SENATE BILL No. 936

January 25, 2000, Introduced by Senator ROGERS and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

A bill to amend 1982 PA 455, entitled

"The library privacy act,"

by amending section 6 (MCL 397.606), as added by 1999 PA 37.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

1 Sec. 6. If a library offers use of the internet or a com-

2 puter, computer program, computer network, or computer system to

3 the public, the governing body of that library may authorize or

4 may require that the library SHALL restrict access to BY

5 minors by providing the use of the internet or a computer, com-

6 puter program, computer network, or computer system in TO

7 OBSCENE MATTER OR SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATTER THAT IS HARMFUL TO

8 MINORS BY DOING 1 OR MORE OF the following: manner:

9 (A) BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING:

10 (i) (a) By making MAKING available, to individuals of any

11 age, 1 or more terminals that are restricted from receiving

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1 obscene matter or sexually explicit matter that is harmful to

2 minors.

3 (ii) (b) By reserving RESERVING, to individuals 18 years

4 of age or older or minors who are accompanied by their parent or

5 guardian, 1 or more terminals that are not restricted from

6 receiving any material.

7 (B) REQUIRING AN ADULT LIBRARY EMPLOYEE TO MONITOR THE TER-

8 MINALS BEING USED BY MINORS.

9 (C) ARRANGING THE TERMINALS IN A CONFIGURATION THAT ALLOWS A

10 LIBRARY STAFF EMPLOYEE TO VIEW THE TERMINALS USED BY MINORS AT

11 ALL TIMES.

12 (D) PROVIDING AN ACCESS SYSTEM THAT PREVENTS A MINOR FROM

13 VIEWING OBSCENE MATTER OR SEXUALLY EXPLICIT MATTER THAT IS HARM-

14 FUL TO MINORS.

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