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Bill 4270

                    Current Status

Bill Number:                      4270
Type of Legislation:              Concurrent Resolution CR
Introducing Body:                 House
Introduced Date:                  20010606
Primary Sponsor:                  Haskins
All Sponsors:                     Haskins and Townsend
Drafted Document Number:          l:\council\bills\nbd\11881ac01.doc
Date Bill Passed both Bodies:     20010607
Subject:                          Children's Internet Protection Act, 
                                  school districts to apply for federal funding 
                                  for safety policies; Computers, Minors


                        History

Body    Date      Action Description                     Com     Leg Involved
______  ________  ______________________________________ _______ ____________
House   20010607  Received from Senate
Senate  20010607  Introduced, adopted, returned
                  with concurrence
House   20010607  Adopted, sent to Senate
House   20010607  Committee report: Favorable            24 HIMR
House   20010606  Introduced, referred to Committee      24 HIMR


              Versions of This Bill

TO REQUEST THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO NOTIFY SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHEN FEDERAL FUNDING IS AVAILABLE UNDER THE CHILDREN'S INTERNET PROTECTION ACT AND TO URGE SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO APPLY FOR FUNDING THAT WILL BE AVAILABLE UNDER THE CHILDREN'S INTERNET PROTECTION ACT TO IMPLEMENT INTERNET SAFETY POLICY.

Whereas, under federal law in order for schools to receive discounts for Internet access and internal connection services under the universal service support mechanism, school authorities must certify that they are enforcing a policy of internet safety that includes the means to block or filter Internet access for students to certain visual depictions and monitor the online activities of students; and

Whereas, in order to receive these discounts, school authorities must also certify that they have adopted and implemented an Internet safety policy addressing specific issues; and

Whereas, for this funding year, schools must certify by October 28, 2001, that they have the policies and technology measures in place, or that they are undertaking such actions, including any necessary procurement procedures, to put them in place for the following funding year; and

Whereas, federal funding to meet these requirements to receive discounts will be available to schools under the federal Children's Internet Protection Act; and

Whereas, with such federal funding available to schools to put Internet filtering mechanisms and access and monitoring devices in place, it is imperative that South Carolina schools avail themselves of this funding opportunity to ensure the safety and protection of all South Carolina school children. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this resolution, request the Department of Education to notify each school district when federal funding becomes available under the federal Children's Internet Protection Act, and each school district is urged to apply for this funding to put measures in place to filter or block Internet access for students to visual depictions that are obscene, child pornography, or harmful to minors and to adopt and implement an Internet safety policy.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to the Superintendent of the Department of Education who is requested to distribute the resolution to the superintendents of all school districts.

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