AB 445 — Revises provisions relating to libraries. (BDR 34-1071)

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445–A SSEMBLYMEMBER M ONROE -MORENO M ARCH 17, 2025 ____________ Referred to Committee on Education SUMMARY—Revises provisions relating to libraries.

(BDR 34-1071) FISCAL NOTE:

Effect on Local Government:

May have Fiscal Impact.

Effect on the State:

Yes.

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matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

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(NRS(NRSall 379.002)393.170) SectionsExisting 1law andalso 2provides offor this bill provide that the staffcreation members of apublicly schoolsupported faithlibraries actsand relatinginformation tocenters providing access to ormeet assistingthe pupilsinformational orneeds libraryof patronsall inodcitizens. accessing library materials.

(NRS 379.002) Sections 1 and 2 of this bill provide that the staff members of a school library or public library are immune from criminal or civil liability for certain good accessing library materials.ding access to or assisting pupils or library patrons in EXPLANATION – Matter in bolded italics is new;

matter between brackets [omitted material] is material to be omitted.

(a) “Library materials” includes, without limitation, books, periodicals, pamphlets, journals, newspapers, audio materials, - *AB445_R1* – 2 – audiovisual materials, instructional materials, maps, databases, government documents, records and photographs.

(b) “School library staff member” means a school library media specialist, school librarian, any licensed or unlicensed employee of a school assigned to duties in a school library or any person carrying out or assisting with the functions of a schoolanyschool library media specialist or school librarian.

Any staff member of a public library, including, without limitation, a librarian employed by a public library, is immune from criminal or civil liability for good faith acts relating to providing access to or assisting library patrons in accessing library materials of the public library.

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