Texas § ED.35.005 - PARENTAL CONSENT REQUIRED FOR USE OF CERTAIN LIBRARY MATERIALS

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§ ED.35.005. PARENTAL CONSENT REQUIRED FOR USE OF CERTAIN LIBRARY MATERIALS

PARENTAL CONSENT REQUIRED FOR USE OF CERTAIN LIBRARY MATERIALS. A school district or open-enrollment charter school may not allow a student enrolled in the district or school to reserve, check out, or otherwise use outside the school library library material the library material vendor has rated as sexually relevant material under Section 35.002 (a) unless the district or school first obtains written consent from the student's parent or person standing in parental relation. Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 808 (H.B. 900 ), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2023.

Source: official Texas text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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