BY Marissa Ventrelli | Colorado Politics
A panel of Colorado legislators tackled — but decided against voting for now — a measure that would create an official process for parents, students and the public to object to materials in a school or public library, diving squarely into an issue that has divided communities and at times pitted parents against each other across America.
The sponsors agreed that Senate Bill 049 needs changes to address points raised by both sides of the issue.
As introduced, SB 049 would create the Committee for School Libraries, which would be composed of individuals appointed by school districts to consider requests and complaints. A separate committee would be created at local levels for public libraries. Members of the committee would be appointed by each library district’s board of trustees.