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H.B. 157

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ONLINE ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES

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2000 GENERAL SESSION

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STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Marlon O. Snow

             5      AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE LIBRARY DIVISION; PLACING CERTAIN
             6      RESTRICTIONS ON STATE FUNDING OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES; GRANTING
             7      RULEMAKING AUTHORITY TO THE LIBRARY DIVISION; MAKING TECHNICAL
             8      CHANGES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
             9      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             10      AMENDS:
             11          9-7-213, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 241, Laws of Utah 1992
             12      ENACTS:
             13          9-7-215, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             14      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             15          Section 1. Section 9-7-213 is amended to read:
             16           9-7-213. Rulemaking.
             17          The division may make rules in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah
             18      Administrative Rulemaking Act, necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
             19      chapter including:
             20          (1) standards which must be met by libraries to obtain and retain a designation as a
             21      depository library;
             22          (2) the method by which grants are made to individual libraries, but not including
             23      appropriations made directly to any other agency or institution; [and]
             24          (3) standards for the certification of public librarians[.]; and
             25          (4) standards for the public library online access policy required in Section 9-7-215 .
             26          Section 2. Section 9-7-215 is enacted to read:
             27          9-7-215. Internet and online access policy required.


             28          No state funds shall be provided to any public library that offers use of the Internet or an
             29      online service to the public unless the library has adopted a policy to restrict access by minors to
             30      Internet or online sites that contain obscene material.
             31          Section 3. Effective date.
             32          This act takes effect on July 1, 2001.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-24-00 2:31 PM


A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel


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