South Carolina General Assembly
113th Session, 1999-2000

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Bill 1031


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                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      1031
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 Senate
Introduced Date:                  20000113
Primary Sponsor:                  Leatherman
All Sponsors:                     Leatherman, Ryberg, Fair, McConnell, 
                                  Grooms, Mescher, Giese, Peeler, Courtney, 
                                  Branton, Ravenel, Russell, Alexander, Thomas, 
                                  Martin, Wilson, Waldrep, Courson and Gregory
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\psd\7028htc00.doc
Companion Bill Number:            4426
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Education and Public Works Committee 21 
                                  HEPW
Date of Last Amendment:           20000426
Subject:                          Libraries, public; schools, colleges, 
                                  etc.; computers which access internet and used 
                                  by students; screening software


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20000502  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee
Senate  20000427  Read third time, sent to House
Senate  20000426  Amended, read second time, 
                  notice of general amendments
Senate  20000425  Removed from Special Order Calendar
Senate  20000425  Reconsidered vote whereby
                  the Bill was made Special Order
Senate  20000425  Made Special Order
------  20000324  Scrivener's error corrected
Senate  20000322  Committee report: Favorable with       11 SJ
                  amendment
Senate  20000201  Committed to Committee                 11 SJ
Senate  20000201  Recalled from Committee                06 SF
Senate  20000113  Introduced, read first time,           06 SF
                  referred to Committee


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Revised on March 24, 2000 - Word format
Revised on April 26, 2000 - Word format

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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT ADOPTED

April 26, 2000

S. 1031

Introduced by Senators Leatherman, Ryberg, Fair, McConnell, Grooms, Mescher, Giese, Peeler, Courtney, Branton, Ravenel, Russell, Alexander, Thomas, Martin, Wilson, Waldrep, Courson and Gregory

S. Printed 4/26/00--S.

Read the first time January 13, 2000.

            

A BILL

TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 10-1-205 SO AS TO REQUIRE COMPUTERS IN PUBLIC LIBRARIES, PUBLIC SCHOOL LIBRARIES, AND PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER LEARNING LIBRARIES WHICH CAN ACCESS THE INTERNET AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC OR STUDENTS TO BE EQUIPPED WITH SCREENING SOFTWARE TO ELIMINATE OR REDUCE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF PORNOGRAPHIC SITES.

Amend Title To Conform

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina:

SECTION 1. The 1976 Code is amended by adding:

"Section 10-1-205. A computer which:

(1) is located in a lending library supported by public funds, public school library or media arts center, or in the library of a public institution of higher learning as defined in Section 59-103-5;

(2) can access the Internet; and

(3) is available for use by the public or students, or both;

shall have its use policies determined by the library's or center's governing boards, as appropriate. The governing boards must adopt policies intended to reduce the ability of the user to access web sites displaying information or material in violation of Article 3 of Chapter 15 of Title 16."

SECTION 2. Section 15-78-60, as last amended by Act 77 of 1999, is further amended by adding a new item at the end:

"(35) the failure of a library's or media arts center's governing board to adopt policies as provided in Section 10-1-205."

SECTION 3. This act takes effect July 1, 2000.

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