The Fight Book Bans Act would authorize the Secretary of Education to provide grants to school districts facing legal challenges when they decide to keep books and instructional materials in schools despite parent or community objections. School districts could receive up to $100,000 per grant to cover costs such as attorney fees and court expenses when defending their decisions to retain specific library or classroom materials. The bill applies only to situations where districts have chosen not to remove materials, and the grant program would be funded through $15 million in total appropriations spanning fiscal years 2024 through 2028. The Secretary of Education would be required to award grants using content-neutral criteria that do not consider the actual subject matter or viewpoint of the disputed materials. This legislation is intended to help local schools afford the legal costs of defending their choices to keep books available to students when those decisions are challenged.
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