KUNC: 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.

The bill comes amid a wave of disputes over what is appropriate to put in school libraries. In August, the Elizabeth School District ordered 19 books to be removed from its shelves, saying they include descriptions of violence, discrimination, mental illness and sex. That dispute is still playing out. A judge ordered the books returned last month, but the school board is refusing to do so.

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