78R3597 MTB-D
By: West H.B. No. 854
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the eligibility of public schools and libraries for
certain funds.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Chapter 32, Education Code, is amended by adding
Subchapter D to read as follows:
SUBCHAPTER D. INTERNET ACCESS
Sec. 32.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Internet safety policy" means a policy that
addresses:
(A) measures designed to restrict access by
minors to obscene material on the Internet;
(B) the safety and security of minors when using
electronic mail, chat rooms, and other forms of direct electronic
communications;
(C) unauthorized access and other unlawful
activities by minors on–line; and
(D) unauthorized disclosure, use, and
dissemination of personal identification information regarding
minors.
(2) "Obscene" has the meaning assigned by Section
43.21, Penal Code.
Sec. 32.152. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN FUNDS. A public school
that provides a computer used to access the Internet is not eligible
for a loan or grant under Subchapter C, Chapter 57, Utilities Code,
unless the school adopts and implements an Internet safety policy.
SECTION 2. Subchapter I, Chapter 441, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 441.1385 to read as follows:
Sec. 441.1385. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN FUNDS. (a) In this
section:
(1) "Internet safety policy" means a policy that
addresses:
(A) measures designed to restrict access by
minors to obscene material on the Internet;
(B) the safety and security of minors when using
electronic mail, chat rooms, and other forms of direct electronic
communications;
(C) unauthorized access and other unlawful
activities by minors on–line; and
(D) unauthorized disclosure, use, and
dissemination of personal identification information regarding
minors.
(2) "Obscene" has the meaning assigned by Section
43.21, Penal Code.
(b) A public library that provides a computer with Internet
access to the public is not eligible for a loan or grant under
Subchapter C, Chapter 57, Utilities Code, unless the public library
adopts and implements an Internet safety policy.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.