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Currently there are more questions than answers about how many books will actually be banned statewide once a new bill passed by the 2024 Utah Legislature becomes law. The Utah State Board of Education is now working through how to implement HB29, which takes effect July 1 and expands upon an earlier passed in 2022 that allows parents to challenge “sensitive materials” in schools. The bills’ sponsor, Rep. Ken Ivory, has been working with a group of parent activists that has been trying for several years to ban “pornographic” or “indecent” books in schools. HB29 carves ...