Georgia Legislators Revising Bill That Would Crack Down on Obscenity in Public School Libraries

State Representative James Burchett (R-Waycross) said Friday that he believes members of the Georgia General Assembly will pass a bill that would, if enacted into law, clamp down on obscene material in public school libraries.

But the bill still has a long way to go.

Members of the Georgia Senate voted for the bill, SB 226, last year. Now members of the Georgia House have it. Burchett, who sponsors the bill in the statehouse, said it’s in the subcommittee and legislators are revising certain parts.

Aimee Nobile, with the Georgia chapter of No Left Turn, said this week that the state’s public-school libraries have “an unbelievable amount of obscene material.” What she described was too graphic for The Georgia Star News to elaborate upon.

“The bill that is happening right now is supposed to allow an appeals process for questionable books. What it would do is put in a specific timeline and allow an appeals process for parents if there is objectionable material,” Nobile said… (Excerpts from the Georgia Star News)