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Student Internet Access Act: Summary
Assembly
No. 1372: "Student Internet Access Act".
Sponsored by: Assemblyman Corodemus.
Status: 1/8/02 Introduced And Referred To Assembly
Education Committee
Provisions for Libraries:
- Must use Internet
filtering software to restrict access by minors (persons
under 18) to prohibited materials (see below).
- Must have an adult
library employee monitor the terminals used by minors.
- Must arrange the
terminals in a configuration that allows a library
staff employee to view the terminals used by minors
at all times.
Prohibited materials:
- Obscenity (as in
Federal law)
- Gross depictions
(crudely vulgar, grossly uncivil, scatological: includes
maiming, bloody figures, indecent depiction of bodily
functions.)
- Depictions of sexual
acts (undefined)
- Depictions of full
and partial nudity
- Information encouraging
or advocating:
- satanic cults
- intolerance (prejudice/discrimination
against race, color national origin, religion, disability
or handicap, gender or sexual orientation; includes
intolerant jokes and slurs)
- militant or extreme
behavior (aggressive and combative or which advocates
unlawful action or activity)
- violence (extreme
cruelty, or physical or emotional act against person
or animal to hurt or inflict pain) or profanity
(obscene words or phrases)
- sale, consumption
or production of illicit drugs or alcohol products
Penalties: State
Treasurer empowered to withhold any form of State library
aid, not to exceed 10% of the previous year allocation,
from any county, municipality or area library.
Monetary provisions:
The Commission of Education will establish a program
to reimburse school districts or libraries for the cost
of filtering software to comply. The Legislature will
appropriate a sufficient sum. |
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Last updated: February
11, 2002.
Comments to: Kathleen Moeller-Peiffer, E-Rate Coordinator |
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