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INTERNET CHILD PROTECTION ACT

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2001 GENERAL SESSION

             3     
STATE OF UTAH

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Sponsor: Bradley A. Winn

             5      This act modifies the State Library Division Code to establish policy and reporting
             6      requirements for local library boards which provide Internet and online access by minors
             7      in public libraries in order to prevent minor's access to obscene material. The act modifies
             8      the Public Education Code to create and establish policy and reporting requirements for
             9      local school boards which provide Internet and online access by minors in elementary and
             10      secondary schools in order to prevent minor's access to obscene material. The act provides
             11      an effective date.
             12      This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
             13      AMENDS:
             14          9-7-101, as last amended by Chapter 32, Laws of Utah 1995
             15      ENACTS:
             16          9-7-216, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             17          9-7-217, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             18          53A-3-422, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             19          53A-3-423, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             20          53A-3-424, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             21      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             22          Section 1. Section 9-7-101 is amended to read:
             23           9-7-101. Definitions.
             24          As used in this chapter:
             25          (1) "Division" means the State Library Division.
             26          (2) "Library board" means the library board of directors appointed locally as authorized
             27      by Section 9-7-402 or 9-7-502 and which exercises general policy authority for library services


             28      within a city or county of the state, regardless of the title by which it is known locally.
             29          (3) "Policy" means the public library online access policy adopted by a library board to
             30      meet the requirements of Section 9-7-215 .
             31          [(2)] (4) "Political subdivision" means any county, city, town, school district, public transit
             32      district, redevelopment agency, or special improvement or taxing district.
             33          [(3)] (5) "State agency" means the state, any office, department, agency, authority,
             34      commission, board, institution, hospital, college, university, or other instrumentality of the state.
             35          [(4)] (6) (a) "State publication" means any book, compilation, directory, document,
             36      contract or grant report, hearing memorandum, journal, law, legislative bill, magazine, map,
             37      monograph, order, ordinance, pamphlet, periodical, proceeding, public memorandum, resolution,
             38      register, rule, report, statute, audiovisual material, electronic publication, micrographic form and
             39      tape or disc recording regardless of format or method of reproduction, issued or published by any
             40      state agency or political subdivision for distribution.
             41          (b) "State publication" does not include any correspondence, internal confidential
             42      publications, office memoranda, university press publications, or publications of the state historical
             43      society.
             44          Section 2. Section 9-7-216 is enacted to read:
             45          9-7-216. Process and content standards for policy.
             46          (1) (a) Each library's policy shall be developed under the direction of the library board,
             47      adopted in an open meeting, and have an effective date. The library board shall review the policy
             48      at least every three years, and a footnote shall be added to the policy indicating the effective date
             49      of the last review.
             50          (b) Notice of the availability of the policy shall be posted in a conspicuous place within
             51      the library for all patrons to observe. The library board may issue any other public notice it
             52      considers appropriate to inform the community about the policy.
             53          (2) The policy shall:
             54          (a) state that it restricts access by minors to Internet or online sites that contain obscene
             55      material and shall state how the library board intends to meet the requirements of Section 9-7-215 ;
             56          (b) inform patrons that administrative procedures and guidelines for the staff to follow in
             57      enforcing the policy have been adopted and are available for review at the library; and
             58          (c) inform patrons that procedures for use by patrons and staff to handle complaints about


             59      the policy, its enforcement, or about observed patron behavior have been adopted and are available
             60      for review at the library.
             61          Section 3. Section 9-7-217 is enacted to read:
             62          9-7-217. Reporting.
             63          The division shall make a report to the Business, Labor, and Economic Development
             64      Interim Committee of the Legislature at least once every three years regarding the compliance of
             65      library boards with Section 9-7-215 .
             66          Section 4. Section 53A-3-422 is enacted to read:
             67          53A-3-422. Internet and online access policy required.
             68          No state funds appropriated in accordance with Section 53A-1-702 shall be provided to any
             69      local school board that provides access to the Internet or an online service S [ to minors ] s unless the
             70      local school board adopts and enforces a policy to restrict access S [ by minors ] s to Internet or online
             71      sites that contain obscene material.
             72          Section 5. Section 53A-3-423 is enacted to read:
             73          53A-3-423. Process and content standards for policy.
             74          (1) "Policy" as used in this section means the elementary and secondary school online
             75      access policy adopted by a local school board to meet the requirements of Section 53A-3-422 .
             76          (2) (a) Each policy shall be developed under the direction of the local school board,
             77      adopted in an open meeting, and have an effective date. The local school board shall review the
             78      policy at least every three years, and a footnote shall be added to the policy indicating the effective
             79      date of the last review.
             80          (b) Notice of the availability of the policy shall be posted in a conspicuous place within
             81      each school S [ for all minors to observe ] s . The local school board may issue any other public notice
             82      it considers appropriate.
             83          (3) The policy shall:
             84          (a) state that it restricts access S [ by minors ] s to Internet or online sites that contain obscene
             85      material and shall state how the local school board intends to meet the requirements of Section
             86      53A-3-422 ;
             87          (b) inform the public that administrative procedures and guidelines for the staff to follow
             88      in enforcing the policy have been adopted and are available for review at the school; and
             89          (c) inform the public that procedures S [ for use by minors and staff ] s to handle complaints


             90      about the policy, its enforcement, or about observed behavior S [ of minors ] s have been adopted
             90a      and are
             91      available for review at the school.
             92          Section 6. Section 53A-3-424 is enacted to read:
             93          53A-3-424. Rulemaking -- Reporting.
             94          (1) The State Office of Education may make rules in accordance with Title 63, Chapter
             95      46a, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, regarding compliance standards and reporting
             96      requirements for local school boards with respect to the policy required by Section 53A-3-422 .
             97          (2) The State Office of Education shall make a report to the Education Interim Committee
             98      of the Legislature at least once every three years regarding the compliance of local school boards
             99      with Section 53A-3-422 .
             100          Section 7. Effective date.
             101          This act takes effect on July 1, 2001.




Legislative Review Note
    as of 1-24-01 10:01 AM


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

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