Relating to: requiring school boards to make textbooks, curricula, and instructional materials available for inspection by school district residents.
Senate Bill 22 requires school boards to make adopted textbooks, curricula, and instructional materials available for inspection by residents of the school district. Upon a written request, a resident can inspect these materials at a designated location without cost. School boards must fulfill these requests within 14 days and establish procedures to provide access more quickly. The bill also requires school boards to post a list of adopted textbooks on their website. These provisions do not require actions that would infringe on copyright law.
Bill status
failed
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 5, 2025
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Committee
1
May 16, 2025
Upper · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Education, Ayes 3, Noes 2
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Introduced
Introduced by Senators Tomczyk, Nass and Wanggaard;
cosponsored by Representatives Dittrich, Knodl, Allen, Behnke, Brill, Goeben, Gundrum, B. Jacobson, Kreibich, Krug, Murphy, Nedweski, Piwowarczyk, Tusler and Wichgers
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cory Tomczyk
RRepublican
P
Steve Nass
RRepublican
P
Van Wanggaard
RRepublican
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