SB181

To Amend the Library Law; to Amend the Requirements for the State Librarian; and to Amend the Requirements for Regional Library System Directors.

D. Sullivan · 2025 Regular Session · Notification that SB181 is now Act 242 · Act 242

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TO AMEND THE LIBRARY LAW; TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STATE LIBRARIAN; AND TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM DIRECTORS.

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13 mentions · 9 meetings · 6 named speakers

State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs- House

April 9, 2025 · State Agencies & Govt'l Affairs (House)

Matched: “…t said we can't find people with that qualification I wrote Senate Bill 181 and just said you can have that degree or someone approved…”

...a result of that and hearing from board members that said we can't find people with that qualification, wrote Senate Bill 181 and just said you can have that degree or someone approved by the board. Well, I heard from a number of librarians

Senator Dan Sullivan · 5:42 in the video

... is not to close libraries our goal is to keep professional people in there the senate bill 181 that passed allowed a library board to hire whomever they choose and i heard from a number of librarians that thought that was a terrible idea t...

Senator Dan Sullivan · 14:04 in the video

...fused to sit down the table and address it. I didn't have anybody come to me on Senate Bill 181 and 184. I didn't have any librarians come to me and say can we work with you. They only came when it passed the Senate the other day and people...

Senator Dan Sullivan · 21:18 in the video

House Convenes

March 3, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “SB181 D. Sullivan R. Burkes TO AMEND THE LIBRARY LAW; TO AMEND TH…”

So everyone voted So everyone voted. Cast up the ballot, Madam Clerk. The vote of 75 ya, 12 nays, 5 present. The bill is passed. Madam Clerk, please read Senate Bill 181.

Chair (Representative Brian S. Evans) · 43:45 in the video

Colleagues, SB 181 is a very narrowly tailored bill. This does not apply to all librarians or school librarians across the state at all. Um, currently, Arkansas law requires that a candidate for a position of the state librarian or the dire...

Representative Rebecca Burkes · 44:18 in the video

is the passage of Senate Bill 181. Prepare the machine, madam clerk.

Chair (Representative Brian S. Evans) · 48:19 in the video

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SB181 D. Sullivan R. Burkes TO AMEND THE LIBRARY LAW; TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STATE LIBRARIAN; AND TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM DIRECTORS.

House Convenes

Feb. 27, 2025 · on the agenda

Matched: “SB181 D. Sullivan R. Burkes TO AMEND THE LIBRARY LAW; TO AMEND TH…”

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SB181 D. Sullivan R. Burkes TO AMEND THE LIBRARY LAW; TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE STATE LIBRARIAN; AND TO AMEND THE REQUIREMENTS FOR REGIONAL LIBRARY SYSTEM DIRECTORS.

House Convenes

Feb. 26, 2025

Matched: “…irs, to whom was referred House Bill 1510. House Bill 1522. Senate Bill 181, vaguely report went the same consideration here for time t…”

...ounty and Local Affairs, to whom was referred House Bill 1510. House Bill 1522. Senate Bill 181, vaguely report went the same consideration here for time the same recognition that do pass, respectfully submitted. Representative Schultz, Vic...

Representative Jeff Wardlaw · 15:17 in the video

City, County & Local Affairs Committee- House

Feb. 26, 2025 · City, County & Local Affairs Committee (House) · on the agenda

Matched: “…nator Sullivan and Representative Burks, y'all are up next, Senate Bill 181, and I want to go ahead and say again that these, uh, I thi…”

...Sullivan, or, um, Senator Sullivan and Representative Burks, y'all are up next, Senate Bill 181, and I want to go ahead and say again that these, uh, I think there's some people that walked in late, uh, for House Bill 1564 and 1567, and tho...

Representative Jeremy Wooldridge · 17:30 in the video

...ak out. We will hear from them. But today I'd like to address about voting on a Senate Bill 181. In the last 15 years, Arkansas has worked hard to produce quality educated librarians. Uh, there is really no reason for this bill, um, there i...

Judy Calhoun · 26:23 in the video

...why it's deeply concerning and frankly a bit disrespectful. To see my profession and the value of my degree undermined. SB 181 states on two different occasions that instead of education, work experience may be substituted for both regional

32:09 in the video

Addressed the issues SB 181 claims to solve with with Act 566 of 2023. The state library took immediate action to improve how state aid is distributed and accessed across Arkansas and part of those improvements are directly tied to the educ...

33:14 in the video

...tion. Please support continued education and professional standards. Vote no on SB 181 and thank you for your time and your consideration. Um, I also, it's not in your packet, but inside of your packet I did include, um, Some information fr...

34:47 in the video

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