grams, 
including 
those 
provided 
through effective school libraries;’’. 
(b) ACTIVITIES TO SUPPORT WELL-ROUNDED EDU-
CATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.—Section 4107(a)(3) of that 
Act (20 U.S.C. 7117(a)(3)) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (I) and (J) 
as subparagraphs (J) and (K), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subparagraph (H) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(I) programs and activities the promote 
the development of digital literacy and informa-
tion literacy skills, including those provided 
through an effective school library;’’. 
SEC. 6. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING ON SCHOOL LI-
BRARIES. 
(a) DATA COLLECTION.—The Secretary of Education 
shall direct the National Center for Education Statistics 
to annually collect data on elementary school and sec-
ondary school libraries. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The data collected annually under 
subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) the number and percentage of elementary 
schools and secondary schools in each State that 
have dedicated school library facilities located on the 
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grounds of the school and the square footage of each 
such library facility; 
(2) the number and percentage of schools 
counted under paragraph (1) that employ at least 
one full-time State-certified school librarian; 
(3) the number and types of physical collections 
or assets the school library has; 
(4) the number and types of virtual collections 
or databases the school library has access to; 
(5) the number and types of student use devices 
connected to high-speed internet; 
(6) the amount of time certified school librar-
ians spend planning with teachers and instructing 
students; 
(7) the amount of time certified school librar-
ians spend planning for and providing professional 
development for teachers; 
(8) the number of additional library staff; and 
(9) other pertinent information that the Sec-
retary of Education determines is important in order 
to support effective school libraries. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one year 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Education shall submit to Congress a report that includes 
the data collected under this section. 
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(d) ESEA TERMS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘ele-
mentary school’’ and ‘‘secondary school’’ have the mean-
ings given those terms in section 8101 of the Elementary 
and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
such sums as may be necessary for each fiscal year. 
SEC. 7. LIMITATION ON LIABILITY FOR TEACHERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 8556 of that Act (20 
U.S.C. 7946) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) through (e) 
as subsections (c) through (f), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) LIABILITY PROTECTIONS RELATED
TO
THE 
RIGHT TO READ.—No teacher or school librarian shall be 
liable for harm caused by an act or omission of the teacher 
or school librarian if the actions of the teacher or school 
librarian were carried out in conformity with the right to 
read.’’; 
(3) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘subsection (b)’’ and in-
serting ‘‘subsection (c)’’; 
(4) in subsection (c)(3), as redesignated by 
paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘A State law that’’ and 
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inserting ‘‘Except with respect to subsection (b), a 
State law that’’; and 
(5) in subsection (f), as redesignated by para-
graph (1)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Nothing 
in this section’’ and inserting ‘‘Except with re-
spect to subsection (b), nothing in this section’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Nothing 
in this subpart’’ and inserting ‘‘Except with re-
spect to subsection (b), nothing in this sub-
part’’. 
(b) PREEMPTION AND ELECTION OF STATE NON-
APPLICABILITY.—Section 8555(b) of that Act (20 U.S.C. 
7945(b)) is amended by striking ‘‘This subpart shall not 
apply’’ and inserting ‘‘Except for section 8556(b), this 
subpart shall not apply’’. 
SEC. 8. PROTECTING FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS IN 
SCHOOL LIBRARIES. 
Subpart 2 of part F of title VIII of that Act (20 
U.S.C. 7901 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 8549D. PROTECTING FIRST AMENDMENT RIGHTS IN 
SCHOOL LIBRARIES. 
‘‘The Secretary shall require an assurance from each 
State and local educational agency receiving funds under 
this Act confirming that the State or local educational 
agency— 
‘‘(1) understands the importance of First 
Amendment protections in school libraries as centers 
for voluntary inquiry and the dissemination of infor-
mation and ideas; and 
‘‘(2) is aware of the its responsibility to respect 
those protections in accordance with Board of Edu-
cation, Island Trees Union Free School District No. 
26 v. Pico by Pico, 457 U.S. 853 (1982).’’. 
Æ 
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