H.B. 157 Enrolled

ONLINE ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES
2000 GENERAL SESSION
STATE OF UTAH
Sponsor: Marlon O. Snow
AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE LIBRARY DIVISION; PLACING CERTAIN
RESTRICTIONS ON STATE FUNDING OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES; GRANTING
RULEMAKING AUTHORITY TO THE LIBRARY DIVISION; MAKING TECHNICAL
CHANGES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
AMENDS:
9-7-213, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 241, Laws of Utah 1992
ENACTS:
9-7-215, Utah Code Annotated 1953
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
Section 1. Section 9-7-213 is amended to read:
9-7-213. Rulemaking.
The division may make rules in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative
Rulemaking Act, necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this chapter including:
(1) standards which must be met by libraries to obtain and retain a designation as a
depository library;
(2) the method by which grants are made to individual libraries, but not including
appropriations made directly to any other agency or institution; [and]
(3) standards for the certification of public librarians[.]; and
(4) standards for the public library online access policy required in Section 9-7-215 .
Section 2. Section 9-7-215 is enacted to read:
9-7-215. Internet and online access policy required.
No state funds shall be provided to any public library that offers use of the Internet or an
online service to the public unless the library adopts and enforces a policy to restrict access by
minors to Internet or online sites that contain obscene material.

Section 3. Effective date.
This act takes effect on July 1, 2001.

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