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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall adopt procedures that provide for a parent of a child enrolled in the district or school to:
(1) access the catalog of available library materials at each school library in the district or school; and
(2) submit to the district or school a list of library materials that the parent's child may not be allowed to check out or otherwise access for use outside of the school library.
(b) The procedures adopted under Subsection (a)(2) must allow for a parent to submit a list of library materials through:
(1) an electronic or physical form; or
(2) the district's or school's online library catalog system.
(c) A school district or open-enrollment charter school may not allow a student to check out or otherwise use outside the school library a library material the student's parent has included in a list submitted under Subsection (a)(2).
(d) Notwithstanding Section 31.0211(c), a school district or open-enrollment charter school may use funds from the district's or school's instructional materials and technology allotment under Section 31.0211 for costs associated with complying with this section.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Education Code - EDUC § 33.023. Parental Access to Library Catalog and Access by the Parent's Child to Certain Library Materials - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/education-code/educ-sect-33-023/
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