Splendora ISD declines to form local school library advisory council under Senate Bill 13

The Splendora Independent School District Board of Trustees on Aug. 18 accepted the administration’s recommendation that the district not create a Local School Library Advisory Council as contemplated by Senate Bill 13.

Trustee Jennifer Stewart moved to accept the administration’s recommendation and Trustee Kimberly Klepcyk seconded the motion. The board voted 5-0 to approve the recommendation.

The agenda lists the item as “SenateBill 13- Recommendation of Local School Library Advisory Council.” The minutes do not record detailed discussion of the reasons behind the administration’s recommendation or any public comment on the topic. The minutes also do not specify whether the recommendation is permanent or subject to future reconsideration.

Senate Bill 13 is referenced in the agenda title; the minutes do not cite the bill text or specify which provisions of the bill the administration considered when making its recommendation.