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Question on adoption of the amendment 13

S2696  ·  Senate roll call No. 102  ·  2025-11-13 18:02  ·  194th General Court (2025 to 2026)
5 yeas, 32 nays, 1 absent  ·  the Clerk's sheet (PDF)

Amendment 13, moved by Bruce E. Tarr  ·  Rejected

Appealing a challenge

Mr. Tarr, Mrs. Dooner and Mr. Fattman move that the proposed new draft be amended by striking in lines 17-19 in its entirety and inserting place thereof the following:- " (c) A decision of the school committee to remove or to retain materials in a school library following a challenge may be appealed only by the student, parent or guardian who filed the initial challenge, or the content creator, through a complaint for judicial review of administrative decision pursuant to chapter 30A. Such appeal shall be filed with the superior court, which shall conduct the review in accordance with the procedures set forth in said chapter. For purposes of this subsection, an aggrieved party shall mean on…

yea · 5

nay · 32

absent · 1

An asterisk marks a vote the sheet records as entered after the roll closed. A member shown as "not linked" is a name on the sheet that did not resolve to exactly one member of the session's roster; it is left as printed rather than guessed.