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Bill 4765

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4765
Type of Legislation:              General Bill GB
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20000313
Primary Sponsor:                  Quinn
All Sponsors:                     Quinn
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\bbm\9332htc00.doc
Residing Body:                    House
Current Committee:                Education and Public Works Committee 21 
                                  HEPW
Subject:                          Libraries, public; computers which can 
                                  access internet for public use to have 
                                  software to eliminate pornographic sites


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20000313  Introduced, read first time,           21 HEPW
                  referred to Committee


              Versions of This 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 WHICH CAN ACCESS THE INTERNET AND ARE AVAILABLE FOR USE BY THE PUBLIC TO BE EQUIPPED WITH SCREENING SOFTWARE TO ELIMINATE OR REDUCE THE ACCESSIBILITY OF PORNOGRAPHIC SITES.

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,

(2) can access the internet; and

(3) is available for use by the public;

must be equipped with software incorporating web filtering technology designed to eliminate or reduce the ability of the computer to access web sites displaying pornographic pictures or text."

SECTION 2. This act takes effect July 1, 2000.

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