Amend HB 900 (senate committee report) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 2 of the bill, in amended Section 33.021, Education Code (page 2, between lines 17 and 18), insert the following:
(e) This subsection and Subsections (a), (c), and (d) expire September 1, 2025.
(2) In SECTION 3 of the bill, between the heading to added Chapter 35 and added Section 35.001, Education Code (page 2, between lines 20 and 21), insert the following:
SUBCHAPTER A. REGULATION OF CERTAIN LIBRARY MATERIAL
(3) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 35.004, Education Code (page 3, line 55), strike "chapter" and substitute "subchapter".
(4) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Section 35.008, Education Code (page 4, line 25), strike "chapter" and substitute "subchapter".
(5) In SECTION 3 of the bill, in added Chapter 35, Education Code (page 4, between lines 25 and 26), insert the following:
Sec. 35.009. EXPIRATION OF SUBCHAPTER. This subchapter expires September 1, 2025.
SUBCHAPTER B. TASK FORCE ON REGULATION OF CERTAIN LIBRARY MATERIAL
Sec. 35.031. DEFINITION. In this subchapter, "task force" means the task force on regulation of library material established under Section 35.032.
Sec. 35.032. LIBRARY MATERIAL TASK FORCE. (a) The library material task force is established to review the feasibility of implementing the regulation of library material as provided under Section 33.021 and under Subchapter A of this chapter. The task force shall hold public hearings regarding the regulation of library material and suggest improvements based on the task force's findings and on comments provided by the public.
(b) The task force is composed of:
(1) three members of the house of representatives, representing diverse types of districts, including both rural and urban districts, appointed by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(2) three members of the senate, representing diverse types of districts, including both rural and urban districts, appointed by the lieutenant governor; and
(3) sixteen members appointed by the governor, who must include:
(A) one representative of the Texas State Library and Archives Commission;
(B) one representative of the agency;
(C) three public school librarians, who must include:
(i) one librarian employed by an urban school district;
(ii) one librarian employed by a rural school district; and
(iii) one librarian employed by an economically disadvantaged school district;
(D) four parents of students enrolled in a public school district in this state, who must include:
(i) at least one parent of a student enrolled in an urban district;
(ii) at least one parent of a student enrolled in a rural district; and
(iii) at least one parent of a student enrolled in an economically disadvantaged district;
(E) four students enrolled in grades 6 through 12 in a school district in this state, who must include:
(i) at least one student enrolled in an urban district;
(ii) at least one student enrolled in a rural district; and
(iii) at least one student enrolled in an economically disadvantaged district; and
(F) three representatives of library material vendors, who must include:
(i) one representative of a small, community-based vendor with not more than one location in this state;
(ii) one representative of a mid-sized vendor with more than one location in this state; and
(iii) one representative of a large vendor with multiple locations in this state or in multiple states.
(c) The task force may meet in person or virtually through the Internet.
(d) Once every three months, the agency shall develop and submit to the task force a report regarding the impacts of the library material regulation required under Section 33.021 and Subchapter A of this chapter, including:
(1) any changes to the list of library material vendors described by Section 35.003(c); and
(2) a comprehensive list of library material removed from any library, including the number of library materials removed from libraries in each legislative district.
(e) On request, the agency shall provide to any member of the legislature a copy of a report submitted to the task force under Subsection (d).
Sec. 35.033. REPORT TO LEGISLATURE. Not later than December 31, 2024, the task force shall prepare and submit to the legislature a report that includes recommendations for legislative action to improve the regulation of library material, including:
(1) an overview of the feasibility of implementation of Section 33.021 and Subchapter A of this chapter, including:
(A) the number of library material vendors affected by the requirements of Section 33.021 and Subchapter A of this chapter;
(B) the total number of library materials removed from school district or open-enrollment charter school libraries; and
(C) a comprehensive list of the library material described by Paragraph (B);
(2) recommendations for improvements for how to determine the appropriate standards used in determining whether library material is acceptable for a school library; and
(3) recommended policies or best practices for facilitating cooperation among parents, students, librarians, and schools with respect to the regulation of library material.
Sec. 35.034. EXPIRATION OF SUBCHAPTER. The task force is abolished and this subchapter expires September 1, 2025.
(6) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and renumber subsequent SECTIONS of the bill accordingly:
SECTION ____. As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Act, the governor, lieutenant governor, and speaker of the house of representatives shall appoint the members of the library material task force under 35.032, Education Code, as added by this Act.