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H.B. 157
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ONLINE ACCESS AT PUBLIC LIBRARIES
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2000 GENERAL SESSION
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STATE OF UTAH
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Sponsor: Marlon O. Snow
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AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE LIBRARY DIVISION; PLACING CERTAIN
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RESTRICTIONS ON STATE FUNDING OF PUBLIC LIBRARIES; GRANTING
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RULEMAKING AUTHORITY TO THE LIBRARY DIVISION; MAKING TECHNICAL
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CHANGES; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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This act affects sections of Utah Code Annotated 1953 as follows:
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AMENDS:
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9-7-213, as renumbered and amended by Chapter 241, Laws of Utah 1992
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ENACTS:
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9-7-215, Utah Code Annotated 1953
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Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
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Section 1.
Section
9-7-213
is amended to read:
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9-7-213. Rulemaking.
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The division may make rules in accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah
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Administrative Rulemaking Act, necessary to implement and administer the provisions of this
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chapter including:
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(1) standards which must be met by libraries to obtain and retain a designation as a
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depository library;
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(2) the method by which grants are made to individual libraries, but not including
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appropriations made directly to any other agency or institution; [and]
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(3) standards for the certification of public librarians[.]; and
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(4) standards for the public library online access policy required in Section
9-7-215
.
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Section 2.
Section
9-7-215
is enacted to read:
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9-7-215. Internet and online access policy required.
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No state funds shall be provided to any public library that offers use of the Internet or an
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online service to the public unless the library has adopted a policy to restrict access by minors to
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Internet or online sites that contain obscene material.
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Section 3. Effective date.
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This act takes effect on July 1, 2001.
Legislative Review Note
as of 1-24-00 2:31 PM
A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.