Amends TCA Title 49.

This bill requires the commissioner of education to employ within the department a certified school librarian to serve as the Tennessee state library coordinator who will have the following duties: (1) Assist school librarians in implementing the department's strategic plan and student literacy and digital citizenship initiatives; (2) Consult, guide, and train school librarians to strengthen school library programs for students in grades kindergarten through 12; (3) Address inequities in the staffing of school libraries and report to the commissioner when additional resources are needed; (4) Provide input on revisions to the school librarian evaluation model; (5) Work with the state library and archives to provide school libraries with equal access to high-quality educational reading materials and resources; (6) Support the department's work by promoting best practices among school librarians and technology coordinators; and (7) Develop and promote strategies for school librarians to partner with classroom instructors to support school and district-level instructional programs. ON APRIL 25, 2022, THE HOUSE ADOPTED AMENDMENT AND PASSED HOUSE BILL 1667, AS AMENDED. AMENDMENT #1 removes the requirement that the coordinator address inequities in the staffing of school libraries and report to the commissioner when additional resources are needed.