HSB 219

This bill relates to education, including modifying provisions related to school district library programs and the educational program provided to students enrolled in school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools.11 (educational standards) requires that the educational program adopted by the state board of education for school districts, accredited nonpublic schools, and charter schools be taught from a multicultural and gender-fair approach. The bill provides that the educational program shall also be taught from an age-appropriate approach. _____ emotional, and behavioral capacity typical for the age or age group. Additionally, the bill provides that “age-appropriate” does not include any material with descriptions or visual depictions of a sex act. The bill does not affect the definition of “age-appropriate” in the context of the human growth and development curriculum.11, contains only age-appropriate materials, and supports the student achievement goals of the total school curriculum. The bill requires a qualified teacher librarian to direct the library program and provide services in support of the curricular goals of each attendance center. The qualified teacher librarian shall be a member of the attendance center instructional team with special expertise in identifying resources and technologies to support teaching and learning. The bill establishes that the qualified teacher librarian and classroom teachers are to collaborate to develop, teach, and evaluate attendance center curricular goals, with an emphasis on certain specified goals. The bill requires library programs to be regularly reviewed and revised and to be designed to provide for methods to improve library collections to meet student and staff needs, make connections with parents and the community, support the school district’s school improvement plan, provide support for professional development for the qualified teacher librarian, provide current electronic resources to ensure that students become skillful and discriminating users of information, include a current and diverse collection of materials in a variety of formats to support student and curricular needs, and include a plan for annually updating and replacing library materials, supports, and equipment. _____ legal and ethical use of information resources.