Enacts the "freedom to read act"

Summary

The bill mandates that every New York board of education create a written policy outlining how complaints about school library materials are submitted, reviewed, and decided. It sets up a reconsideration committee and an appeal process, while prohibiting removal of books simply because of disagreement with their ideas. The goal is to protect intellectual freedom and give clear procedures for handling disputes.

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