To Abolish And Transfer The Arkansas State Library And The State Library Board; And To Declare An Emergency.
95th General Assembly (2025 Regular)
(1) The Arkansas State Library is abolished. [...] The duties and property of the Arkansas State Library are transferred to the Department of Education. [...] (a) The Department of Education shall administer a program to distribute funds appropriated by the General Assembly as state aid to a public library [...] (b) State aid shall be made available to a public library that satisfies all of the following requirements: (1) The governing body of the public library shall: (C) Adopt and enforce policies that: (i) Govern the development of the collection of materials and resources of the public library; (ii) Prohibit access to age-inappropriate materials to a person who is sixteen (16) years old or younger;
(iv)(a) Provide a process for a member of the public to request the inclusion, removal, or a policy regarding access to age inappropriate or sex education materials and resources.
date | time | type | location | description |
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2025-04-01 | 10:00 | Hearing | OSC | Senate State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs |
2025-03-31 | 10:00 | Hearing | OSC | Senate State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs |
History
Date | Action |
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2025-04-01 | Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass |
2025-03-20 | Filed |
2025-03-20 | Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to STATE AGENCIES & GOVT'L AFFAIRS-SENATE |