INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (ADAMS) – The Indiana Senate is advancing a bill that would impact what materials will be in libraries.
The Republican-backed bill passed on a 34 to 15 vote this week and now moves to the Indiana House for consideration.
If passed, the legislation would remove education purposes as a reason that libraries and public schools could keep materials that some consider harmful to minors.
The bill’s author says the proposed measure would follow the state’s already existing criteria that has to be met for a book to be removed from student access.
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