechallenged
51	51	39material;and
52	52	40 (2)Suchindividualpermanentlyresidesin:
53	53	41 (a)Thetaxingdistrictofthepubliclibraryinwhichtherequestismade;or
54	54	42 (b)Theschooldistrictinwhichtherequestismade.
55	55	43 5.Eachpubliclibraryorschoollibraryshalldevelopanappealsprocessforthe
56	56	44reconsiderationpolicythatoutlinesaprocessforappealingadecisionmaderegarding
57	57	45theremovaloflibrarymaterialsordigitallibrarymaterials.Thisappealsprocessshall
58	58	46provideforafinaldecisiononeachappealtobemadebyalocalelectedofficialorgroup
59	59	47ofofficials.
60	60	48 6.Digitallibrarymaterialsthatundergoreconsiderationshallbesubjectto
61	61	49removalorrestrictedaccessatthetitle,issue,andarticlelevel.Anythirdparty
62	62	50contractedtoprovidedatabasesthatcontainorprovideaccesstodigitallibrary
63	63	51materialsshallhavetheabilitytocuratethosematerialsusingamechanismortoolthat
64	64	52allowsfortheremovalorrestrictionofaccesstochallengedcontentwithoutdisrupting
65	65	53accesstotheremainderofdigitallibrarymaterialsaccessibleinthepubliclibraryor
66	66	HB1146 2 54schoollibrary.Curationofdigitallibrarymaterialsshallnotbeappliedatanindividual
67	67	55userlevel,butshallbeappliedatthelibrarysystemorschooldistrictlevel.
68	68	56 7.Digitallibraryresourcesshallnottrackormonitortheaccessoflibrary
69	69	57materialsordigitallibrarymaterialsbyindividualusers,especiallyminors,including
70	70	58anytrackingormonitoringtopersonalizeexperienceswithinthelibraryresources.
71	71	59 8.Anindividualwhoisalibrarian,mediaspecialist,otheremployee,contractor,
72	72	60orvolunteerofapubliclibraryorschoollibraryshallnotbesubjecttotermination,
73	73	61demotion,discipline,retaliation,oranyotherpenaltyforrefusingtoremovelibrary
74	74	62materialsordigitallibrarymaterialsbeforesuchmaterialshavebeenreviewedin
75	75	63accordancewithapubliclibraryorschoollibrarypolicythatcomplieswiththe
76	76	64provisionsofthissection.
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78	78	HB1146 3