The Colorado House approved a measure Thursday that would increase protections for school libraries and librarians when there are calls to remove books from shelves.
Senate Bill 25-063 requires school districts and charter operators to draft formal policies that state when books can be removed and lay out the steps to challenge them. The measure also says library personnel can’t be fired or punished for choosing a book or refusing to remove it without a review. Finally, the measure says only parents of children in the school can request a book be removed, and a book can be challenged only once every two years.
