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1 STATE OF OKLAHOMA
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2 2nd Session of the 60th Legislature (2026)
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3 SENATE BILL 2068 By: Pugh
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6 AS INTRODUCED
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7 An Act relating to schools; amending Section 1,
7 Chapter 106, O.S.L. 2022 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section
8 11-201), which relates to library media programs;
8 requiring each public school district to create a
9 library advisory committee for each grade level;
9 providing for membership of committee; providing
10 duties of committee; providing an effective date; and
10 declaring an emergency.
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13 BE IT ENACTED BY THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA:
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14 SECTION 1. AMENDATORY Section 1, Chapter 106, O.S.L.
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15 2022 (70 O.S. Supp. 2025, Section 11-201), is amended to read as
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17 Section 11-201. A. As school library media center resources
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18 are finite, the library media program shall be reflective of the
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19 community standards for the population the library media center
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20 serves when acquiring an age-appropriate collection of print
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21 materials, nonprint materials, multimedia resources, equipment, and
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22 supplies adequate in quality and quantity to meet the needs of
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23 students in all areas of the school library media program.
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1 B. 1. To ensure that a library media program meets the
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2 requirements of subsection A of this section, each public school
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3 district in this state shall create a library advisory committee for
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4 each grade level offered by the school district. Each library
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5 advisory committee shall be comprised of:
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6 a. a member of the school district board of education,
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7 b. a teacher of the applicable grade level, and
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8 c. a parent or legal guardian of a student enrolled in
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9 the applicable grade level.
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10 2. Each library advisory committee shall review currently
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12 multimedia resources, equipment, and supplies.
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13 SECTION 2. This act shall become effective July 1, 2026.
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14 SECTION 3. It being immediately necessary for the preservation
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15 of the public peace, health, or safety, an emergency is hereby
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16 declared to exist, by reason whereof this act shall take effect and
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17 be in full force from and after its passage and approval.
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