Burleson ISD board approves library book list after parent review under new SB 13 procedures

District library services staff explained new procedures required by Texas Senate Bill 13 before the board approved a list of library titles for purchase and donation.

Miss Leanne Author told trustees any new title must be reviewed by a local campus parent review committee (the committee must be majority parents of currently enrolled students), that titles must be posted in the campus front office and on the district library web page for 30 days to allow public review, and that the board must approve the list after those steps. She said Ker Middle School’s parent review committee reviewed and recommended the campus list and that a separate Barnes & Noble donation list included some titles not currently in district libraries.

A motion to approve the list as presented was made, seconded and approved with no opposition.

The transcript does not list the individual book titles approved or the parent committee roster; those items were described as provided in the board packet and posted materials but are not included verbatim in the transcript.