A new bill would make it optional for schools to hire nurses and librarians if it becomes law. It was approved by a Senate sub-committee yesterday and will now head to the full Education Committee today.
"This bill is about returning the authority to local school boards, local administrators and local teachers to make the decisions that make the most sense for their classrooms," said Sen Amy Sinclair (R-Allerton) who chairs the that Education committee. "We are not telling schools that they may not hire nurses or librarians. We are giving those options back to the school boards where they rightly belong," she added.
Not everyone is happy though. Sen. Herman Quirmbach (D-Ames) - the committee's ranking member - said: "We need librarians more than ever to help guide students in their research efforts, in their efforts to learn about the world around them."
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