(a) (1) Every public library jurisdiction that directly receives any state funding, including, but not limited to, state funding pursuant to this part, shall establish, adopt, and maintain a written and publicly accessible collection development policy for its public libraries by January 1, 2026, and shall submit that collection development policy to the State Librarian. The State Librarian or their designee may provide technical assistance to public libraries in developing their collection development policy. The collection development policy, at a minimum, shall do all of the following: (A) Establish a process for community members to share their concerns regarding library materials and to request that library materials be reconsidered for inclusion in the libraryâs collection. (B) Guide the selection and deselection of library materials. (C) Acknowledge that the public libraryâs collection meets the broad and diverse interests of the community and respect both the libraryâs autonomy and their specific community needs. (D) Establish that the public library serves as a center for voluntary inquiry and the dissemination of information and ideas. (E) Acknowledge that library materials should be provided for the interest, information, and enlightenment of all people, and should present diverse points of view in the collection as a whole. (F) Acknowledge the right of the public to receive access to a range of social, political, aesthetic, moral, and other ideas and experiences. (2) A librarian, library media specialist, other employee, or contractor at a public library shall not be subject to termination, demotion, discipline, or retaliation for either of the following: (A) Refusing to remove a library material before it has been reviewed in accordance with the public libraryâs process for the reconsideration of library materials established pursuant to subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1). (B) Making displays, acquisitions, or programming decisions that the employee or contractor believes, in good faith, are in accordance with the requirements of this section. (b) (1) The governing board or body of a public library, or any body or commission designated to review the procurement, retention, or circulation of, or access to, library materials, shall not proscribe or prohibit the circulation or procurement of, or access to, any library materials in a public library because of the topic addressed by the materials or because of the views, ideas, or opinions contained in those materials. (2) (A) Library materials in public libraries shall not be excluded, and access to library materials shall not be limited, solely on the bases of any of the following: (i) The race, nationality, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, disability, political affiliation, or any other characteristic listed in subdivision (a) of Section 12940 of the Government Code, or the socioeconomic status of a subject of the library materials, an author of the library materials, the source of the library materials, or the perceived or intended audience for the library materials. (ii) The library materials contain inclusive and diverse perspectives. (iii) The library materials may include sexual content, unless that content qualifies as obscene under United States Supreme Court precedent. (B) This paragraph does not apply to library materials excluded, or for which access is limited, pursuant to a library maintenance and deaccession policy. (3) The governing board or body of a public library, or any body or commission designated to review the procurement, retention, or circulation of, or access to, library materials, shall not create policies or procedures that limit or restrict access to library materials offered by the public library unless the policies or procedures are adopted to preserve the safety or security of the library materials, are time, place, and manner restrictions not based on the content of materials, or are programs that provide for the e
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