The Georgetown ISD board of trustees is expected to vote on the acquisition of more than 200 new library books later this month.

In August, the district updated its library policy to comply with Senate Bill 13 , which became effective this school year following the 2025 legislative session. Under the new policy, the GISD board must vote on new library material purchases and donations after they have been made publicly available to community members on the district’s website.

The overview

SB 13 requires Texas public school boards to vote on the approval of all new library materials before they are purchased by or donated to the district. Districts must publicly post a list of all proposed materials 30 days in advance of when the board is scheduled to take a vote.

GISD adopted a new

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